‘The public transport They are public property and must be protected. There are citizens who avoid using buses, suburban or electric railways due to abusive behaviors. This is changing from today. Her presence Police will enhance passenger confidence” This statement was made today by the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Vassilis Economou, on the occasion of the commencement of the transport police and its first routes.

As part of the new public transport initiative, about 130 police officers are located on buses and trains of the suburban in western Athens. Police officers or civilian clothing will board the vehicles from starting until the end of the routes, overseeing the routes and contributing to the fight against delinquency.

As part of the “Premiere” of this new initiative, the Deputy Minister, accompanied by OSY CEO Stefanos Agiasoglou, visited the company’s train station in Petros Ralli this morning, where the control center is housed in all routes of all routes. by the program supervisor, Brigadier Emmanuel Panagiotou, and the unit manager, police officer Deputy Director of Constantine Municipality, for the operation of the Control Center. He then boarded an OSY bus from SKA heading to Acharnes, watching closely the implementation of the new program.

The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Vassilis Economou, in a statement thanked the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoid, as well as the leadership of the Greek Police, “the police officers and the executives who dedicated and zealously embraced his first moment. Infrastructure and Transport “and added:” It is an excellent synergy between the two ministries and Similar services that join forces for the common good, with substantive results. We have implemented an important measure for the safety of passengers and workers: on 12 routes, which have been recorded complaints about vandalism and dangerous behaviors, the police are now interfering, monitoring the traffic and ensuring the smooth operation of transport. Our goal is to protect both drivers and passengers so that they can use public transport without fear. The state is present. Public transport is public property and must be protected. There are citizens who avoid using buses, suburban or electric railways due to abusive behaviors. This is changing from today. The presence of the police will enhance the confidence of the passenger public. “