Greece Archives - Page 3 of 7 - International Railway Journal

Greece

June 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

Greece's Kiato - Rododafni line completed following safety checks

GREEK infrastructure manager Ergose completed final safety checks on the Kiato - Rododafni section of the new Corinth - Patras line on June 10.

October 9, 2019 | Infrastructure

Design contract awarded for new line in Greece

GREEK infrastructure manager Helenic Railways Organisation (OSE) has awarded a €2.16m contract to Omega Consulting Engineers to carry out preliminary design work for the construction of the Thessaloniki - Amfipolis - Nea Karvali railway.

May 21, 2019 | Infrastructure

Athens - Thessaloniki journey times slashed

TRAINOSE has cut more than one hour off the journey time between Greece’s two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, following the introduction of a new timetable on May 20.

April 18, 2019 | Europe

Testing begins on Peloponnese standard-gauge line

GREECE marked a milestone in the extension of the standard-gauge network on the Peloponnese peninsula on April 17, when minister of infrastructure, transport and networks, Mr Christos Spirtzis, joined the first test run on the Kiato - Rodofani section of the new Corinth - Patras line.

January 10, 2019 | Europe

Greece nears completion of Athens - Thessaloniki upgrade

GREEK infrastructure manager Ergose celebrated the launch of electrified services on a new section of the Tithorea - Domokos line between Leianokladi and Agiias on January 7, a key milestone as a two-decade long project to upgrade the Athens - Thessaloniki corridor nears completion.

November 20, 2018 | Europe

Study launched for Greece - Albania rail link

A ceremony was held in Kastoria, Greece, on November 19 to officially launch a study into the construction of a new railway linking northern Greece with Albania.

October 30, 2018 | Financial

Trainose acquires Greek train maintenance company

GREEK privatisation agency the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) finalised the €22m sale of Hellenic Company for Rolling Stock Maintenance (Rosco) to national train operator and Italian State Railways (FS) subsidiary Trainose on October 29.

September 11, 2018 | Metros

Three bidders shortlisted for Athens metro Line 4 contract

ATHENS metro operator Attiko Metro announced on September 6 that three consortia have been shortlisted for a contract to build and equip the initial 13km section of Line 4.

September 10, 2018 | Rolling stock

Trenitalia Pendolino tested on Athens - Thessaloniki line

A Trenitalia ETR 485 Pendolino EMU has undergone high-speed tests in Greece as the Italian operator and its Greek subsidiary Trainose prepares for the possible introduction of the 250km/h tilting trains on the Athens - Thessaloniki line.

August 20, 2018 | Rolling stock

Trenitalia Pendolino to be tested in Greece

TRENITALIA has dispatched an ETR 485 Pendolino tiliting inter-city EMU to Greece, where it will undergo tests on the Athens - Thessaloniki line.

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter