Ano Lechonia
Ano Lechonia
Άνω Λεχώνια | |
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Ano Lechonia's railway station. | |
Ano Lechonia | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′N 23°3′E / 39.317°N 23.050°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Municipality | Volos |
| Municipal unit | Artemida |
| Lowest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Community | 1,252 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 370 06 |
| Area code | 24230 |
| Vehicle registration | BO |
Ano Lechonia (Greek: Άνω Λεχώνια) is a town and community in the Magnesia regional unit, Greece. Ano Lechonia was the seat of the former municipality of Artemida. The community includes the coastal village Platinidia. Ano Lechonia is situated in the northwestern part of the Pelion peninsula, 1.5 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 3 km southwest of Agios Georgios Nileias, 4 km southeast of Agria and 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Volos.
After 1996, Ano Lechonia is the end stop of the heritage Pelion Railway, operated by the Hellenic Train (former OSE).