The restart of the railway should be done from a safety point of view, repeated the Minister of State in charge of infrastructure and transport, George Herapetritishowever, he emphasized that the local remote control system in Larisa operated on fatally, during which a tragedy occurred with collision of two trains V Tempe.

In a statement on Saturday afternoon, after the first meeting of the newly established Railway Safety Coordinating Center, G. Gerapetritis stressed that the circumstances under which the tragedy occurred will be fully investigated.

Regarding the restart of the railway, he said that it will start, as previously announced, from Wednesday, based on a specific framework and with safety conditions. He also said that the two trains would not enter the tunnels at the same time until the necessary upgrades had been made.

“We considered it appropriate that the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport have a single focal point, which would include all those state bodies that deal with crisis management, that is, the Greek police, the fire department and EKAB, as well as the network operator. that is, the “Greek train,” he said himself.

“In this way, we believe that we will be able, on the one hand, to better control the security systems, and on the other hand, take very quick steps to update all the safety standards of our railway network in order to significantly increase public confidence in the face of all problems related to the railway. Greece,” he added.