TrainOSE

The final obstacle to the sale of railway operator Trainose was lifted on Tuesday with the publication in the Government Gazette of the decision for writing off the state subsidies to the company.

It is therefore likely that the protocol for implementing the concession of the company to Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane will be signed on Thursday.

Trains in Greece were temporarily stopped on the Thessaloniki-Athens railway route after a train derailed near Larissa, central Greece, around 8.30 on Thursday. It is not clear what caused the accident. There is no information about injuries and damages.

Railway operator TRAINOSE says all services have been restored, Bulgarian news agency reported.

Services were temporarily suspended on part of the Thessaloniki-Athens rail network after a train derailed near Larissa, in central Greece, around 8.30 a.m. on Thursday.

It was not clear what caused the accident, which caused no injuries.

Railway operator TRAINOSE said that all services have been restored.

Trains have been suspended on part of the Athens-Thessaloniki rail network, after a freight train derailed near Domokos, in central Greece, around 2.30 a.m. on Thursday.

There are no reports of injuries.

Replacement buses are currently in operation from Lianokladi to Palaiofarsalos.

It is not clear what caused the accident.

Next week will likely see the conclusion of the sale of railway service operator Trainose, while the contract for the sale of 67 percent of Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH) has been put off until September.

Athens and Rome are waiting for the settlement of the issue of Trainose's state support before it is transferred to Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, but the issue of the subsidized routes also remains unresolved threatening the signing of the contract with the Italians with new delays.

The case of state subsidies to railway companies OSE and Trainose is closed, finally opening the way for the latter's privatization next month after a long wait.

The government expects a verdict from the European Commission in the next few days on state subsidies to railway service operator Trainose, so as to finish off the sale of the company to its Italian investors, Ferrovie.

A source has told Kathimerini that the transaction will be completed in early July.

There will be no national train services on Thursday as drivers stage a 24-hour walkout to protest working conditions. The action will result in a suspension of connections between the Athens metro and the suburban railway with Athens International Airport.

National train services will be operating as normal Tuesday and Wednesday but not Thursday after a three-day strike heralded by workers was scaled back to a 24-hour walkout following protests.