The price of gasoline “fills” the KTEL and the trains in view of Easter-What a representative of TRAINOSE stated to

Reportage: Makis Synodinos

The high price of gasoline in Attica and especially in the province where in many gas stations it exceeds 2 € / lt, plus the tolls that a car has to pay in order to leave the small town, makes the trip to the province by car seem prohibitive for many households.

This is why hikers are looking for alternative ways to travel during these holy days so that they can be close to their loved ones, without having to set fire to their family budget.

As the data so far show a few days before him EasterKTEL and trains have their honor as the fullness observed reaches 100%.

Compared to 2019 when the pandemic started, there is a 20% increase in ticket bookings at KTEL Kifissos and Liossia, while this percentage is expected to reach 35% on Good Friday, where most excursionists will leave, according to KTEL officials.

In fact, in many routes such as the line Athens – Thessaloniki – Athens, extra routes are expected to be added in order to serve the passengers as at the moment the occupancy reaches 95%.

However, increased traffic is also observed in the railway network as according to TRAINOSE the fullness reaches 100 / on the trains mainly on the axis Athens – Thessaloniki – Athens.

In fact, for the convenience of the excursionists who will choose TRAINOSE for their travels, speaking to skai.gr, a company representative clarified that from the big Thursday, the trains with extra wagons will be strengthened to serve the passenger public, while the routes will normally take place in Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.

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