Hellenic Railways

Two more Hellenic Railways (OSE) officials accused of delays in implementing a contract for the rail network's signaling and remote command were released Thursday on large bail amounts.

Five people, most of them senior managers at state-run Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) which operates the rail network, gained access to the organization's audio files from the night of the train collision at Tempe in the early hours of March 1, 2023, railway executives told Kathimerini on condition of anonymity.

The third defendant to testify before the European Public Prosecutor's Greek representative on Tempe-related contract 717 has been released on bail of €700,000.

The defendant, who was an official at ERGOSE, the projects branch of Hellenic Railways (OSE), is also banned from leaving the country.

A former railway chief has told the parliamentary inquiry into the deadly Tempe railway collision that when the general railway traffic code is not being followed by personnel, "no [electronic safety] system can save you."

Hellenic Train CEO will be investigated for perjury by a prosecutor,  after his testimony over the Tempe train accident in the parliamentary inquiry.

The extensive restoration required to reopen the railway line in central Greece that was destroyed after a deadly storm last year will likely rise to 280-300 million euros from an initially estimated 200 million, sources from state-owned Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE), which is responsible for managing and maintaining the rail infrastructure, said.

The damage caused to the railway network from Domokos station to Krannonas, about 10 kilometers outside Larissa, stretches, according to reports, for about 50 km.

Hellenic Railways (OSE) CEO Panagiotis Terzakis said the damage is to the tracks, light signals on power poles, stations and the infrastructure network in general.

Hellenic Railways (OSE) has launched a new app for smartphones and tablets, OSE Railways, which provides easy access and reliability of information on railway schedules, while offering a number of useful features like real-time updates on timetables, arrivals per station and delays.

The Greek branch of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is sending its case files to the Greek Parliament regarding a 2014 contract for the completion of key infrastructural works on the national railway, it was reported on Friday.

The former president of Hellenic Railways (OSE) and two members of the board that recommended the promotion to stationmaster of the official on duty on the night of the Tempe railway disaster are to face criminal charges for breach of duty, state broadcaster ERT has reported.