Avis Secures €130m to Invest in Sustainable Transport

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Avis, a leading car rental company in Greece, has secured €130 million in funding for the expansion of its fleet of electric and hybrid cars. The company has announced that it secured €130 million with an average interest rate of under 1.4 percent through an issuance covered by three international organizations as follows:• the European […]

Rail Passenger Rights to Improve for Travelers in Europe

By admin 5 Οκτωβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: European Parliament A provisional political agreement has been reached between European Parliament and Council negotiators on stronger rights for passengers travelling by train. The revised rules are expected to improve the rights of passengers, in particular of those with disabilities or reduced mobility; guarantee rerouting; help passengers when there are

More Buses Soon on Athens Streets to Ease Crowding

By admin 25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Photo: GTP In efforts to ease crowding on public transport due to Covid-19, the Greek transport ministry announced this week that it would be releasing 100 new KTEL intercity buses into circulation earlier than initially announced. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis had announced that 500 new buses would be in operation in Athens at the beginning […]

Autohellas Certified as ‘Active Member’ of Alphabet OneNet

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Alphabet New Markets Manager Marianna Michaloudaki and Autohellas-Hertz Deputy General Manager Dimitris Maggioros. Autohellas-Hertz has been certified as an “active member” of the Alphabet OneNet network for 2020. Based in Germany, Alphabet is a global provider of business mobility solutions with a broad portfolio of products and services. Autohellas-Hertz has been its

Two New Cars Added to Athens’ Public Tram Network

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Athens’ tram service will be enhanced with the addition of 25 new urban tram cars by 2021, two of which were recently delivered to the company’s Hellinikon depot in the presence of Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis, Urban Rail Transport (STASY SA) and Attiko Metro SA executives. The remaining order (23 new cars) will be delivered […]

First-time Run for Thessaloniki Metro, Inspection of New Buses

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Thessaloniki welcomed a metro test run and 18 new buses on Wednesday aimed at upgrading urban transport in Greece’s second largest city. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis was the first passenger to ‘travel’ on board the Thessaloniki metro currently under construction. Karamanlis boarded at the Pylea depot and together with metro authorities tested the four-car high […]

Athens Metro to Increase Frequency of Services as of August 31

By admin 24 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: Urban Rail Transport (STASY) Urban Rail Transport Company STASY has decided to increase the frequency of services on Athens’ metro lines 2 and 3, as of Monday, August 31, in efforts to avoid overcrowding and curb the spread of COVID-19. STASY said that from August 31 – September 4, during rush hour, metro […]

Greek Police Focus on Road Safety Ahead of August 15 Getaway

By admin 12 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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The Hellenic Police has announced that traffic patrols will be stepped up and extra measures will be in force on Greek roads as of Thursday, August 13, ahead of the Dekapentavgoustos (August 15) holiday, when mass departures of Greeks from cities to home villages or islands take place. As part of its road safety scheme, […]

Greece Announces Urban Transport Network Upgrade

By admin 10 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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More buses, increased frequency, and additional staff are the Greek transport ministry’s top priorities as part of an overhaul in mass transport, Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced recently after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The three “immediate” measures are aimed at easing crowding on board public transport as part of Covid-19 prevention

Greece’s KTEL Intercity Bus Services to Get Digital Upgrade

By admin 20 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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As part of an ongoing overhaul, Greece’s intercity bus service – known as KTEL – announced this week that 74 of its units will be eligible for funding to go towards the digital upgrade of information and ticketing services. Budgeted at 24.2 million euros – 14.5 million euros of which will be covered by the […]