Greek National Road 6
Trunk road in Greece
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Greek National Road 6 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 6, abbreviated as EO6) is a national road in central and north western Greece. It connects the ports of Volos and Igoumenitsa, passing through the towns Ioannina, Metsovo, Trikala and Larissa. European route E92 follows the eastern part of the EO6, between Volos and Trikala. The road runs through five regional units (Thesprotia, Ioannina, Trikala, Larissa and Magnesia) and the regions of Epirus and Thessaly.
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| Εθνική Οδός 6 | ||||
 Route of the EO6 road, in blue | ||||
,_Greece.JPG) Dual carriageway on the EO6 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Part of E92 (Volos–Velestino; Larissa–Trikala) | ||||
| Length | 355.5 km[1] (220.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 9 July 1963–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Volos | |||
| West end | Igoumenitsa | |||
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| Country | Greece | |||
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Route
The EO6 is officially defined as an east–west route through central and northwestern Greece, between Volos in the east and Igoumenitsa to the west: the EO6 passes through Larissa, Trikala, Kalabaka, Mourgkani, Katara Pass, Metsovo and Ioannina.[2] The EO6 west of Trikala is particularly mountainous, passing through the Pindus, and at Neraida, the EO6 briefly overlaps with the EO19 (formerly the EO18).
The EO6, between Larissa and the interchange with the A3 motorway near Trikala, is being upgraded to dual carriageway with expressway characteristics.[3] Meanwhile, the A1 motorway provides a faster route than the overlapping EO1/EO6 section between Velestino and Larissa, and the A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos) does the same between Malakasi and Igoumenitsa.
Before the expansion of the Greek motorway network, which included the building of the A2 and A3, European route E92 used to follow nearly all of the EO6, except between Velestino and Larissa (where it followed the then-EO1a, most of which is now the A1): today, the E92 only follows the EO6 between Volos and Velestino and between Larissa and Trikala, where there is no motorway running parallel to it.
Places
- Igoumenitsa (junction with A2)
- Parapotamos (junction with EO19)
- Ioannina (junctions with EO5, EO20)
- Metsovo (junction with A2)
- Panagia (junction with A2)
- Kalampaka (junction with EO15)
- Trikala (junction with EO30)
- Larissa (junctions with A1, EO1, EO3)
- Velestino (junction with A1)
- Volos (junctions with EO30, EO34)
| Regional unit | Jun./Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
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| Thesprotia |  |
Port of Igoumenitsa |  |
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Igoumenitsa | |||
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Parapotamos |  |
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| Ioannina | |
Ioannina |   |
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Metsovo | |
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Katara Pass | |||
| Trikala | ||||
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Panagia | |
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Kalabaka |  |
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Trikala |  |
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Trikala 1 | |
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Trikala 2 |  |
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Megalochori | | ||
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Taxiarches | | ||
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Georganades | | ||
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Farkadona | | ||
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Zarko | | ||
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Piniada | | ||
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Tirnavos, Elassona | | ||
| Larissa | 10 |
Koutsochero | | |
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Madra | | ||
| 12 |
Rachoula | | ||
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Larissa |   |
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Platykampos | |||
| Magnesia | |
Velestino | |
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Volos |  |
History
Ministerial Decision G25871 of 9 July 1963 created the current EO6 from all or part of three short-lived national roads (listed from east to west), which existed by royal decree from 1955 to 1963: the old EO14 from Volos to Larissa; the old EO23 from Larissa to Ioannina; and the old EO26 from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa.[2][4] Until 1975, the EO6 formed part of the old European route E87 from Volos to Ioannina.[5]
