{"id":58524,"date":"2025-01-26T23:35:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T22:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=58524"},"modified":"2025-02-06T23:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T22:15:18","slug":"an-exploration-of-train-graveyards-and-abandoned-railway-stations-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/01\/26\/an-exploration-of-train-graveyards-and-abandoned-railway-stations-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"An exploration of train graveyards and abandoned railway stations in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"

The history of railways in Greece dates back to 1869, when the first line was built between Athens and Piraeus.<\/p>\n

The radioactive trains at Yaniv station in the Chernobyl exclusion zone<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe impressive graveyard of the TGV, France's famous high-speed trains<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

In 1920, a public railway network, the Hellenic State Railways (SEK)<\/strong>, was established and operated alongside private companies until 1970, when the entire network was taken over by the state-owned Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE)<\/strong>. There have been two types of gauge in Greece, metre gauge (1,000 mm) and standard gauge (1,435 mm). Greece\u2019s debt crisis from 2009 to 2018 severely affected its railways, with cuts to lines and services in 2011<\/strong>, when the metre gauge network was abolished.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the passenger and freight train operator TrainOSE was privatised,<\/strong> leaving OSE with responsibility for maintaining the railway infrastructure to this day. The effects of the Greek crisis can be seen today in the country's train graveyards and abandoned stations,<\/strong> some of which are featured in a video released today by Exploring the Unbeaten Path<\/a>:<\/p>\n