Greece has come to a standstill as workers strike and thousands protest on the second anniversary of the country's deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people. The disaster, caused by a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Tempe, exposed serious deficiencies in Greece’s railway infrastructure. Protesters are demanding justice, citing a lack of accountability and government inaction in addressing safety concerns. The strikes have halted air, sea, and train transport, reflecting widespread public outrage. The demonstrations are part of a broader movement calling for improved transportation safety and systemic reforms.
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Strikes and protests over deadly train crash bring Greece to standstill
Striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport across Greece on Friday and people gathered for protests in anger over a perceived lack of justice two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 people.
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As anger mounts over rail disaster in Greece, workers strike and thousands are expected to protest
Security patrol at the Greek capital's shuttered main railway station in central Athens, Greece, to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster that has also triggered hundreds of other demonstrations and a general strike, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
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Strike and protests across Greece as anger mounts over rail disaster
The disaster on February 28 2023 in Tempe – where a passenger train collided head-on with an oncoming freight train – was Greece’s worst railway accident. The fiery crash also left dozens injured and exposed deficiencies in the country’s transportation infrastructure.
