efore the invention of the railroad land transfers were for millennia in much the same primitive way: to pull either passenger or freight wagons used the muscular strength of animals.
But in the early 19th century an unexpected solution was presented. The use of motive power of steam resulted in the construction of the railroad, which was the first motorized means of land transport, which not only gave optimal solutions for the season, but also opened a new chapter in global technological developments.
The appearance of the station can be installed in the early 18th century with the use of a steam engine locomotive. The first traction engine was designed by Englishman Trevithik. The engine has developed an average speed of 8 kph.
In Greece the first rail system opened in 1869, the route Athens-Piraeus and was in "Company of ap'Athinon station in Piraeus. Piraeus station located at the current terminal of the power station.