Trains resume operation after minister's intervention

Trains resumed their operation along Greece's core railway line linking Athens with Thessaloniki from 3 p.m. on Tuesday, following the intervention by Transport and Infrastructures Minister Kostas Karamanlis that led to the departure of unionists from the main train depot at Rendi in Piraeus.

Certain services on the Athens suburban railway (Proastiakos) were also expected to resume operation in the evening, reaching the Athens International Airport.

Speaking on Skai TV in the morning Karamanlis stated that the unionists who staged a sit-in at the Rendi station should leave or face the disciplinary and legal consequences due.

Railway operator Trainose claims it had not been notified about a strike until late on Monday about its employees joining the national strike that paralyzed all public transport in the country.

Trainose had announced on Monday it...