13 November 2020
The RNM’s Railroad company has prepared the timetable for the passenger trains in 2021 which will enter into force on the 13th of December this year. Regarding the domestic railway traffic, there won’t be any significant changes in the number of trains that will be departing towards Tabanovce, Veles, Bitola, Gevgelija, Kochani, and Kichevo, while […]
6 October 2020
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 […]
30 September 2020
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 […]
11 September 2020
During today’s visit to the Pelagonia region, the Minister for Transport and Communications Blagoj Bochvarski announced that the newly built railway line Bitola-Kremenica will become operational during this year. He informed that at the moment, the last tests are being conducted on the new railway line and it is expected by the end of this […]
31 August 2020
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 […]
11 August 2020
There is still no action by the authorities towards the introduction of a combined travel pass for both trains and public transportation, that would be used by citizens who travel everyday between Skopje and the nearby cities such as Veles, Kumanovo, and Tetovo. The public entreprise Railways of RNM- Transport informed Meta.mk that there haven’t […]
6 August 2020
In the past three decades, the traveling habits of the Macedonian nationals have changed significantly. The data provided by the State Statistical Bureau of North Macedonia show that car and taxi transportation have had become the main means of transportation through the years. In 2018, 80.4% of the traveled passenger-kilometers in the road transport (9,452 […]
4 June 2019
Although the railway line from Bitola to Kremenica on the Macedonian-Greek border has already been built, passenger trains will not be running anytime soon. The Greek railway operator – TrainOse is not interested in introducing a borderline train between Bitola and Florina. RSM Railways – Transport told “Meta”, that a meeting with the Director General […]
1 June 2019
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 […]
16 April 2019
The first test on the railway line from Bitola to Kremenica on the Macedonian-Greek border was successful. The passenger train from RSM Railways-Transport, today went for a test drive along a 17 kilometer track. The railway teams tested the signalling along the entire route, including the operation of the traffic lights at the entrance and […]
18 March 2019
The expressions of immense happiness when we await someone close, the goodbyes said through tears with those that are traveling far away, sending people in the army or to studies abroad, the kisses, the hugs, the laughter, cannot be seen anymore at the platforms of one of the biggest railway stations in the Balkans. At […]
11 March 2019
There is no end to throwing rocks at trains that are moving or putting objects on the railroad tracks. In less than a month, trains in Skopje were stoned on two occasions. This past weekend the engine driver was hurt while the train was stoned in the area of Skopje Sever. Three weeks ago, the […]
4 March 2019
By April the latest, the first of the four new electric locomotives for Macedonian Railways – Transport, procured from the Chinese company CRZC Ginjou, will arrive. The Ministry of Transport and Communications told “Meta” that the remaining locomotives will gradually arrive in the coming months, and the total investment of the renewal of the fleet of MZ […]
22 February 2019
The only train from the Macedonian capital that goes abroad is the one to pass Blace. The fast train to Prishtina is the only foreign destination citizens can travel to. The current Macedonian Railways – Transport timetable shows that the train to Thessaloniki and Belgrade will only be available during the summer. At the same […]
21 February 2019
Macedonian Railways – Transport is negotiating with the Greek railway company “TrainOSE” for introducing new departures from Skopje to Thessaloniki, to tourist centres in Leptokaria and Neoi Poroi, as well as a direct connection from Skopje to Istanbul. The “Coffee in Thessaloniki” project will provide daily railway connections between Skopje and Macedonia’s favorite shopping destination. MZ-Transport […]
17 April 2016
International trains which travel from Skopje-Belgrade and vice- versa, starting from tomorrow at 18:00 until June 18 the line won’t be running, announced “Macedonian Railway – Transport”. The company has reported that there is going to be a two month interruption of the circulation of trains due to construction work on the railway in Serbia, more specifically a section in Nis – Presevo […]
22 August 2015
The situation on the Macedonian-Greek border at Gevgelija is quiet. Around 600 migrants crossed the border during the night and headed to the Tabanovce crossing at the Serbian border with the five o’clock train. The Ministry of Interior reports that they are processing numbers of migrants, according to their capacity, to cross the border. Those […]
