The programm of future tenders for railways

In response to a question in Parliament regarding the next auctions on the railway, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Costas Karamanlis, informed that “ERGOSE”, within the framework of its responsibilities, implements the modernization projects of the railway network, with co-financing from the Financing Funds of NSRF.

Based on the current project planning, as reflected in “PATHE / P Railway Integration Action Plan and Peripheral Sectors” updated in June 2020, the planned timetable of the upcoming tenders for the projects is as follows:

For the project of the electric power plant in the section Larissa – Volos, the auction of the is estimated in November 2020 and the signing of the contract in August 2021, with a construction period of 36 months.

For the project of the 2nd Phase of the upgrade of the Central Railway Station of Athens, the physical object of the project was finalized in collaboration with the “Hellenic Railways Organization SA” and the tender documents are completed. The tender is estimated at the end of 2020 and the signing of the contract in June 2021, with a construction period of 36 months.
For the project of the signaling installation on the line Thessaloniki – Eidomeni, the tender is estimated at the end of 2020 and the signing of the contract in August 2021, with a construction period of 36 months.
Regarding the remaining works, for the completion of the Athens – Thessaloniki line, the reorganization and upgrade of the signaling system is in progress, which is foreseen to be completed gradually by the end of 2021.