Qualla: Corinth Rail Disaster https://qualla.com/corinth-rail-disaster en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:40:36 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Corinth Rail Disaster https://qualla.com/corinth-rail-disaster Corinth Rail Disaster: Introduction https://qualla.com/corinth-rail-disaster/ The trains were full. On 30 September 1968, the military junta governing Greece had held a constitutional referendum, and nearly 2,500 people had packed into two northbound trains heading back to Athens from the Peloponnese — citizens going home after a day of voting in a poll designed by a regime, not a democracy. The first train, number 304, left Patras at 3:15 in the afternoon. The second, an express numbered 306, followed at 4:24. By 6:50 that evening, train 304 had stopped unexpectedly on the line below Derveni station. Train 306, moving fast, did not stop in time.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/z/b/corinth-rail-disaster-wp/sqzb-corinth-rail-disaster-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Corinth Rail Disaster: The Journey and the Stoppage https://qualla.com/corinth-rail-disaster/ The two trains had started from different points in Messinia — from Kyparissia — and converged at Patras before continuing northeast toward Athens. Train 304 was a regional service, stopping at every station. Train 306 was an express, stopping only at major stops. The faster trai...

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