public transport
Greece
Thessaloniki Transport Workers' Strike not Illegal, Court Finds
A Thessaloniki first-instance court on Wednesday rejected a request by the Thessaloniki public transport company's (OASTh) management for a temporary injunction declaring a strike by its workforce illegal.
The court said that the management's request had no basis in the...
Diaspora
Transport Services to Strike in Protest of New Austerity Vote in Parliament
Public transport employees will be starting a three-day work stoppage in protest of new austerity measures to be voted in parliament on Thursday, as reported by ekathimerini.
Beginning on Tuesday, there will be no buses from 11 a.m. to 4...
Greece
Labour Day Strike Action to Disrupt Public Transport Services on May 1
Public transport in Greece will be affected by strikes marking the May 1 Labour Day holiday on Monday, with reduced bus services in Athens and no trains or boats operating throughout the country.
Athens trolley buses will not be running...
Greece
Flying Ships Among Thessaloniki Residents' 'Dreams' for the City's Public Transport
Thessaloniki residents don't hesitate to dream big and have developed a sense of humor when it comes to their city's public transport, based on their responses to a crowdsourcing platform (http://thess.ciptec.eu) asking them share their ideas for improving their...
Greece
New Double Decker Buses are Set to Return to Athens Again
Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis has announced the purchase of 500 new buses to cover the public transport needs of the Greek capital. He said that a legislative framework has also been drafted to allow for the operation of double-decker...
Economy
Eight in Ten Greeks Dodge Bus Fares
New data released by Road Transport AE (OSY) indicate that eight out of ten Greeks do not pay fare when taking the bus.
OSY is showing a "black hole" in revenues as fare-dodging has taken unprecedented dimensions since the summer...
Greece
Succession of Warning Work Stoppages in Athens Rail Transport Networks Over the Next Weeks
Staff on the Athens fixed rail transport networks - metro, electric railway and tram lines - have announced a succession of warning work stoppages over the next two weeks, protesting over the decision to give public transport companies to...
Greece
Public Transportation Workers Set to Carry Out 24 Hour Strike Thursday
Public transportation will be disrupted on Thursday, December 3rd, due to the public transportation employees of the Athens metro, tram, bus, trolley and electric railway (ISAP) services and suburban railway employees joining together in a 24-hour strike called by Greece’s...
Environment
One in Three Athenians Travel Daily by Bus
Buses are the most preferred means of transport for Athens residents, according to a new survey that shows that one in three Athenians takes the bus on a daily basis.
The survey was conducted by Public Issue on behalf of...
Europe
Greece and Bulgaria: Worst Public Transport in Europe
For the very first time, the European Commission published today, a scoreboard concerning transport in the EU.
The table compares the performance of Member States in 22 categories related to transport and in most of those categories it identifies the...