A trial run of the route between the railway stations of Kiato and Aigion in the Peloponnese will take place on Wednesday, in the presence of Thanos Vourdas, secretary general of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport & Networks, ANA reports.
The try-out, which is the first after eight years of halting routes due to construction, comes ahead of the conclusion of the new high-speed dual rail line between Kiato and Rododafni.
ErgOSE, which manages the modernization of railway lines and train facilities in Greece, completed the construction of 6 tunnels of a total length of 11 km, 8 tunnels of 1,700 m in total length, 19 railway bridges, 63 underpasses and 10 overpasses, thus enabling the development of high-speed trains travelling at over 200 km per hour.
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