Tag: railroad

European Commission's criticism on the transportation sector of North Macedonia is almost identical as last year, i.e. the sector remains a problem that the government must overcome. The EC's North Macedonia 2022 Report criticizes the same projects as the last year - the construction of the railroad line to Bulgaria, the Road Corridor 10-d from Gradsko to Prilep, the...

At the end of July 2022, the European Union granted the first projects for the implementation of the Economic and Investment plan for Western Balkan. North Macedonia applied for 4 investment projects and was granted financial support for them in the total amount of €225.6 million. The money is in the form of grants, i.e. financial support that will...

The saying "Slow but steady wins the race" maybe is the simplest explanation of China's slow entry into the North Macedonia's railroad sector in the past several years. From the takeover of the Piraeus Port in neighboring Greece, through the purchase of locomotives and multiple-unit trains for "RNM Railways - Transport" Public enterprise to the increased volumes of cargo...

Bigger investments in the reconstruction of the railroad tracks in North Macedonia, meeting the deadlines for the reconstruction projects and raising the maximum travel speed to 120 km/h on the railroad track between Tabanovce and Gevgelija. If these goals are not reached by the government of North Macedonia, the railroad of the Corridor 10 cannot be competitive to the...

For the past seven years, Republic of North Macedonia's (RNM) Public Enterprise for Railroad Infrastructure has been overhauling the railroad track Nogaevci - Negotino. This track which forms part of the Pan-European Corridor 10 is 31 km in length and the building activities are still dragging on, in a period when all of the neighboring countries, such as Bulgaria,...

The European Commission in its Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans concerning North Macedonia  stresses that it will finance building of new railroad infrastructure and reconstruction of the existing one. In the financial package in the amount of €9 billion that will be available for the Western Balkans countries through the IPA III funds, including additional grants...

The building of a new railroad line from Miladinovci to the International airport Skopje became part the Government of North Macedonia's work program for the period between 2020-2024. The new government led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, which was elected yesterday by the Parliament, obliged itself to build the railroad branch line in the length of 5 km. This...

After German company "Wiebe" as the contractor decided to terminate the agreement for the building of the railroad from Kumanovo to Beljakovce in North Macedonia, the independent supervior of this construction project has started several activities for inspection of the current situation of the project. So far, 55% of the construction works for the railroad has been finished, and...

Albania is actively involved in the construction of the railroad from Corridor 8 in its part of the territory. On the move from Tirana to Durres, construction work is already under way, and in the final stage for the selection of a contractor for the reconstruction is the railway from Durrës to Elbasan. The Director of the Public Railway Infrastructure...

The government has signed an Agreement for a grant in the amount of 68.6 million euros that is intended for co-financing which was granted by the European Union through its Investment program for the Western Balkans (IPWB) for the modernization of the railroad. This grant will be used for co-financing the building of approximately 34 km of railroad infrastructure...

At least 14 illegal immigrants died last night after they were hit by train on the railroad Veles - Skopje, report the media. The tragedy, according to initial reports, occurred near the standpoint Pchinja, when international train came across the 50-member group that was moving in the direction towards Belgrade. As "24 News" reports, the terrain where the accident occurred was...