Transportation workers will participate in a 24-hour general strike on Friday, marking two years since the Tempe railway disaster. All train services, including the Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos), will be suspended throughout the day.
In Athens, the metro and tram will operate only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to facilitate the movement of people attending the mass demonstration in Syntagma Square. Buses and trolleys in most parts of Athens will not be providing service, though those operating in eastern and western Attica are expected to run as usual. Taxis in Athens will not operate as drivers join the strike.
However, the Attica Taxi Drivers Union (SATA) has called on its members to offer free transportation to protesters heading to Syntagma Square from designated pick-up points: Syngrou-Fix, Karaiskaki Square, Victoria Square and Megaron Mousikis (Athens Concert Hall) metro stations.
Due to the participation of the Greek Air Traffic Controllers’ Association in the 24-hour strike (1 a.m. to 11.59 p.m.), there will be flight cancellations and schedule adjustments throughout the day. In Thessaloniki, only 57 buses, representing the number of victims that died in the Tempe crash, will operate in the city. However, KTEL intercity buses providing urban transport will continue to run as scheduled.
The Thessaloniki metro will operate throughout the day to facilitate transportation to the Aristotelous Square demonstration, except for a two-hour work stoppage in the evening. Taxi drivers will halt operations for three hours.