Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) employee was jailed for 17 months; he will be under house arrest while awaiting trial for the Tempi collision
Greek Fire Service investigative officers and a senior officer also face charges for breach of duty.
Operator Hellenic Train said no serious injuries were reported. Routes along the Oinoi - Halkida - Oinoi line will be covered by buses
The project amounts to 12.3 million euros, funded by the Cohesion Fund's Operational Program for Transport Infrastructure, Environment, and Sustainable Development.
The reports claim that the Tempi rail disaster in late February 2023 and the continuing fall-out from the deadly train collision – which claimed 57 lives – along with slumping revenues are the reasons for the purported de-investment