Greece

The new electrified railway line from Athens to Thessaloniki is ready for use and will be put into operation today, January 29, according to a statement issued by the company responsible for the upgrade. According to the state-run AMNA news...

The Piraeus-Kifissia Electric Railway, known to most as the "Ilektrikos" has been in operation for almost 150 years, during which time it has significantly transformed the world of transportation for Athenians and travelers alike. What started off as a transportation...

This year marks 110 years of the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railway (ISAP) operation and the 145th anniversary since the first train inaugurated the urban railway. On February 27, 1869, a steam train with six wagons carrying Queen Olga, Greek Prime Minister Zaimis, ministers,...

The electric railway that connects Athens to its neighboring port municipality of Piraeus is celebrating its 144th anniversary this year, marking the date on Feb. 27, 1869 when it opened. The line was the first light rail mean of transportation...

The residents of the region Agioi Theodoroi, in the Peloponnese, gathered on 23, July, to protest over a private chemicals storage company that is planning to set up in their area. The protesters fear it will cause problems to the environment. As a result, they...

The "Odontotos" railway in Greece, one of the few surviving cog railways in Europe, travels across the country and over and through its spectacular mountains. People in many mountainous countries in Europe and beyond are used to cog, or "rack,"...

The Greek students who saved the lives of their fellow passengers in the Tempi railway disaster will be honored in the Vatican. They were there during the tragedy, laying down their lives to save others. Nearly eight months following the...

The recent train disaster at Tempi near Larissa this week on Tuesday has thrust Greece's railways into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. However, the country's rail network has a long and interesting history that is worth examining. Greece...

Greece was summoned to the EU Court of Justice for failures in its railway infrastructure just two weeks before a fatal train crash killed at least 46 people. The disaster took place on February 28, when a high-speed passenger train...

On Monday, Greece opened three new metro stations, which include Piraeus, that will link the busy port with the Athens airport. The stations Maniatika, Piraeus, and Dimotiko Theatro on the extension of Metro Line 3 (the blue line) are expected...

At least eight passengers were slightly injured when a suburban train hit a terminal wall at Kifisia, north Athens on Tuesday. According to reports, the train entered the Kifisia station at too high a rate of speed and hit a...

Traffic in parts of the Greek capital came to a standstill on Tuesday as Greek transport workers joined a 24-hour public sector strike over pension reforms. Buses, trolleys, trams and metro transportation will be out of operation for the day....

A tragic incident took place in Athens on Saturday morning, when a man, whose age is still unknown, was found dead on the railway lines of a metro station. The incident took place at the Agios Antonios (Saint Anthony) metro...

A tragic incident took place in Athens on Thursday afternoon, as a fourteen-year old girl allegedly committed suicide by falling on the electric railways lines belonging to ISAP. The incident took place at the Moschato railway station. ISAP is an electrified...

Thanos Vourdas, the general secretary of Greece's infrastructure and transport ministry, announced on Monday that the first express electric train service which will take passengers from Athens to Thessaloniki in under four hours will be launched next Monday, May...