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Authorities were notified that an anonymous caller had called a local media outlet at 20.53 to warn of the bomb, claiming it would detonate in 35 to 40 minutes

Greece’s National Organization for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents and Transport Safety concluded the causes of the Tempi train collision.

Local news site posts report it says was commissioned by Hellenic Train, which concludes that carriage B2 was engulfed in flames caused by electrical arcs and short circuits burning a transformer

The government also braces itself for renewed public scrutiny due to the nationwide rally taking place on February 28 to commemorate two years since the tragic Tempi train accident.

First instance decision orders state-run OSE and private Hellenic Train to pay 400,000 euros each to family of passenger train's inspector, who perished in the rail collision

The Prosecutor’s Office has summoned the former CEO of the Hellenic Train, Maurizio Kapotorto following statements he made before a Parliamentary Inquiry Committee last year, according to which there was no suspicious cargo on the fatal Tempi freight train in 2023 which killed 57 people, the majority of which were university students. The former CEO […]

Athens-Thessaloniki-Athens trains run as usual despite a 3-hour rail strike today, Dec 20, 2024. Other routes face cancellations- check schedules for details.

Railway workers unions in Greece have announced a three-hour work stoppage on Friday, December 20, 2024, from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm.

In Thessaloniki, one of the new metro carriages malfunctioned and came to a halt inside the underground, midway between stations

On Monday afternoon, a potentially catastrophic train collision was narrowly avoided in northern Greece. Today Hellenic Railways has announced it is investigating the safety systems in the area.

The Athens Prosecutor's Office has ordered an urgent investigation into an incident involving a suburban train that almost entered the metro network in the Doukissis Plakentias area last week.

The elderly man was struck by the on Thursday morning around 11 am.

The workers also demand the clearing of the network from natural obstacles such as tree trunks and other hazards that pose a serious risk to workers and passengers.

National rail services provided by private Hellenic Train are expected to take place as scheduled on the day

There will be no passenger train services on Thursday due to a 24-hour strike, as a union representing workers is demanding that safety upgrades are implemented

Recent incidents raised more questions about the operation and safety of Greece’s rail system, and come amid the deadly Tempi crash

Tempi-like human error blamed for putting 2 suburban rail trains on same track and heading towards each other; train operators averted the erroneous order

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