He was temporarily immobilized outside the Litochoro stationthe IC 51 train, which ran the route Thessaloniki – Athens with 144 passengersdue to a technical problem in one of the traction engines, according to an update from Hellenic Train.

The on-site repair of the damage was not possible despite the efforts of the Hellenic Train staff and subsequently, it was decided to disconnect the engine that presented the damage at Litochoro station and the train continued its journey to Larissa with the second engine. At Larisa expected to the engine is replaced and the train continues its journey to its final destination.

The Hellenic Train investigates the causes of the damage and asks for his understanding passenger publicwhile making every effort to restore traffic as quickly as possible.

Compensations

At the same time, Hellenic Train informs that, according to European Regulation 2021/782, train passengers can be compensated with 50% of the value of ticketin case of delay 120 minutes or more. Compensation is paid in the following ways:

  • Tickets issued by ticket offices and paid for in cash are only reimbursed by active ticket offices.
  • The owners of the tickets, which have been purchased with a card, regardless of the sales channel (issuers, webticketing & app) can apply to a Station office for a refund of the ticket.