ANNOUNCEMENT 29/6/2023

Hellenic Train informs that today, Thursday 29 June, at 12:45, train 53, which was running the Thessaloniki - Athens route, was stopped due to a technical problem in the "Othrys" tunnel, on the descent line. This is the 6.5 km long twin tunnel between Domokos and Lianokladi. 

At 13.00 the Hellenic Train Traffic Monitoring Center was informed and immediately mobilized reserve locomotives from Lianokladi in order to transfer the train to the Lianokladi Railway Station.

There are 325 passengers on board , who are informed by regular announcements from the company's staff. Due to a pantograph fall, there was a loss of air conditioning and lighting for a short time, however, the standby engines have already coupled with the stalled train, restoring air conditioning and lighting functions and the train is heading towards Lianokladi.