Train collision in Larissa: how the accident happened

The question of how the two trains collided at Thempi has not been answered yet As a result, 38 people died The railway line connecting Athens to Thessaloniki will be doubled along its entire length.

The only thing that is certain at this time is that the passenger train number 62 was on the down stream – to Athens – on which the commercial train was already leaving, which normally should be on the up stream – to Thessaloniki.

According to initial indications, the tragic accident in which 38 people died may be due to human error, although this remains to be investigated.

Despite the billions spent on Greek railways over the past 30 years, the lack of a modern signaling and remote control system along the entire length of the Athens-Thessaloniki railway axis has plagued the Greek railways. Many deaths have not been mourned till date

Although it is too early to shed light on all aspects of the fatal tragedy, early indications are that the two trains may have collided head-on at high speed. It is estimated that the station master at Larissa did not turn the key, by which the trains’ track is mechanically regulated at junctions, sending both trains on the same track. It should be noted that the next station after Larissa is at Neos Poros.

Speaking to protothema.gr, the head of the OSE train drivers, Mr. Kostas GenidoniasHad the traffic lights worked, the accident could have been avoided, he said. “We have been calling for the last few years because the electronic systems are not working and everything is done manually on the Athens-Thessaloniki axis.” If the lights are on, drivers will stop at red signals.

So information is relayed from station master to station master by radio, which leads to delays and regular operating patterns that cannot defeat the human factor despite the best experience of train drivers.

Regarding the circumstances of the accident, Mr. Genidonias, speaking earlier to ERT, explained that there is Double lineOne train goes up, one goes down, but the trains went on the same track!

It is noted that since yesterday afternoon there were problems in the electricity supply due to the disconnection of a cable The old jokeRoutes are delayed.

Regarding the number of passengers and issues with tickets, representatives of Hellenic Rail say that there is a list of passengers, but naming is not mandatory in railways like in airplanes, so one name corresponds to 4 tickets. But it is difficult to identify the victims.

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