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A 16-year-old girl was injured when an electricity pole collapsed and fell on the ground in Nea Filadelfia suburb of Athens on Wednesday morning. The victim was transported by ambulance to Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital. she has been reportedly slightly injured and is in shock. According to latest information by …

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Trolley passengers, policemen, bystanders and even cyclists are being recorded as they push with bare hands the long vehicle off the middle of the road on Syggrou Avenue in downtown Athens on Sunday. The video posted on social media went viral and thus with the caption:”When the trolley breaks down …

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An accident involving a tourist bus and a trolley bus injured six tourists on a sight-seeing tour in Athens. The tourists were injured after a cable fell on the roof of the double-decker. The accident occurred at noon on Monday on Panepistimiou Avenue in the center of Athens. Citing the …

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Commuters in Greek capital Athens will face troubles on Thursday, due to the 24-hour strike called by several unions, as transport workers will also join the protest against the Labor Bill with strike and wort stoppages. One of the problems is that a court in Athens declared as “illegal” the …

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Workers on Athens trolley buses have announced a four-hour work stoppage on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. The work stoppage will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. According to an announcement by the ILPAP Employees Union, the work stoppage aims to demand the immediate signature of a collective bargain …

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Workers’ unions at all public transport means in Athens will launch a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, following a call by the Athens Labor Center. Buses and Trolley Buses, Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP will remain in the depots, forcing Athenians to seek alternative ways to reach …

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Workers at Athens public transport means as well as at trains TRAINOSE and Proastiakos will hold 24-hour strikes and work stoppages on May 1st 2018. Below the schedule: Trains & Proastiakos: 24-hour strike. The strike starts at 00:01 May 1st and end 23:59 on the same day Blue Buses: will …

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A bus and a trolley bus were set on fire short after midnight in downtown Athens on Wednesday. Unknown perpetrators stopped a blue bus, ordered 15 passengers and the driver to  get off and set it on fire. They stopped also an empty trolley and set it on fire as …

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Athenians with no private vehicle or no money for taxi have to stay at home today as all public transport means are on strike. Metro, urban train ISAP, tram, buses and trolley buses are on a 48-hour strike that started on Friday morning and will end on Sunday morning. Oh …

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That’s certainly good news! The ticket price for metro and urban train ISAP is to be decreased from €1.40 down to  €1.20. The price decrease in these two public transport means will consequently lead to a single ticket for all transport means in Athens. The single ticket will be valid for …

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Workers at Athens trolley will launch a work stoppage between 12 noon and 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 9th 2014. No worries, that’s not a strike. Workers have to attend the general assembly of their union.

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Personnel at Athens Trolleys will be on work stoppage from 12 o’clock noon until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7th 2013, so that workers can attend a general meeting of their union. The collective bargain, hiring of more personnel,  free transfer for jobless passengers and more frequent schedules will be …

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Passengers in Athens buses and trolleys will have to pay higher prices,  if they purchase their tickets from the drivers of  these two public transport means. Bus- and trolley drivers will sell the tickets at 1,50 euro. Currently the prices are:  1,40 euro for the combined ticket for more than one  …

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Workers at buses and trolley will launch a work stoppage between 12 o’clock noon and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6th 2013 out of solidarity with striking seamen. Buses and trolleys are expected to start withdrawing form traffic at 11 a.m. and to have fully resume schedules by 5 p.m. …

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UPDATE: workers at trolley, Train-OSE and Proastiakos suspended their strikes on Monday afternoon. However, it is not known when exactly they will resume full operation schedule. Blue bus workers to take decision tomorrow, Tuesday, at 11 a.m. With Proastiakos in operation, passengers to/from Athens aiport can use the metro again …

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Operation of public transport means partly resumed in Athens, with metro, tram and urban train workers to have stopped their strikes after ‘civil mobilization’ order by the Greek government. However, passengers are still in trouble as bus, trolley, proastiakos and trains workers have launched strikes until next Tuesday. Blue bus,/trolley: …

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“Rien ne va plus” on the roulette table of Athens streets as thousands moved to work with their private vehicles. No public transport means left the depot on Friday morning due to solidarity strike of bus, trolley and proastiakos workers to their colleagues of Athens Metro, urban train ISAP and tram who received ‘civil mobilization orders’. …

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Residents of Athens will experience a tough day as all public transport will be on strike. No Metro, no Urban Train-HSAP, no Tram, no Blue Buses, no Trolley, no Proastiakos, not even TRAINOSE. The 24-hour strike will take place on Thursday, September 22nd 2011. Workers at public transport means threaten to take more actions depending …

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