{"id":12894,"date":"2026-06-25T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12894"},"modified":"2026-06-25T22:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:43:00","slug":"george-kotsiras-green-light-for-digital-upgrade-of-trains-safety-projects-take-center-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12894","title":{"rendered":"George Kotsiras: \u201cGreen light\u201d for digital upgrade of trains \u2014 Safety projects take center stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Green light<\/b> for <b>digital upgrade<\/b> of <b>trains <\/b>with <b>an emphasis on strengthening of safety<\/b> and the <b>acceleration of modernization projects<\/b> for the <b>railway network<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>George Kotsiras<\/b>, Deputy <b>Minister of Transportation<\/b>, conducted an <b>site visit to the headquarters of Hellenic Railways and the Athens Traffic Control Center at SKA<\/b>, where he was <b>thoroughly briefed on the progress of critical projects for digital transformation<\/b>, the implementation <b>of remote management systems, and the strengthening of operational security of the network<\/b>, at a time <b>when the ministry is placing particular emphasis on upgrading the railway infrastructure<\/b>, improving <b>the maintenance and operation of the network, as well as integrating technologies<\/b> such as the <b>railway.gov.gr platform<\/b>, cameras <b>and drones<\/b>, with the aim of creating a modern, completely reliable, and technologically secure railway system.<\/p>\n<p>A visit <b>to the headquarters of Hellenic Railways was made<\/b> Deputy <b>Minister of Transportation Giorgos Kotsiras<\/b>, accompanied <b>by Secretary General of Transportation Stelios Sakaretios<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>The visit<\/h3>\n<p>Mr. Kotsiras held a working meeting with the CEO of Hellenic Railways, Christos Palio, members of the board of directors, and general managers, during which they discussed the organization\u2019s priorities and ongoing initiatives regarding projects, financing, digital transformation, human resources, and the operational management of the network.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the Deputy Minister visited the Athens Traffic Control Center at the Acharnes Railway Center (SKA), where he was briefed on the remote management system used to monitor train traffic, how the railway.gov.gr, and the use of cameras and drones to monitor the network. He also had the opportunity to speak with newly hired employees of Hellenic Railways, emphasizing the importance of professionalism and responsibility in fulfilling the critical duties they are called upon to undertake. With Greek Police officials participating in the \u201cAriadne\u201d operational plan, Mr. Kotsiras discussed their crucial role in combating crime and enhancing passengers\u2019 sense of security.<\/p>\n<p>Following the visit, Mr. Kotsiras stated, \u201cThe further modernization of the national railway network remains a constant priority for us. We are focusing on the development of railway infrastructure, the continuous improvement of the network\u2019s maintenance and operations, and the digitization of rail transport. At the same time, we support strengthening staffing and training our workforce so that technological progress is accompanied by a high level of operational competence. Our goal is a modern and completely reliable railway system for all citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;https:=&#8221;&#8221; www.iefimerida.gr=&#8221;&#8221; poli&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green light for the digital upgrade of trains, with a focus on enhancing safety and accelerating the modernization projects of the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}