ORGANISMOS SIDIRODROMON ELLADOS (OSE)

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HELLENIC RAILWAYS ORGANIZATION: With the Legislative Decree 674 of 1970, established the Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados (OSE) as a legal entity of private law (the SEK was of public law), which is a public enterprise, starting on 1 January 1971. With its establishment, it undertakes in essence all the railway work of the existing and operational lines, which until then were the responsibility of the SEK. During its operation, the only line, which was constructed, was that of Nea Vissa - Marassia, which bypassed the line of Adrianople. However, many upgrades of existing lines and infrastructure were also made and improvements in the engravings in various parts of the network. In 2005 establishes as a subsidiary the TRAINOSE to which it transfers all the transport work. In 2007, with the completion of the transfer, TRAINOSE fully undertook the operation of transport as an independent company with its own management and organization. OSE continues to have in its competence the issues of railway infrastructure, as well as through its subsidiary ERGOSE S.A., the control and management of the modernization projects to be awarded.