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Tempi train crash

Tempi train crash
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Date28 February 2023 (2023-02-28)[1]
23:21 EET (21:21 UTC)[1]
LocationNear Evangelismos, Tempi, Larissa, Thessaly
Coordinates39°50′54.7″N 22°31′0″E / 39.848528°N 22.51667°E / 39.848528; 22.51667
CountryGreece
LineAthens–Thessaloniki mainline
OperatorHellenic Train
OwnerNetwork manager: OSE
Train operator: Hellenic Train
Service
Incident typeHead-on collision between two trains
CauseHuman error, outdated infrastructure, major systemic failures[2]
Statistics
Passengers342
Crew12
Deaths57
Injured180
Missing1[3] (officially included in the 57 deaths)
List of rail accidents in Greece
One of the Siemens Hellas Sprinter locomotives involved in the crash in Athens Central Station three months before the crash.
Siemens/Bombardier UIC-Z1 coaches of Hellenic Train that are used on InterCity services in Greece.
Tempi crash diagram
Simplified route diagram
km
434.9
Katerini
arrow for D direction of freight train
378.8
Tempi
369.1
site of collision
European Road 75 number DE.svgAutokinetodromos A1 number.svg E75 / A1
arrow for U direction of InterCity 62
366.6
Evangelismos