The 400 passengers of two Athens-Thessaloniki trains that were stranded overnight at Inoi station in north Attica during a storm Monday were safe and provided with food, Greek railways’ operator TrainOSE said on Tuesday.
The two trains (Intercity 55 and 56) heading from and to Thessaloniki were unable to proceed after a tree fell across the tracks and immobilized a third intercity train. The company noted the train carriages were docked safely at the station and were heated throughout the wait, while passengers were provided with food by train attendants who were assisted by the police
All 400 passengers were evacuated on board buses leased by TrainOSE at 10:00 on Tuesday morning. Most were taken to the Larissis station on the Athens metro, while some chose to continue on to Thessaloniki with their own means of transport.
Another 70 were booked in an Athens hotel by the company overnight Monday.
On Tuesday, following the intervention of Infrastructure & Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis, the Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group-FSI group that owns TrainOSE agreed to offer 1,000 euros in compensation to each passenger for the ordeal.
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