Athens to Thessaloniki line

[route101]

Last week i travelled on this line ,noticed new sections that were getting built . When the new sections are open will the old line still be in operation?

 

[MarcVD]

Of course not. There are already abandoned sections. I think that in a year, all new sections will be commissionned.

 

[route101]

There was one section of old line that i seen , the rails were still shiny .

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

The whole new line (106km) is due to open this year.
Currently, only the southern half of the new line is in use.
Electrification seems to follow on from the initial line opening.
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/...balkans.html?sword_list[]=tithorea&no_cache=1

The first train ran on the recently-completed 54 km Tithorea – Lianokladi line on February 2, following the formal handover of the new line on January 31. The route forms part of a 106 km double track alignment which is being built between Tithorea and Domokos to replace a 122 km single track route with steep grades and sharp curves which formed a bottleneck on the Athens – Thessaloniki main line.