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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 …

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Power outages in many parts of Greek capital Athens on Thursday morning created chaos in public transport, mainly the Proastikos suburban train, and traffic lights in central Athens causing traffic jams in main avenues and delays to thousands of commuters. There were reports of a brief interruption of service on …

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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 …

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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 …

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A fire in a wagon of the suburban train Proastiakos caused panic among passengers, with firefighters rushing to the scene to avoid the worst. According to local media, the fire broke out while the train was moving in Akrata, a town in Achaia, western Pelopponese on Monday morning. Passengers and …

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Without any explanation the management of suburban train Proastiakos announced that people with disabilities will have to access to these trains as of February 19, 2024. The managing company “Hellenic Train” made the announcement not through its official website and social media accounts but through wall stickers. Next to disability …

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A Proastiakos suburban railway service from Rio to Agios Andreas in the port city of Patras with 72 people on board was partially derailed on Wednesday, the Hellenic Train said in a press release. The train came off  the tracks at the junction of Gounari and Othonos Streets in Patras. …

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Thousands of vehicles have been trapped in the Athens-Corinth highway and dozens of passengers are stuck in the Proastikos train for over 7 hours due to a fire in a tank truck earlier on Thursday. Απίστευτη ταλαιπωρία καταγγέλλουν οι οδηγοί που παραμένουν εγκλωβισμένοι στην #Εθνική Οδό Αθηνών – Κορίνθου, κατόπιν …

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More train schedules will be added as of Friday, April 8, to the national railway network, which is gradually returning to operation after the deadly train collision on February 28, the Hellenic Train said on Thursday. The company announced that trains IC 56 from Athens (14:28) and IC 59 from …

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Problems in the troubled railway network of Greece are far from over despite the Greek government promises after the deadly train collision a month ago. Friday noon, and the rail track for the Suburban train Proastiakos in Patras were found to be broken. The train driver refused to continue and …

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Some train services in Greece resumed on Wednesday for the first time since the deadly train collision that killed 57 people and injured dozens on February 28. The first train started at 4:45 a.m. from Larissis central train station in Athens for the village of Oinoi in north-western Attica. Even …

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Greece’s railway unions announced one more 24-hour strike on Monday, March 6, 2023. The strike affects all train services carried out by Hellenic Train, said the company, including all Athens suburban railway services Proastiakos. The Panhellenic Railway Federation plans meetings with the Transport Ministry and political parties. “It’s time for …

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Hellenic Train and TrainOSE staff launched a new 24-hour strike on Friday, March 3, to protest the lack of safety controls that led to the deadly train collision on Tuesday night. The strike will affect all national and suburban (proastiakos) railway routes. In a statement on its further actions, the …

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Workers at Athens Metro Lines 2 and 3 as well as at Proastiakos have launched a 24-hour strike to protest the deadly train crash at Tempi, where at least 43 passengers and 10 crew members have been killed. In a statement, Metro workers union said that they have similar problems …

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A train of Suburban Railway Proastiakos derailed  on Wednesday evening at the station of Renti in Piraeus. 75 passengers were onboard.The PIraeus-Renti line was temporarily closed, operator TrainOSE said in a statement. Nobody was injured during the incident and all 75 passengers disembarked in safety. According to TrainOSE, the derailed …

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The absolute fine Greek mess: the union of workers at trains and suburban train Proastiakos declared a strike without previous informing all workers and the public. And this on a day, where all other public transport means, metro, tram, buses, trolleys buses, are locked in depots and workers on strike. …

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TrainOSE on Friday announced changes in its suburban railway (Proastiakos) schedule due to the Athens visit of the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on November 10-12. After Greek police directives, the following changes will affect stops related to Athens International Airport routes and times: – On …

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The scheduled work stoppages have been suspended after an Athens court ruled that they were illegal. Workers at trains and Proastiakos have announced three work stoppages for Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The strike will affect also the Metro Line 3 to/from Athens International airport. Scheduled work stoppages: 05:00 am – …

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UPDATE: Strike cancelled! All trains, Proastiakos and the Athens Metro line to/form Athens Airport will operate as schedule on Oct 8-9, 2019, after a court ruled on Monday afternoon that the announced work stoppages and 24-hour strike were “illegal.” The company’s management had taken the case to court. The PanHellenic …

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A train of Proastiakos crashed with a public bus full with passengers on Friday morning in Athens. The accident occurred at the crossing of Liosion Avenue in central Athens short after 9 o’ clock in the morning. It was a miracle that there were no serious injuries as the bus …

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