Press release
Athens, 15 September 2022
The largest railway project in the country’s history was the focus of the 86th TIF
Thessaloniki, 15 September 2022.- The action plan that set in motion the largest railway works programme in the country’s history is presented by ERGOSE to visitors to its stand at the 86η Thessaloniki International Fair.
With the slogan “WORK in Progress” running through the ERGOSE pavilion, visitors are informed about the critical expansion and modernization projects of the Greek railway.
These are the projects of key importance that upgrade the “backbone” of the railway, i.e. the central axis Patras-Athens-Thessaloniki/Eidomeni/Promahonas, making the country’s network fully electrified, as well as the new generation of Competitive Dialogue projects, which interconnect the country’s major ports with the railway network and upgrade the cross-border interconnection of Greece with south-eastern Europe.
The Company’s stand was visited by the Minister of Infrastructure & Transport Mr. Konstantinos Karamanlis, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Mr. George Karagiannis, the Deputy Minister of Transport Mr. Michalis Papadopoulos, as well as the Secretaries General of Infrastructure and Transport Ms. Maria-Ellis Gerardi and Mr. Yannis Xifaras, who had the opportunity to be shown around the pavilion by the President & CEO of ERGOSE Mr. Christos Vinis and other executives who were present.
The “VR experience” plays a leading role at the ERGOSE stand. Visitors with special Virtual Reality masks have the opportunity to see important projects almost “in real life”, to “enter” an ERGOSE construction site and to closely observe the work in progress.
ERGOSE’s strategic objective and work
ERGOSE today has fully implemented an ambitious action plan for the development and modernization of the country’s railway network, with the strategic direction of the government and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport to make Greece a combined transport hub in Southeastern Europe.
With this objective in mind, the largest rail investment programme in the country’s history, worth €4.5 billion, was implemented.
Flagship projects that create added value for society and the national economy and enhance Greece’s competitiveness.
The President and CEO of ERGOSE, Mr. Christos Vinis said: “At the heart of ERGOSE’s participation in 86η TIF is the modernization of the Greek railway with the implementation of the largest project programme in the country’s history. ERGOSE is resolutely proceeding with all the necessary projects so that Greece will finally have a complete, fully modernized, safe railway network of European standards.”
For more information you can contact the following contact details:
Tel: 210 5283 492
Email: info@ergose.gr
About ERGOSE:
ERGOSE S.A. was established in 1996 as a subsidiary of OSE and belongs to the public utilities. The company’s mission is to complete a modern railway network that will constitute an important development pillar for the Greek economy and society, contributing to the safety and speed of transport of people, goods and freight. In this context, ERGOSE S.A. currently manages the modernization projects of the railway lines and facilities of OSE co-financed by the Operational Programmes of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2014-2020 from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) 2014-2020 as well as projects with purely national funding that are necessary to complete the investments of the co-financed programmes. The company currently employs more than 200 experienced and highly qualified staff, while it has been providing its services for more than two decades, responding effectively and reliably to the implementation of projects through its excellent organization, structure and systems.
