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GREECE'S PREMIER TRAIN SERVICE IN FIRST CLASS / TRAINOSE ATHENS TO THESSALONIKI REVIEW
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Hello and welcome to Greece, for a review on the country's premier train service!
Today we will be taking the TrainOSE (Greek Railways) cross-country intercity service in a 4-seat First Class compartment from Athens to Thessaloniki, 530km across Greece... I hope you enjoy the video!
Date of Filming: 14/7/21
Camera: GoPro Hero 7 Black
Operator: TrainOSE (Greek Railways)
Departure: Athens, Greece
Arrival: Thessaloniki, Greece
Cost: Relax Class - €47.30 (£41.06, $49.30)
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Due to the recent tragic events in Greece, and a consequential upturn in views on this video, all proceeds from the date of the crash until further notice will be donated to the victims fund. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected 🙏🏻🇬🇷
is this same train or route that was involved in the accident?
Thanks so much man, you are a person who cares about innocent people 👏👏👏👏👏
I watch this trips as greek ( from Chania but it doesn't matter) and its sooooo sad, frustrating and... Impossible. Everyone all these years were traveling on....BLIND LINES😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭it could happen to everyone of us... All the criminal "moves" are coming into light even until now...Its so frustrating and sad simultaneously.... I dont have any words
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A premier train service in Greece is just what Greece needs to keep the economy moving. Greece is such a amazing country.
Sure is
Yep
Well said
trash country from a greek
Thank you for your kind comments! Wrote a comment above explaining why it wont happen...
A correction: the platforms in Athens are very new while previously there were only two where this walkway is now. However, there’s a Second Phase for the works to build the new tracks 1-6 and their respective platforms
Thanks 👍🏻
Thanks for the upload! I miss Greece very much. Beautiful people with unmatched hospitality.
Lucky you, you're a foreigner. People in the tourism sector are total bootlickers if you are a foreign tourist. I was nearly assaulted by a bus driver. Had I not been Greek he wouldn't have tried to attack me, I would be a precious tourist and not a pesky Greek university student.
I have been watching your videos for quite some time. I speak as a Greek, a passenger of almost 25 years, a videographer of 15 years and a trainee train driver. You had a good journey and i am so glad about it. Usually the norm is delays, no signalling, mediocre services on board, constant railworks that never end. Mismanagement, lack of staff and funding have caused problems to our network over the years. However you had everything going well on this particular day and i would like to thank you for visiting. Hope you had a great time!
Loved it! Guess I had a lucky day then 🤣
@@NonstopEurotrip my trips are like yours most of the time
Also i think you should show a little more thessaloniki station
as for Trenitalia, notice we cut off whole intercities and Frecciabianca so nowday delays are far more less, they give priority to intercities and go on... that's stupid, we managing it deleting the intercities
Haha TRAINee
For the signalling, it's not that we don't have it... Rather, it's people not following it...
I feel there’s not enough Railway journey videos in Greece, the trains there are both strange and stunning
Ikr 😆
Correct
There is a reason for that is because trainose suck major ass. Every now and then you hear about de-railings and the new "silver spear" is just 30min faster than the normal route from Thessaloniki to Athens
@@bamboozledduck9096 Trainose sucks major ass is an understatement.
although, in their defence, the route can be even faster. But again, TrainOSE SUCKS
@@bamboozledduck9096 It's only 30 min faster until whole railway will be upgraded in order to support maximum speed. Then, with the silver spear, the journey will be approximately 3 hrs. This will be ofc a long process, though its important to be mentioned.
What Greece lacks in trains, compensates in ferrys. Still I am seeing the new Athens- Patras route as a great addition to the greek train ways.
Indeed. Hopefully they'll use some actual intercity trains instead of the grimey Suburban Desiros
Oinoi is a station because it serves the nearby city of Chalcis.😉
I recently rode second class to Thessaloniki. The ride was fine. However, Greek railway stations are so antiquated.
Railways in Greece kinda suck, I took a 20euro trip from Barcelona to Valencia with a regular train and the train itself was high class. The seats were huge, super clean, actually modern design and really fast. I mean the first class in our trains looks like shit and they are super expensive. I would never pay for first class train seats in Greece they offer nothing. The stations are from the war.
@@chrisgreece21And by paying for first class on a greek train, you guarantee yourself a certain death in case of an accident... which seems to not be that rare.
Well. At the time you filmed this video this service (IC 54 if I am right) it was a core service, but not Premier. At that time the premier service was ICE 50/51 with only 2 stops and a transit time of 4 hours, but departed early in the morning. It used the same but cleaned from graffiti rolling stock. Now ICE 50/51 (early mornig) and ICE 60/61 (evening) have been taken over by the ETR's (the flagship train) as the premier service of Trainose. So this is actually the second most used (and prestigious) train service in Greece, because it serves small towns and villages. Inoi for example is served because it is the start of a branch line to Chalkida, a major town/city in Greece, which is nearby. The same goes for Platy, as it's a junction station for lines to inner parts of Macedonia. As for the speed no trains in Greece are allowed to run faster than 140-160 km/h because of signalling works being done and running at a reduced capacity. Even the ETR's at this moment run at this configuration. Now in the ETR services there are complementary snack and drinks in First Class. And lastly, this empty room you found is a children playground that they turned into a "COVID" room and probably forgot to turn it back into a playground, hehe.
Thanks for the information.i will try the ETR soon hopefully 👌🏻😃
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Thank you for the great video. Brought back memories of my time in Athens in 2019. The journey looks scenic and at a great price 🇬🇷
Congratulations, my dear Greece! We are traveling through time into the future.
Ernesto
It's nice to see that Greece has managed to bring its railways up to more modern standards. I spent 1 1/2 years in Thessaloniki in the 80's riding the Thessaloniki-Athens regularly. Trains were old, engines (often old ailing Romanian types), rarely departed on time and were frequently hours behind schedule. On the positive side, they had great restaurant cars (some Orient Express vintage) with delicious meals. I suppose also the souvlaki and rice pudding vendors at the southern stations are long gone - they were quite a treat.
In all, I'd love to relive the trip sometime in the latest rolling stock.
Totally agree 💯👍🏻
aaaaaah yes! i remember taking this train as a teen, travelling from thessaloniki to athens for rock concerts without parents knowing, back then they would use an even older train for the overnight trip that was ofcourse, cheaper!!
Fun fact: Certain days every year (like a recruit season) this train ride is used by THOUSANDS of young new army recruits who leave their homes very early in the morning to go and serve their 12 month army training on the other side of greece. It's a really bizzare atmosphere because none of them knows what to expect and there is this almost cinematic "tension" in the air, if a foreigner saw this they would think greece is going to war and they were caught in the middle of it lol. Myself too, took this train before the crack of dawn to go serve in the military down south were i was summoned.
Very interesting, thanks 😀
Ohhh I 've been following your channel for a while, welcome to Hellas! Railways are stuck in the middle ages here! However, because of that, there are some trully magical routes in the mountains.
Interesting train trip. The first-class looked to be one of the better ones I have seen on a locomotive-hauled train and worth the price of the upgrade. Great video as always.
Thanks John 👌🏻
Super cool video!
Absolutely loved it. Now I'll have to go back to 🇬🇷 and travel the mainland by train.
Loved the service between Corinth & Athens I took last summer. A very kind ticket inspector made us pay next to nothing after we hadn't been able to buy any tickets because there weren't any ticket machines in Rouf
Once or twice to go to Kozani (to my mother's parents,my grandparents...god rest their souls) and i had taken a route from Athens to Thessaloniki and then from Thessaloniki to Aleksandroupoli,that was when i was doing my service for Greece in the army. :)
Nice video. I remember the old wooden subway trains in the 1960's I rode but never a train trip. Took a week's vacation in the Air-Force stationed in Tripoli.
Another nice video! I was impressed that even the older trains were very quiet, and it appears that they have upgraded the track beds with concrete ties
Very nice video!
I'm Greek and I have traveled with this train in the old route which was almost 7 hours, around 2013 i think, when i was a boy so it was a pleasure to see how the new route look like.
Since previous September i was traveling everyday with the train from your previous video in Greece, to go to my university in Corinth and i wanted to say that is indeed a regional train that is packed full some times of the week, mostly on the return trip so you wouldn't expect much luxuries for a train that is used for people to go to work or university.
About the ETR400, we started seeing them operating some months ago into 2022. And the official announcement of the beginning of their journeys also came some months ago. So i dunno maybe those where test routes because i first saw one in March or April 2022 even though i was traveling since September 2021
Χαιρετίσματα από Αθήνα
Greetings from Athens
Thanks! I filmed this last summer so the Pendolinos weren't around yet...
I did this journey in 1983 and you wouldn't believe what it was like then.
@@ds1868 Oh....
do you know if there is still a train service on the old route? I saw some footage and looks amazing through those mountains before and after Lamia. Tourists like me would love it. I don't care about the speed, I am looking for comfort and beautiful scenery
@@CalinFR I really don't know. I'm not sure
Nice video dude.Thank you for your good opinion about Hellenic Railways and our country
I use the suburban 5 days per week for a few years now and the train would come late most of the time during the evening hours (from 3 to 8m late) and there were times at the last 2 to 3 train's departure to be late from 10 to 40m (march and april 2022). I was still using it because the bus (KTEL) couldnt serve me, the suburban train passes 1 time per hour and my trip is estimated as 57m ride however when there is a train departure to thessaloniki my train stops at Ayii Anaryiri for 10m without any warning, also the company has no empathy for their customers when the train is late and the stuff 99% of the time blaims random factors. The monthly "card" is a piece of paper where whithin the first weeks the "card" could fade and wont be accepted also is illegal to have it scanned as you need to show it up every time (without checking oc if its the real owner or a random) the only positive is that in the suburban train you can find bactericidal gel onboard when none of the metro lines has any
Thank you for visiting and posting this loverly video about my country. When you are in Greece, it feels like God turned all lights on during the day time and you can see so much sunshine. As far as the popularity of trains...meh. The Greeks since the 1980s loved the car and didn't favour much the train. People generally preferred to drive, fly or take a bus from Athens to Thessaloniki, as opposed to take the train. TrainOSE was doing more business by transporting cargo than transporting people.
Excellent review !!!All your information is accurate ,that means you have study for this video.We waiting you in Greece soon!
Thank you ☺️
This beats the bus any day! Tickets cost about the same. Going from Athens to Thessaloniki by car is crazy expensive with gas prices these days. A car trip would cost about 80€ one way (with tolls). If they offered WiFi this would’ve been 10/10.
Absolutely! 👌🏻
I think gas+tolls is more than 80Eur. Not to mention the wear and tear to the car
agreed train all the way, wifi would be spot on, saying that with covid around this time around I would hire a car
Nice report. Thanks for sharing. The loco somehow reminds me of the German BR120.
Excellent! Very retro looking first class cabin but sure looks comfortable 🙌
Absolutely mate 😄
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Most enjoyable, thanks. I don't think I have seen so many people asleep on a day time train.
They must have travelled that route many times!!
Probably 😂
Beautiful journey!! Good speed! Comfy seats! Good value for the price.
Thank you Max😀💚💚
Thanks Scott ☺️
@@NonstopEurotrip 😀😀💚💚
lived in greece 3 years '70 to '73. never took a train. but I do remember them in the Peloponnese. They were smallish, maybe yellow, slow and when they crossed a road, a crossing guard stationed in a small kiosk (?) building (I usually saw women) would come out and drop the crossing bar. Two services a day; Athens to Thessonaniki that's impressive. My city in the States has one train every other day and it arrives 2:30am. count your blessings.
There are about 5 services a day running on both directions on the Athens-Thessaloniki route. Unfortunately the Peloponnese railway network has been shut down for the most part since 2015. Fortunately there are plans of reopening some of its routes!
Thanks for taking this trip - a different view of a great country - still.
You're welcome 🙂
As I am writing this comment, my boyfriend is travelling on this exact route. Your video gave me the opportunity to see what he's seeing right now, at a very far distance (I watch you from Mexico City). Much appreciated!
You're welcome 😁
I also like the connection.Blue is a beautiful train.
1990s, Olympia to Patra. 2006, Patra to Olympia and back. Both times on narrow guage track, slow, bumpy. 1987, overnight train Athens to Thessaloniki. Very hot, no AC, air flowed in through the open window, unfortunately, so did smoke from the diesel engine. It made many stops, which made it hot inside. I have no idea how the others slept in the couchette I was in. Narrow guage too, I think. They've closed almost all narrow guage tracks, which means most of the Peloponnese lost it's train service, which probably isn't a loss. Besides the new standard guage tracks from Athens to Thessaloniki with their "higher" speed electric trains, Trainose is completing a line from Athens to Patra, with many new tunnels to lessen many of the curves that the old narrow guage tracks had. They've got as far as Kiato. Ongoing work is underway, including going underground as the tracks near Patra and Athens. Too bad you couldn't get on board the newer ETR 470.
The line to Patra being rebuilt and electrified 👌🏻
Ah, yes. I managed to do nearly all of the Peloponnese narrow gauge in the late 80s / early 90s, including the lovely bit to Olympia. Missed out on the Kalamata branch (was a replacement bus due to engineering work) & Athens to Corinth, and a bit sad that the bit from Argos into Nafplio seemed to have been abandoned.
very scenic route.
need to check if Thessaloniki - Sofia route have running service on it.
Heat as remembered, but it was a dry heat. Great video, thanks .
Been to Greece twice, beautiful country and amazing people.
Absolutely!
great video bro
Kali mera!
Amazing.
Very impress by this Greek trains
Thank you for sharing
What a beautiful country 😍
Absolutely 🤗
Greece infrastructure looks like I imagined. Stuck in 80's.
most things are
80's 7,5 hours
Now 4,5 hours
What is stucked in the 80s? What are you even talking about?
Waaaaay better than the other
Very nice. Thank you.
Very excellent video blog style, very beautiful nature pictures, bravo to the effort of the person who took it, I applaud it, may your path always be good, I wish you success.👍👍👍👏👏👏🚄🚄🎥🎥🎥🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Thank you very much!
Nice video and comments. Thanks.
When you arrived Thessaloniki you have seen old IC Trains.Red one.And in the 1st class lunch will be served on your place.Oinoi was a place in the south coast of Black Sea who was settled by greek people. Now it is called Ünal.
Excellent 😊👌🏻
But i want to say thank you for this video because i saw the video with the surburban and i heard that you gonna do for this too so i waited amazing video.
Thanks 🙏🏻
You had a good trip, and though the second class accommodations looked quite OK, it was worth the extra money for first class.
Absolutely!
ive been on OSE, the route being Athens Airport - Peireaus Port
There was an air of safety and security in this travelogue. I wish I could be there.
You'll have to try it 😃
I was ride in Greece: Patras-Athen-Thessaloniki-Istanbul. Was nice, the best was the narrow gauge.
It's Constantinople and not Istanbul. The word ''Istanbul'' it is a creation of the Turks.
Great video, I usually travel from Athens to Larissa, but this was on the old Greek version Trains, first class was not like the new trains they got from Italy, it looks more private and modern, it ain't no orient express, but its a pleasant trip as to going by bus, you feel you have more freedom in first class and very scenic as to buses
Completely agree 😌
For sure you feel freedom like a dead person ...☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
I am from greece and I didn't had idea about this one
Nice trip. Always good to see a dining car.. No view out the back?
Honestly Mark I couldn't be bothered to walk all the way to the back 😂🙈
Nice train trip Nonstop Eurotrip.
Thank you very much!
you're welcome@@NonstopEurotrip
It looked a good trip. The only negative thing I see, other than the less than impressive Athens station, is the graffiti. I see your first class coach was covered with it, however, at least not the windows. I know this issue is not unique to Greece, or the Greek railways. I do wish they would try to do more to limit it. I think it creates a poor image, like nobody cares all than much.
My Dad worked almost 40 years as mechanic in OSE(TRAINOSE). the reason some kids filled trains with graffiti at least here in Greece and Thessaloniki wasn t just for their hobby. They found out that one company with color paints sprays etc payed kids to "destroy" trains with their graffiti art, they filled the whole trains and the windows. Then company contacted OSE to send the right guys with antigraffiti products to clean up the mess...sooo sad but true
its still art...
More vandalism than art.
Would it be art if it were applied to YOUR house or car?
@@waynecopple385 sure, if someone can climb to my floor and do a paint job on my peeling walls, also my car needs a refresh on its color so its more than welcome!
I gues somebody did a graffiti on your brand new mercedes and thats why you are so agresive on that topic, paint your walls with antigraffiti paint if u dont like it…
This looks like fun !
Great fun 😁
@@NonstopEurotrip Ναι, αυτό το τρένο πρέπει να είναι διασκεδαστικό! ~ Yes, this train must be fun !
@@alexrothwell9592 and very safe..
I was quite impressed by the comfort and spaciousness of the first class compartment you travelled in. We saw the sandalled foot of your fellow passenger; friend or foe? Wot, not sight seeing in Thessaloniki?
Not travelling with me, but she was very lovely, we chatted 😎👍🏻
@@NonstopEurotrip So, sightseeing of a different kind!
Thank U very much for another nice vidéo!The only disappointing thing is Athens railway station.It looks very small for a Capital city.Are there plans to extend it?We are not used to watch railway vidéos on Greece.I hope that you'll make more videos on Greek railways.After all it is a beautifull country.....
I hope to in the future ☺️
Yes, there are already approved plans for the complete renovation of the Athens station as well as proposals for the renovation of the Thessaloniki station after the completion of the metro in the city.
I enjoyed the video and will definitely use this service on my next trip to Greece. First class all the way!. I have done Athens-Thessaloniki via plane and bus. Would be good to know how trip time compares accounting for aircraft check-in and waiting delays. Also what speed did the train do, was it the maximum of 200km/h?
160 currently, 200 in the future
Oinoi receives this IC because of transit train line with the City of Chalkida
Will you ever make a video of the new train that came to Greece?
When I'm back and there's new safety systems!
Hey friend on your way to Thessaloniki you passed from my village that has train station the village name is Paleofarsalos
😄😄😄
I grew up in Athens and never even been in the station. It's from an earlier time.
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Did that trip in the 90s and was more than 10 hours long!
Ouch!!
Hello! I'm a greek trainlover- trainspotter with relatives that worked in greek railways and i have to tell you that this video is very good! You filmed this trip very well! Can i say something about train station of Athens? Its name is Σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός "Λαρίσης" ("Larisis" Railway Station). If you say Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός "Λάρισα" ("Larisa" Railway Station) you mean the railway station of Larisa city, thas is the middle station of ETR 470 now. Tbh, Athens Railway Station named "Larisis" and Larisas Railway Station named "Larisa". In this video you write "Larisa" in Athens, but this is no a problem because whene people see this they understand that this is railway station of Athens "Larisis". This is a little bit comfusing but there is a story behind this. People in Athens named this station "Larisis" because, when this station (in Athens) was built,
the last station of this railroad was in Larisa. So they named Athens Railway Station "Larisis". I just wanted to notice this. I'm glad hearing that you liked this train trip!!!
Sorry, small mistake 🙈😂
You should go to Meteora and Volos by train
what happened two days ago is a living proof that, well edited youtube videos can't escape reality of human inactivity and or stupidity. 57 people died on this line.
Thoughts and prayers with all the people and families affected 🙏🏻🇬🇷💙🤍
I've travelled by train between Athens and Thessaloniki more than 10 times the past 4 year and reality of rail travel is closer to this well edited youtube video, than a single tragic accident
@@daifunka7062 are you serious????? the safety issues of greek trains is a huge thing in Greece. I don't know in what Utopia you live in, but it's like you say i never wear my seatbelt and i am still alive.
@@stephanos2758 When did I say that safety is not an issue with Greek Railways? What has this to do with the experience of rail travel?
Thank you very much for the video are you from Greece
The UK 🇬🇧
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I would say the extra money for first class was well worth it.
The fun thing about trainose is that you’re just taking another italian train because the company is owned by the FSI, the nation train company in Italy.
As stated in the video...
Can you show more trip from Athens to Italy ,france,germany,spain by train, in detail. Where to get ticket, how much, where to get taxi for rides after get off from train. Thank you.
Maybe in the future!
That's my profile picture!
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Greece railways are about to get all the trenitalia's ETR 480 trainsets
As mentioned in the video...
Now there is a better train for both first class and economy. And it is a significant upgrade to the one shown in the video.
The pendolinos are much worse inside. And they rattle loads
@@NonstopEurotrip I'm referring to the silver arrows attained by the railway company.
@@panagiotisnikolopoulos7693 Exactly. They're terrible trains. I've used them in Italy
@@NonstopEurotrip Because they're not maintained well anymore, so of course the shock absorbers no longer make their duty and they "transferring" the vibrations to the people, ovalized wheels of course make noise but those trains in the past was way more comfy. The destiny of the 485's class isn't defined yet (in fact it's actually now in the old brand "Frecciabianca"). The 470's is now totally restructured so actually they're like new even if they're 30 years old.
I have always enjoyed your videos but they are much better with your narration.
Good to know!
I found your words very kind my friend, but as a Greek I'm really disappointed by the railway services that my country offers. We have many things to do and work better to improve our system. It's ugly and poor for me. Believe it or not we want high standards and we aren't even pleased with the current situation. Anyways thank you for the video.
Ps: The scenery is at its best in spring. Snowcapped summits, green hills, blossomed fields etc.
They're getting better!!
i am fron athens and the only route i have done is Athens-Korinthos
and we just had an accident on that exact route. 2 trains one with 350 people and one with cargo....
Thoughts and prayers with all the people and families affected 🙏🏻🇬🇷💙🤍
Nice video. Informative. Nice blend of railway information and cultural information.
One question: Did you have a change of locomotive ? At 3:32 you can clearly see that the loco is OSE 120 028. Then at 6:30 and again at 18:56 the loco is OSE 120 015.
Well spotted, the train at the start was the one I filmed the previous day 😆
@@NonstopEurotrip Us nerds spot continuity errors.... Thanks for the explanation. Did worry you had a loco failure or something. The OSE 120s are the same as the Spanish 252s, operated by RENFE and the Portuguese 5600s operated by CP. They were based on the prototype for the German 120 operated by DB.
You mentioned the GoPro green flashes due to the heat but then turned down the a/c in your compartment to min. Much cooler there?
Yeah, the AC was great. I just turned the camera off for a few mins and it cooled down 👌🏻
If u want make a video about the new train ETR 470 Athens to salonica
They weren't running when I filmed this 😎
$ 50 for a First Class ticket is very reasonable for a 3-4 hour train trip. I'd definitely go First Class if there were seats available. Are face masks still required in 2nd class seating? It seemed everyone there had one on-which is fine with me, I'm at an at-risk age for COVID.
They were at the time of filming, but not any more (from 1st June)
Thank you for choosing Hellenic railways see you aboard on our new high speed train 😉
Soon 😜
The rolling stock which is left to rust as you put it by the side of the line looks that most if not all of the coaches have been on fire!
In any case: why just abandon it there? Are there no scrapyards in Greece? They could at least get some money for the scrap metal.
@@stephanweinberger not sure about getting money but I agree 100% with you that surely there must be scrap metal dealers to come take these wrecks away so that they are not unsightly at least. It shows a pretty poor image to anyone visiting.
Just untidy isn't it 😅
@@simonpilk Let this old trains rest where they are. They were useful guys. They deserve a quiet retirement now. They are sort of monuments, timeless agalmata. Let us give them all our love and respect.
Unfortunately there has been a terrible rail disaster involving a passenger and a freight train on this particular line... The trains collided head on (!) resulting in 57 young people killed and many more severely wounded... In Greece's worst train accident ever, and one of Europe's worst... Greece has a seriously long way to go, until achieving European level railway status, especially regarding safety ... You are VERY lucky to have covered this line safely, despite the level of quality the service had ...
Thoughts and prayers with all the people and families affected 🙏🏻🇬🇷💙🤍
Well this is the ONLY line we Greeks have..
Afternoon! It's good to be back again without getting angry, like last week, so I just ate sardines with Flour (Just like Fried Chicken, but with sardines) with French Fries. It's a typical summer dish here in Andalusia, like having a sardine on a beach bar that has been cooked on a fire on a little boat full of sand & on a stick full of sardines over the fire.
That is called "Espeto"
You're gonna hate the next few months then...
You can try the Athens suburban railway (similar to Central Europe’s S-Bahn) which has several lines in Athens, including one to the airport, but also connects Athens to other major cities nearby such as Corinth or Chalkida in about 1 hour. I think it’s worth it, the trains make a lot of stops so you explore the Athenian suburbs
I have 😃
It's amazing how well European passenger rail is so well organized while North American passenger rail is a piece of crap compared to the European systems.
used the Amtrak more than 20 years ago from Buffalo to NYC - it was ok but thought hey this is America it should be much better
I’ve used both. I disagree.
@@siennaw3870 Here in Eastern Canada we have 1 train the VIA Ocean, it goes from Montreal to Halifax through Moncton 2 a week, no daily service and that's the only train to service the 4 Atlantic provinces, rail service in Canada is limited to the Quebec City, Windsor, Ontario corridor and 1 train the Vancouver 2 twice a week, VIA Rail is garbage in Canada, unless you live in the corridor.
Well much better than the 70 year old looking American school buses
On the Athens-Thessaloniki route i wouldnt even bother with TRAINOSE or KTEL and I would just take the plane which is IMO less stressful and more bang for the buck
No thanks 😂
Next time please with the ETR from Thessaloniki to Athens.
The station in Thessaloniki is much more spacious than that from Athens (Which my opinion is the worst for a capital station in Europe).
Here in Greece there are many things,that need to be done.
The last 10 years we are waiting for the signaling system,which will allow as to move with speed of 200km/h.
Unfortunately,train service in Greece is very bad.
No WiFi,no phone signal most of the journey,also to find out from which platform you travel,you have to ask the security guards,because there is nowhere a time board screen...
Hopefully,next time you come,the situation will be better!!!
I'll definitely be back to try the ETR 😎