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Greece Railway Revamp Underway with New Name and Logo

Greece’s ailing railway system has been renamed and is undergoing reforms as part of efforts to restore confidence and ensure safety.

Intercity Train Route from Athens to Thessaloniki Resumes

Greece’s railway operator will reinstate the Athens-Thessaloniki train route on April 3.

Train Services in Greece Resume: What Passengers Should Know

Intercity and suburban (proastiakos) train services in Greece resume on March 22 with new safety measures in place.

Hellenic Train Services Replaced by Bus Routes

Hellenic Train has announced that a number of routes carried out by its trains will be handled by buses.

Greece Pledges to Restore Confidence in Train Services as Investigations Continue

The Greek government said actions were being taken to ‘clean up’ the railway system so that it could ‘likely’ resume services by the end of the month in ‘absolute safety’.

EU Railway Experts to Visit Athens and Offer Safety Knowhow

Experts from the European Council and the European Union Agency for Railways will be offering Greece knowhow to make its railway safe.

Commission: Greece Referred to EU Court for Failure to Meet Single European Railway Area Directive Requirement

The European Commission clarified that Greece had been referred to the European Court of Justice in February for failure to meet its obligations under the Single European Railway Area Directive.

Greece Names New Transport Minister After Deadly Train Collision

Giorgos Gerapetritis steps in as Greece’s new transport minister following the tragic Tempi train collision.

Greece Declares Three Days of National Mourning After Train Crash

Greece has declared 3 days of national mourning after a train crash in Tempi left at least 36 passengers dead and dozens injured.