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Train Derails in Central Greece; No Causalities Reported

Two carriages in a passenger train, on its usual inter-city service route between Thessaloniki and Athens, derailed on Tuesday near the Greek town of Larissa. No injuries were reported among the passengers, who all disembarked safely. Photos from local site larissa.net...

Three New Athens Metro Stations to Open in June

Three new stations of Athens' Metro Line Three are due to open in June, according to information an Attiko Metro operator shared with the state-run AMNA news agency on Thursday. The stations are Agios Nikolaos, which is in Nikea, and Agia...

New Electrified Athens – Thessaloniki Railway Line Complete

The new electrified railway line from Athens to Thessaloniki is ready for use and will be put into operation today, January 29, according to a statement issued by the company responsible for the upgrade. According to the state-run AMNA news...

Woman Killed by Train in Downtown Athens

  A woman was killed on Monday when she was hit by a train in the downtown Athens district of Sepolia, between Konstantinoupoleos and Damvergi streets. The train was on its normal route between Thessaloniki and Athens. The reasons of the accident...

1 Dead, 2 Injured as Train Collides with Car near Greece's Lamia

One woman is dead and two others are seriously injured after a train crashed into a car in Kato Tithorea town near Central Greece's city of Lamia. The crash occurred early morning on Thursday. The car was found about 1...

'Silver Arrow' Train Sent Back to Italy As Technical Issues Arise

The Italian made ETR 480 train, known as the 'Silver Arrow' has left Greece to return to Italy. The train was presented during the 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair as the bright future for the Greek railways with the ability to connect...

Greek Operator Vows to Make Train 'People's First Choice' For Athens – Thessaloniki Route

TRAINOSE, the Greek railway company that was recently bought by the Italian Ferrovie Dello Stato published an announcement regarding the new ETR 480 train, also known as 'the silver arrow'. The company says that it aims to make train the...

Two Migrants Killed by Train in Northern Greece

Two migrants were killed in two separate incidents by the same Greek train near the border with Turkey in the early hours of Saturday. Police in the city of Alexandroupolis say the train on the Alexandroupolis-Ormenio line hit two people...

Athens-Thessaloniki Rail Line Closed After Train Derails Near Sperchios

The railway line between Athens and Thessaloniki was shut down on Saturday after a goods train derailed in the Sperchios area early in the morning. Two passenger trains, one in Bralos that was bound for Thessaloniki and one in Lianokladi...

Two People, Possibly Migrants, Killed When Hit by Train in Evros

Greek authorities say two people believed to be migrants who crossed the border from Turkey illegally have been killed, after being hit by a passenger train in northeastern Greece. Police said Monday the two men were hit in the Evros...