The Greek Fire Service has found remnants of the missing cabin from the second engine of the freight train involved in the deadly Tempi collision in February 2023. The findings t hat were considered as “missing” for two years [!] are crucial for the investigation for the causes of the …

““If you want Iphigenies* everyone in Parliament should have put your children on the train and build now a super-modern rail. No problem. But now there is a probelm” Nikos Plakias commented on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speech earlier on Wednesday during the heated debated among political party leaders. Nikos …

A heated debate is unfolding at the Greek Parliament on Tuesday, as leaders of opposition parties are challenging the conservative New Democracy government with its responsibilities and omissions and its cover-up attempts in the Tempi train tragedy. The political debate takes place after the huge protests on Friday, February 28, …

The much anticipated report on the circumstances that led to the Tempi train collision and the tragic death of 57 people two years ago was released by the Greek Aviation & Railway Safety Investigation Agency (HARSIA) on Thursday, just one day before the 2nd anniversary of the disaster on 28. …

A freight train derailed late Tuesday night in the Kilkis area of northern Greece while traveling on the Gevgelija-Thessaloniki route, which connects Greece with North Macedonia. No injuries were reported among the train’s personnel or any bystanders. According to Hellenic Train, the private operator of Greece’s railway system, the rear …

Larissa appellate-level examining magistrate Sotiris Baikamis ordered on Monday an urgent investigation of the three videos handed over to the Tempi train crash investigation by the company responsible for the video surveillance of railway line, on behalf of the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE).  The court-appointed fact-finders will examine the authenticity …

The former CEO of Hellenic Train Maurizio Capotorto, is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office for the offense of making a false statement before the Parliament’s Special Investigation Committee on the Tempi tragedy. The Public Prosecutor’s Office is calling Capotorto to testify in the context of a preliminary criminal investigation …

The picturesque Little Train of Pelion – also known as Moutzouris – will begin operating again on Saturday, December 14, 2024.  According to a Hellenic Train announcement, the Pelion Train will depart every Saturday and Sunday from Ano Lechonia at 10:00 and will return from Milies at 15:00. A a …

The tunnel of the Railway Network OSE in Tempi, central Greece, was flooded on Sunday when rainwater swept debris inside. Train traffic connecting Athens to Central and Northern Greece was disrupted and some trains had to stop even in the middle of the route or just before the tunnel, as …

An Intercity train with 200 people onboard and a suburban Proastiakos narrowly escaped the head to head collision in northern Greece. The incident took place on Monday, November 25. Investigation of the signalling system has been launched. According to media reports, the Intercity train from Thessaloniki to Athens was carrying …

Shocking and unacceptable: Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said that the Greek Armed Forces will train children on the autism spectrum in skills suitable for military defense, such as image recognition required in AI systems and drones with the aim to identify targets. Dendias’ “vision” to equip children with autism to …

One more hazardous tragedy has been averted when a commuter train, suburban  Proastiakos was mistakenly directed to the track of the Metro Line 3 in northern Athens. The train had to drive backward around 300 meters to return to its proper position. The serious breach of safety was revealed on …

Thousands of Greeks and a sold-out concert dedicated to the 57 victims of the tragic train collision in Tempi is taking place at the Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens on Friday night, October 11, 2024. An organization representing several families of the victims has organized the concert with the participation …

Passengers trains in Greece will not operate on Thursday, 10. October 2024, due to a 24-hour strike announced by the Hellenic Train workers’ union and thus the driving personnel. UPDATE: A court in Athens declared the 24h strike by Hellenic Train drivers as “illegal”. So, there will be no strike, …

Dozens of passengers of Athens urban train ISAP panicked on Wednesday afternoon when the wagons were filled with smoke. The train stopped, passengers opened the doors with their own hands,got off jumping out of the wagons and started walking on the tracks and next to them to the nearest station. …

Greece’s trains workers have announced the launching of a work stoppage and a 24-hour strike demanding transport safety on the railway network. The unions of Proastiakos and Hellenic Train workers (SEP TRAINOSE and PEP TRAINOSE) will lauanch a 24-hour strike on upcoming Thursday, September 26, 2024. A work stoppage is …

Notorious problems in Greece’s infrastructure and service that the government is not willing to fix? No problem! There is always a quick solution! The establishment of a special police corps to fix things in the traditional way. Following a series of incidents in the railway network, the administration of the …

A 39-year-old woman was dragged for several meters between a driving train and the station platform in Livadia, Viotia, on Saturday, raising big questions about the traveling safety in Greece. Together with her three children the woman was traveling on a train from Athens to Thessaloniki. In Livadia station the …

Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STA.SY), which operates the Athens tram and metro networks, on Thursday announced the signature of a contract with Siemens Mobility SA for the installation of systems that will harness the kinetic power of braking trains and convert this into electricity, creating energy savings. The project is …

A truck driving on the regional road near Glyfada in Evia crashed on railway tracks and collided with a passing train of the Hellenic Train traveling on the Halkida-Athens route. The train No. 1551 was carrying 130 passengers onboard. Three of them, a 59-year-old man and two boys aged 12 …