Hellenic Railways Organisation

Passengers using intercity trains between January 22 and 28 will receive a 30 percent discount as part of a promotion by the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) to coincide with the January 25 elections.

Customers buying tickets in advance will also receive the customary 15 percent discount for pre-booking.

By Vangelis Mandravelis

Despite growing political and legal complications resulting from the recent elections as well as decisions by the Council of State, the privatizations project is set to continue, state sell-off fund TAIPED has said.

Boring for a railway tunnel in central Greece that will reduce travel time between Athens and Thessaloniki by half an hour was completed on Friday, according to ERGOSE, a subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE).

Three siblings have been arrested in Patra, western Greece, on charges of stealing rails weighing an estimated 1.5 tons from the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) network in the area of Arachovitika.

Trainose, the operating arm of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), is to resume services linking northern Greece to the country’s Balkan neighbors after a three-year hiatus in a bid to profits from rising tourism.

A daily service linking Thessaloniki to Skopje, Belgrade and Sofia is to start operating from May 10.

Railway workers announced on Friday that they will be taking part in the general strike on Wednesday.

Due to the action there will also be limited services on Tuesday evening.