It is been reminded that the railway projects refer to the connection of the main ports with the railway network, upgrading their commercial and strategic role, as they strengthen the cross-border railway connection with the Balkans and Southeastern Europe.
The projects are comprised as follows,
1. Completion of a new double railway line Kiato - Patras in the section Rio - New Port of Patras,
2. Construction of a new suburban railway line in the section from the Koropi junction to Lavrio and the port of Lavrio,
3. Construction of a new suburban railway line for the connection of Rafina and the port of Rafina with the existing railway network,
4. Construction of a new railway line Thessaloniki - Toxotes,
5. Upgrading of the existing railway line with doubling, installation of signaling-ETCS and electricity in the section Alexandroupoli - Ormenio, files of expression of interest were submitted by three candidate groups: AVAX SA - ALSTOM Transport S.A., TERNA SA - INTRAKAT and AKTOR SA - MYTILINEOS SA
6. For the project concerning the railway connection of the 6th pier of the port of Thessaloniki and the construction of a suburb of Western Thessaloniki, files of expression of interest were submitted by four candidate groups: AVAX SA. - ALSTOM Transport S.A., TERNA SA, AKTOR SA - MYTILINEOS SA and INTRAKAT SA.
