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Suburban railway services have been suspended close to the refineries in Corinth due to a fire near the Athens-Corinth National Road, following an order from Civil Protection.

According to Hellenic Train, train 1317 (Kiato - Piraeus) is currently stationed in Corinth and train 1314 (Piraeus - Kiato) is held in Agioi Theodoroi. 

The contract for the Study of Irrigation Works of the Asopos Dam was signed on Sunday at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

The project will contribute to the irrigation of arable land from Corinth to Kiato and has a budget of 5.6 million euros. 
 

Several ancient artifacts have been found near a church in Corinth, southern Greece, where there were traces of illegal excavations, authorities said on Wednesday.

They include a stone tombstone of the classical period (480-300 BC), a stone relief probably from the Hellenistic or Roman period, a marble head and part of a column.

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Corinthia region in the northeast Peloponnese on Wednesday at 11.10 a.m.

As reported by the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the earthquake's epicenter was situated 8km southwest of the village of Feneos, at a depth of 35.7 km.

There were no reports of damage or injuries.

A fire broke out Monday, engulfing dry grass in close proximity to the train tracks of the Proastiakos suburban railway in Zevgolatio, near Corinth.

As a precautionary measure, the train service between Piraeus and Kiato has been temporarily suspended, following the instructions of the Fire Department.