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Hellenic Train S.A., formerly TrainOSE S.A. (Greek: ΤραινΟΣΕ Α.Ε.), is a private railway company in Greece which operates passenger and freight trains on OSE lines. Hellenic Train employs train crews, operators and manages most of the rail services throughout the Greek railway network, leasing rolling stock owned by GAIAOSE except for ...
Map showing the Greek railway system c.1901–1902. Rail transport in Greece has a history which began in 1869, with the completion of the then Athens & Piraeus Railway. From the 1880s to the 1920s, the majority of the network was built, reaching its heyday in 1940.
OSE Headquarters 1–3 Karolou St., 104 37, Athens. The Hellenic Railways Organisation or OSE (Greek: Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος, romanized: Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados or Greek: Ο.Σ.Ε.) is the Greek national railway company which owns, maintains and operates all railway infrastructure in Greece with the exception of Athens' rapid transit lines.
In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibility for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. On 1 January 1971 the station, and most of the Greek rail infrastructure, was transferred to the Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., a state-owned corporation. Freight traffic declined sharply when the state-imposed monopoly ...
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The railways of Greece. Wilfried F. Sims. ISBN 0-9528881-1-4. Contains brief history, simple line maps and extensive list of rolling stock until 1997. Collin Boocock; David Haydock (August 2002). "The Railways of Greece - The Greek fleet". Today's Railways Europe (80). Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd: 24– 25. ISSN 1354-2753.
In 2001 the infrastructure element of OSE was created, known as GAIAOSE; it would henceforth be responsible for the maintenance of stations, bridges and other elements of the network, as well as the leasing and the sale of railway assists. [8] In 2005, TrainOSE was created as a brand within OSE to concentrate on rail services and passenger ...
Following the OSE reorganization program, they were limited to local Athens-Lianocladi, Thessaloniki-Florina, Thessaloniki-Kalampaka and Alexandroupolis-Dikaia routes. From 2011, they only perform the local Athens-Lianocladi and Athens-Larissa and remain only in double couling [ clarification needed ] of fast routes on the axis.