New Athens – Thessaloniki railway project to launch in Greece by Autumn

Works on the railway project aiming to reduce travel time from Athens to Thessaloniki down to three hours and twenty minutes are “proceeding despite the difficulties” according to Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis, said last week during an inspection of the project’s largest bridge in Domokos, Central Greece, greekcitytimes.com reports.“Work is progressing according to schedule despite construction difficulties. We are here to promptly deal with any problems in order for the project to be completed by autumn”.“The railway will change transport as we know it,” he noted of the project, which is expected to cut travel time from Athens to Thessaloniki by more than an hour. Once completed, the country’s main railway network will use electrified trains which will carry out the journey to Thessaloniki in three hours and 20 minutes.Read more here.RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations , Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism reportPhoto Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright: Georgedes License: CC-BY-SASource: greekcitytimes.com