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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 ...
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 .
In early 2018 TrainOSE announced the upgrade of the line. [17] This upgrade will involve doubling the track and full electrification from Kalambaka (allowing faster nonstopping services to Athens and Thessaloniki) with the installation of new signalling and ETCS Level 1 system on the existing single-track railway line. [17]
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 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 Thessaloniki Regional Railway, [1] (Greek: Προαστιακός Σιδηρόδρομος Θεσσαλονίκης, Proastiakós Sidiródromos Thessaloníkis) is a three-line Proastiakos commuter rail service connecting the city of Thessaloniki with its metropolitan area and other regions beyond, including Imathia, Pella and Serres.
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.
Larissa and Thessaloniki have substantial marshalling yards for both goods and passenger trains. Journey time between Athens and Thessaloniki can vary depending on the type of train selected. Before the Tempi train crash, the regular InterCity service took 4 hours and 13 minutes, while the Express took 3 hours and 59 minutes. Following the ...