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China encroaches North Macedonia’s railroad sector [infographics]

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...

Urban railway vital for Skopje to ease pressure from urbanization and congestion

One of the primary and instant solutions to ease the pressure from the "concretization" of the central areas of metropolitan cities in the developed countries is the development of fast, cheap, high-capacity and safe means of mass transportation of people from the city centers toward the suburban areas and vice versa. Due to the high speed of movement, the...

EU is offering money for railroads, North Macedonia’s government opts for roads

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...

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...

The railroad line to Skopje airport becomes part of the new North Macedonia government’s program

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...

From June 15, return tickets for trains to Thessaloniki will be just 756 denars

RSM-Transport Railways, from June 15 are re-introducing the express train from Skopje to Belgrade and to Thessaloniki. The train from the Macedonian capital to Thessaloniki will leave every day at 4.45 am, and arrive at the Thessaloniki train station at 9.33 am, from where it will be possible to catch a connection train to the resorts in Litochoro, Leptokaria...

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...

6.000 refugees pass through Macedonia daily

Over the past day and night, more than 4,000 refugees with seven special trains were transferred from the reception camp in Gevgelija to the northern border, Tabanovce. However, this morning two more special trains were packed and transported another 1,000 migrants to the northern border, reports officals from the railway station in Gevgelija. UNHCR estimates that more than 6,000 migrants...