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West: Kalambaka-Ioannina-Igoumenitsa (project duration from the completion of the study: 5 years). In the projected second stage expansion from Kalambaka to Ioannina and Igoumenitsa in the framework of the Railway Egnatia. [19] The expansion stations will be: Kalambaka-Malakasi-Anthochori-Ioannina-Kastritsa-Agios Nikolaos-Kristallopigi-Igoumenitsa.
An extension towards Ioannina and Igoumenitsa has been discussed, but a more northern line from Thessaloniki is currently the preferred trajectory of the so-called Egnatia Railway. However, as of 2020, large investments are unlikely, given the prolonged Greek government-debt crisis .
The environmental assessment of the Thessaloniki - Nea Karvali section was announced ready and approved on 14 March 2022. [6] The section length is 206 km with allocated budget of 1,68 billion euros. [7] [8] As of 2022, the feasibility studies of the Kalambaka-Ioannina-Igoumenitsa section were still on-going.
The Installation of a modern signalling system, as well as ETCS-level 1, [9] in the section between Thessaloniki and Eidomeni, 70.5-kilometre-long (43.8 mi) and the replacement of 37 track changes, In fact, this project includes the modernization of TX1, which is the largest railway junction in the country [9] and thus considered extremely ...
The station is a regional hub, with a number of services calling at the station. It is served by the trains of both the Athens–Thessaloniki line and Palaiofarsalos-Kalambaka line, with InterCity Express and InterCity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, Express and Regional stopping services to Kalambaka and Larissa. [5] [24]
On 16 January 2021, The first of five White Arrow high-speed trains (ordered by Trainose arrived in Thessaloniki from Italy). After crew training rollingstock tests, the train's first trip with passengers on board will be on the Athens-Thessaloniki line on 25 March, a date chosen to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the 1821 Greek ...
Connection/interchange with Metro or Hellenic Train services Local, Regional, Express and Intercity: services Athens Suburban Railway Line 1: Athens Suburban Railway Line 2: Athens Suburban Railway Line 3: Athens Suburban Railway Line 4: Thessaloniki Suburban Railway Line 1 Thessaloniki Suburban Railway Line 2 Π3: Thessaloniki Suburban Railway ...
The state-owned company that owns and maintains Greece's railway network is OSE, Gaiose also a state-owned company owns and maintains railway stations, while Hellenic Train is the company responsible for operating all passenger trains and the most freight trains.