The prospect of a gradual reactivation of the historical metric railway network of the Peloponnese, which is the longest such network in Europe, was discussed by the President of the OCE Mr. Giannos Grammatidis with the Ambassador of Switzerland Mr. Stefan Estermann.

The network could potentially serve both cultural and tourist routes, as well as local passenger needs.

The Swiss Ambassador informed Mr. Grammatidis of the decision of the Swiss side to support the completion of a detailed feasibility study that is already underway and whose elements will be discussed at a subsequent meeting of all parties and stakeholders in Nafplio in early December 2024.

Mr. Grammatidis stressed the importance of the regeneration of the Peloponnesian Railway for passenger, cultural and tourist purposes with the ultimate goal of connecting places of natural beauty and historical interest such as.Corinthos, Nafplio, Kalamata, Mycenae, Ancient Olympia and many others, serving perfectly the strategy of Greece for a more sustainable, multidimensional and less seasonal tourism.

The President of the OSE concluded that ultimately such a project would contribute to the protection and transmission of a unique cultural heritage and regeneration of the Peloponnesian countryside.

Finally, for his part, the Swiss Ambassador stressed that he is determined to invite all stakeholders in a joint effort by offering the Swiss experience of operating metropolitan mountain railway systems and creating attractive tourist programs in order to serve the need of the widest possible promotion of a reactivated Peloponnesian Railway.

After this meeting, the President of OSE informed the Regional Governor of Western Greece Mr. Nectarios Farmakis and the Regional Governor of the Peloponnese Mr. Dimitrios Ptochos about the next joint coordinated actions related to the above project.