Hellenic Railways Organization

A 2021 study by the National Transparency Authority details a "maelstrom" of errors and delays in restoring signaling on the Greek rail network. 

The European Train Control System (ETCS) suffered the same fate as the automatic signaling system, which was not in place at the time of the February 28 railway collision.

The deadly train collision at Tempe on February 28 should be a lesson for all of us - most importantly, the Greek political class that bear most responsibility for the disaster.

Two doctors working at a hospital in Volos have been suspended from duty pending a disciplinary inquiry after it emerged that they granted 30 days of sick leave to a key Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) supervisor just hours after the deadly train collision at the nearby Vale of Tempe.

There are too many unresolved problems and maladies to count behind the tragedy at Tempe, chief among which is the inadequacy and improbity of the political system.

After the tragic accident in central Greece shortly before midnight Tuesday, the shortcomings and omissions of local train networks and the unheeded warnings are again coming to light.

The new railway connections in Magnesia are under the microscope of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) with the aim of reaching the train in the three Industrial Areas (INDUSTRIES), the port of Volos and the airport of Nea Anchialos.

Most means of public transport will pause for a day on Thursday as workers participate in the 24hr nationwide strike, called by the country's umbrella trade union federations, in protest of the government's labor omnibus bill.

Railway company TrainOSE has updated its electronic ticketing system to support social distancing on trains, officials said during a press briefing on safety measures to prevent Covid-19 infection during travel. 

The company operates suburban railways, known in Greece as Proastiakos, as well as intercity passenger services.

A train derailed near the the western Greek city of Patra on Friday, but no one was injured.

According to reports, the train was traveling from Kato Achaia and derailed just before the central Patra station.