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Trains in Greece Gradually Back on Track After Rail Tragedy
Trains in Greece went back into gradual operation on Wednesday following the rail tragedy at Tempi on February 28 that cost the lives of 57 people and injured scores more.
The gradual reopening of the railway system was announced by...
Greek News
Greek Trains to Restart Operation Gradually from March 22
Greek trains will restart operations gradually from March 22, beginning with the suburban railroad lines between Piraeus, Athens, and the International Airport, freight trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, and specific local lines in Greece.
State Minister responsible for Infrastructure and...
Greek News
Top Prosecutor to Review All Deadly Rail Accidents in Greece
Chief Supreme Court prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos has requested all files related to deadly rail accidents in Greece for the last 15 years.
Dogiakos' request was in a letter Monday addressed to Panagiotis Terezakis, Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) interim governor and...
Greek News
EU Rail Agency Says it Warned Greece on Safety From 2014
The EU's European Railway Agency (ERA) has been warning successive governments in Greece since at least 2014 about safety gaps in the Greek railway system, it emerged on Tuesday.
ERA head Josef Doppelbauer, speaking to Kathimerini newspaper, said that the...
Greek News
Train Collision in Greece: Electronic Systems ‘Not Working for Years’
Experts say that the train collision in Greece late on Tuesday that led to the death of at least 36 people was probably caused by human error due to the fact that the electronic systems onboard trains are "not...
Greece
Police Arrest 19 for Stealing Railway Equipment; Over 7 mln Loss to State
Greek Police arrested 19 individuals, including a Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) manager and employees, who worked in a gang stealing railway equipment valued at over 7 million euros.
The gang's activity, spread in several cities of Greece, began operations on...
Greece
Restored 'Moutzouris' Locomotive Returns to Kalavryta Railway
A slice of living history, the original DK 8001 steam locomotive, locally known in Greece as "Moutzouris," that first ran on the tracks of the Diakofto-Kalavryta rack railway has been put back to work, offering visitors a unique...
Greece
Almost €2 Million Found at Dead Pensioner's Home in Northern Greece
The 2,000 euros found in the pockets of a Greek pensioner who died in a Thessaloniki coffee shop was just a drop in the ocean compared to the fortune found in his home.
The man was a retired high-ranking official of...
Greece
Hellenic Railway to Reach Nafplio
Within the next six months, the Greek railway line connecting Nafplio, Argos and Corinth is expected to reopen. The head of Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) Panayiotis Theofanopoulos assured the Mayor of Nafplio that the existing rail network and terminal will...
Business
Greece Wants Azeri Gas Investment, TAP
With privatization and foreign direct investment lagging, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has discussed the sale of the country's gas transmission network DESFA with visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and the construction of the the Trans Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP)...