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Commuters in Athens were stranded on train platforms on Tuesday morning as railway operator Trainose unexpectedly announced that the Athens suburban railway (Proastiakos) and intercity trains will not be operating due to an "sudden, unannounced" strike of railway employees at the main train depot in Athens.

Athens buses, trolleys as well as the metro and tram services will come to a halt on Tuesday due to the 24-hour strike called by Greece's umbrella civil servants' union ADEDY against the government's social insurance bill.

Train operator Trainose is improving service between the port city of Thessaloniki and the towns of Kilkis and Serres in northern Greece, with more routes and affordable tickets.

There will be no services on the Kifissia-Piraeus urban electric railway ISAP (Metro Line 1) or on the capital's buses or trolley buses on Tuesday, as staff are to join a 24-hour strike in protest at the provisions of the government's growth bill.

There will be no services on the Kifissia-Piraeus urban electric railway (ISAP) on Tuesday, nor on the capital's trolley buses, as staff are to join a 24-hour strike in protest at the provisions of the government's growth bill. 

It is expected that staff on other forms of public transport including buses, the tram and the Athens metro will hold work stoppages. 

One woman was killed and two people injured on Thursday in a crash involving a car and a train at an unmanned level crossing in the community of Myriofitou near Kilkis in northern Greece.
Local authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, while the national railway operator, Trainose, said the accident caused delays on the Thessaloniki-Drama route.

The fire service ordered the closure of the Liosia-Kiato section of the Athens suburban railway (Proastiakos) on Friday due to thick smoke caused by a fire which started in dry grassland in the area of Nea Zoi, at Aspropyrgos.

Transport authorities have announced that charges will be waived for motorists at key tollgates to allow voters to reach their constituencies for the snap general election on Sunday while shipping firms, intercity rail services and airlines will be offering discounts.

Passengers on Trainose's new, high-speed rail service linking Athens and Thessaloniki in under four hours have already fired off their first complaints. In contrast to promises made, the Italian-owned railway service operator is not using the famous ETR 485 Pendolino for the route.

A passenger train collided with a car which violated an automatic level crossing near Larisa, central Greece, railway operator TRAINOSE said Thursday.

The train, which was travelling from Larisa to Volos, temporarily suspended its services after the accident while the car was being pulled from the tracks.