How will the train reach the industrial area and the port of Volos

The new railway connections in Magnesia are under the microscope of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) with the aim of reaching the train in the three Industrial Areas (INDUSTRIES), the port of Volos and the airport of Nea Anchialos. The interconnection of the main ports of the country with the railway network is one of the bets of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the railway bodies, with the aim of making our country a center of freight transport for Southeastern Europe.

The beginning for the upgrade of the freight rail transport in Thessaly was made with the project of the modernization of the old Larissa - Volos railway line  that has been put on track by ERGOSE.

Taking up the baton, OSE launched a tender, with a budget of 2.83 million euros, for the preparation of the necessary studies for the interconnection of the industrial area of Almyros and the airport of Nea Anchialos with the existing railway network. The object of the contract is the updating and completion of the necessary studies of the single railway line from a suitable point inside the Quarry Railway Station and for a length of approximately 34.92 km to the facilities of the SOVEL industry. The planned individual studies include: topographic, transport, hydraulic, geological, geotechnical, environmental, static.

Since part of the project is the drafting of the auction documents, if everything develops according to the schedule provided in the contract, then the tender can be announced within 2023.

It is noted that the net time of preparation of the studies is set at 12 months, while the total time of the project is set at 18 months, including approvals.

The bids for the project are scheduled for September 15, 2021 and the award criterion is the...