Rail projects in the Balkans in progress
In North Macedonia, rail construction work has begun along the 34 km section from Beljakovce to Kriva Palanka and the remaining works on a 31 km section from Kumanovo to Beljakovce are currently being finalised.
The two stretches are part of the 89 km eastern part of the Pan-European Corridor VIII between Kumanovo and Dave Bair on the border with Bulgaria and are supported by an almost EUR 200 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The project will promote a greener transport system.
Recently, works also started on Albania’s railway network. The reconstructed rail links will eventually connect – via North Macedonia – Albania’s largest port of Durres on the Adriatic with the Black Sea port of Varna in Bulgaria, EBRD said. (ben)