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$53 Billion Transit Mega-Project Coming to Seattle, US

Seattle in the US is set to see a new $53 billion mega-project, which is believed to be among the largest transit proposals in the history of the country. The enormous rail project, Seattle's Sound Transit 3, proposes the construction...

Spain-Morocco Massive Underwater Tunnel Project Resurfaces

Hopes for high-speed rail underwater tunnels between Spain and Morocco have been renewed as the Spanish foreign minister visited the North African country this week to discuss the infrastructure project and how it can be progressed. The 17.2-mile underwater tunnels...

Greek Rail Disaster: Turkey Allows Jailed Man to Attend His Son’s Funeral

Turkey is releasing the jailed father of a train driver killed in the Greek rail disaster so that he can attend his son's funeral. According to sources, this was the topic of a discussion on the phone between Foreign Minister...

‘Crossing of Death’: Shocking Video Highlights Lack of Rail Safety in Greece

The lack of rail safety in Greece is demonstrated in a shocking video shot in the town of Amyntaio, near Florina in northern Greece. The footage uploaded on social media after the train disaster at Tempi, shows the level crossing...

Spain Buys Trains That Don’t Fit through Tunnels

Two top Spanish transport officials quit their jobs after ordering trains too wide to fit through tunnels. The order for the new commuter trains amounted to nearly €260 million, although the Spanish government claims that the mistake was detected quickly...

Commuter Chaos in Greece as Hundreds of Migrants Block Main Athens Train Station

Hundreds of migrants have occupied the main train station in Athens on Friday demanding to be allowed to travel north to join other migrants near Thessaloniki who attempted on Thursday to push toward the border with North Macedonia. Migrant families,...

Longest Balkan Railway Tunnel Opens in Greece (video)

The longest tunnel in Greece and the Balkans was finally opened to rail traffic this week after years of construction. The Kallidromo tunnel, situated in central Greece is nine kilometers (5.6 miles) long and is located in the Tithorea-Lianokladi-Domokos section...

New Piraeus-Athens Airport Rail Link to Start Thursday

A new direct train service linking the port of Piraeus with Athens' international airport will begin on Thursday, Greek train operator TRAINOSE has said. The journey will take one hour and three minutes and will run once per hour. TRAINOSE said...

EC Refers Greece to the EU Court of Justice for Single Market Rail Violations

The European Commission decided to refer Greece, Luxembourg and Romania to the Court of Justice of the EU on Friday for failing to transpose into national law Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area. The Directive aims at strengthening...