OSE

For the first time since the founding of Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) in 1920, the company is left without trains and is limited to being a simple network administrator. According to Greek news, in 2010, the representative of the International...

TrainOSE, the operating arm of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), will resume services linking northern Greece to Skopje, Belgrade and Sofia on May 10. The company suspended services linking Thessaloniki to the Balkan capitals in February 2011. TrainOSE's decision to relaunch...

The Greek railway workers have opted to join the general strike of General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) scheduled for April 9. The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Workers (POS) is also planning further mobilizations for both passenger and freight trains during...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, in a sideline meeting in Brussels, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to lower the prices that Greece pays for Russian gas, but didn't get a commitment. The two men met in Brussels after Samaras addressed...

A train was derailed shortly after 11 a.m. on the Thessaloniki - Athens route. The train was going rather slow due to the abrupt turns of the rails in the area, something that eventually saved everyone on board. The train...

It was reported yesterday in the Turkish media that Greek authorities delayed 120 Turks from reaching Thessaloniki in time to pay their respects at the birthplace of their Nation’s Founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on the 75th Anniversary of his...

Starting 2016, passengers will need only three hours and 10 minutes (from four hours and 40 minutes now) to travel from Athens to Volos in central Greece and two hours and 10 minutes to travel from Thessaloniki to Volos,...

The decision of the Municipality of Acharne in Athens to demolish illegal properties in the area, most of which belong to the Roma, caused their intense reaction. The tension lasted 24 hours. The Mayor of Acharne, Sotiris Douros, said that...

Greece's European lenders estimate that the country needs an even smaller government and a new tax system, and for this reason they are hardening their measures in view of the quarterly audit which will be the "key" to the...

Still reeling from setbacks in its lagging privatization program, Greece has invited bids on its notoriously-inefficient and antiquated state-operated railway operator Trainose, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) said. The deadline for interested parties to submit binding offers for...