From the scene of the fatal encounter to Tempe The first intercity route from Athens to Thessaloniki ran some time ago after the train derailment on 28 February.

During the crossing, the train driver said that “we are now passing the scene of the tragedy.”

The train conductor could only say “many emotions” by crossing himself as the Intercity passed the site of the tragic collision.

Security measures to restart the railway will be tightened until the network is fully operational again with all necessary protocols. Reduced timetables, low speeds/longer travel times, two conductors per station, two drivers and one conductor, and only one train in the tunnels.

Herapetrite: Our duty is a safe railway

Earlier, on the first route, departing from Larisa station and heading to Kalambaka, Minister of State and Responsible for Infrastructure and Transport Giorgos GerapetritisOSE President and Managing Director Panagiotis Terezakis and Hellenic Train executives.

In his statements to the cameras, Mr. Gerapetritis emphasized that: “Today we have a restart of the passenger train for Northern Greece to Thessaloniki and Kalambaka with a slight delay, as was planned for the day before yesterday. We follow the schedule of almost all trains. What remains is the suburban railway to Kiato, which will be operational at the end of next week, when work is completed, mainly related to the lighting of the tunnels.”

In addition, he touched on three important issues that arose as a result of the Tempe tragedy:

1. To shed light on the accident problem and highlight liability where it exists. “The investigation is moving fast and the results will be available shortly.”
2. There must be a safe restart of routes.
3. Third, lower the level of railway safety to a more permanent level. “Great efforts are being made to ensure that all signaling and remote control contracts on the main axle are completed immediately so that by the end of September we will have a completely secure network, as required by all international standards.”

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