At about 1886 the train lines between Volos and Larissa and Kalabaka have been completed. In 1895, the operation of the train line between Lexonia and Volos has started that reached Milies around 1904. At the same time around 1892, the works for the reconstruction of the port that continued until after the 1st World War due to the needs for continuation of movement of the goods kept growing and growing. Let's note that in 1919 the port of Volos was the first Port in exports of tobacco in Greece with a percentage of exports of about 30%.
           After gathering all the ifs and ands - funds, labor, and grown internal market, as well as access to raw materials - Volos has evolved before the war to an important industrial centre. The most important sectors of the industry were the foods, metals, tobacco weaving and tannage. During this economical growth, very important cultural and social activity was rising. In 1894 the foundation was laid for the Municipal Theater, in 1896 the gymnastic union was founded, in 1908 the supreme elementary school for women, scope of the modernizing educational beliefs of the principle Delmouzos, and the working union of Volos, the first in Greece were founded. The 2nd world war has temporarily stopped this evolvement of the town. During the period 1941-1944 Volos has been suffering in all aspects from the German bondage. After the war Volos has evolved in one of the most important urban-design complexes of Greece considered both from economical as well as from demographic aspect, consisting of municipality of Volos and N.Ionia and smaller surrounding villages. The earthquakes of 1955 have altered the aesthetic view of the town.
          The modern town, utilizing the industrial know-how of Pelion, the labor workforce of Thessaly and private investments, have grown into a big industrial centre, with the 3rd largest seaport of the country. The economy of the town is depended on industry, commerce, services and the tourism. Offering a new and modern university, a live artistic, intellectual and remarkable cultural infrastructure as well as a perspective of substantial evolvement, Volos is turning into a powerful centre inside the Greek and Europe region.