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The Ministry of Transport requests funds from EU for a feasibility project for the railway line to Skopje airport

The Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted an analysis request for the investment plan for preparation of a study for the building of a railway branch line to the Skopje International Airport, as part of the new IPA III program, that has to be analysed by the European Union's delegation, the Ministry for Transport informed Meta.mk. This act follows the...

Macedonian Railways having difficulties with maintenance of the Chinese trains, timetable barely functional

Although this summer the train between Skopje and Prishtina and the express trains for Belgrade and Thessaloniki didn't travel, the RNM's railway company can barely maintain the current timetable with only 15 planned departures from the Skopje Train Station. During the summer, the passenger train between Skopje and Kochani wasn't operational due to maintenance of the broken locomotive and...

Even after seven years of building, no one knows when the first train will run on the Kumanovo – Beljakovce railway line

On the 2nd of March 2014, with much ado, in front of numerous TV cameras, the reconstruction of the railway line Kumanovo - Beljakovce started, as the first phase of the project for the construction of the railway line to Bulgaria. The start of the building of the railway line in its length of 30.8 km was announced by...

When it comes to intercity traffic, the taxi is used ten times more than the train

Instead of using trains and buses as it is the case in Europe, Macedonia is a rare example where the taxi transportation is slowly becoming the dominant means of transportation in the intercity trips. The data provided by the State Statistics Bureau for 2019 shows that trains and buses are becoming less attractive for the passengers and therefore the...

The train from Bitola to Greece will commence in spring

Close to 95% of the construction work of the railway line from Bitola to Kremenica on the Macedonian - Greek border has been completed. In the coming months, the final works for the installation of the signaling and telecommunication equipment, access roads and connection of the railway facilities to electricity, water and sewage networks should be carried out. "Completion of...

The express trains in Gevgelija have been re-established again

The railroad traffic between Gevgelija and Greece has been re-established but only during the weekends. As informs the Ministry of Interior, the railroad traffic with Greece which was stopped until now has been re-established and will continue only during the weekends. During the work week, from Monday till Friday, the express trains from Gevgelija to Thessaloniki will not be...

SDSM: The new train hasn’t been used in 3 months, due to the poor conditions of the tracks

“It's been nearly three months since the new train has worked, which Nikola Gruevski launched. The train has a problems travelling on the railway tracks as they are in a catastrophic state. We warned Mr Gruevski when he came to have his photograph taken in the train, promising miracles to the people, "said Blagoj Bočvarski, Chairman of the Committee...

New high speed electric train head departed for Veles

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski officially opened the first new electrical train of "Macedonian Railway", bought from China. After the opening promotion for of the Skopje Railway Station, the Prime Minister was on the train heading to Veles, accompanied by government ministers and the media. “Today is a historic day for Macedonia Railway Transport. A whole history part of history has passed...

At least 14 immigrants were killed in an accident on the railroad Veles – Skopje

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...