Another rail service connects Greek port with the Balkans
The Northern Greek seaport of Thessaloniki is about to launch its second container block train, connecting to Skopje in North Macedonia. This is an important…
Candidates line up as EU searches Ukrainian grain export solutions
Several countries attempt to get into the game of exporting Ukrainian grain after Russia withdrew from the Grain Deal. Lithuanian Ministers sent a joint letter…
Greece: accident report reveals chronic pathologies of Greek railways
The Greek railway network lacks basic safety and communication elements such as signalling, ETCS and GSM-R. In addition, rail traffic on sections of the central…
COSCO Greece pushes for rail route reopening; safety concerns remain
COSCO, the owner of the Greek port of Piraeus, is pushing Hellenic Train and infrastructure manager OSE to reopen the rail route connecting the Neo…
First findings rail accident Greece: ‘Personnel insufficiently trained’
The investigation following the deadly railway accident in Greece has unearthed some worrying findings. The Greek Railway Regulatory Body, which is reponsible for the work,…
Greece puts aside more money, wants to complete signalling system
The Greek government has announced a new set of measures to increase the safety system of the railways. The state budget will be increased and…
Riots spark in Athens in the wake of last week’s rail accident
Almost a week after the tragic rail accident in Greece, the Greek people are still expressing their disappointment, fears, and rage against the institutions deemed…
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Rail accident Greece: human error or systematic neglect?
The tragic railway accident involving a passenger and freight train in Greece has shocked the country and the world. With at least 46 people dead,…
Greece: at least 40 dead, 85 injured following passenger and freight train collision
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train in northern Greece has left at least 40 dead and 85 injured, of which 53…
Bulgaria tenders hub terminal construction on shared corridor with Greece
The Bulgarian National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) has launched a tender for the technical design and construction of an intermodal terminal in Ruse. The tender…
ÖBB RCG launches Serbian subsidiary unlocking Southeast Europe routes
Rail Cargo Carrier – Southeast doo. The name refers to Rail Cargo Group’s new subsidiary, founded in Serbia. The newly established rail transport company (EVU)…
Greece-Bulgaria freight corridor to shift 650 million euros worth of cargo on rail yearly
A project that has been under discussion for months is now making stable steps towards implementation. The Sea2Sea project will invest in a railway line…