Makedonski Železnici

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MŽ (Македонски Железници, Macedonian Railways) is public enterprise for railway infrastructure in the Republic of Macedonia.

The UIC Country Code for the Republic of Macedonia is 65.

Macedonian Railways operates a 1435 mm gauge (standard gauge) rail tracks in the Republic of Macedonia and maintains 925 km of lines, 315 km of which are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC system.

The country's first standard gauge line from Thessaloniki to Skopje was built in 1873.

Republic of Macedonia has a well-developed railroad system. It is connected to Kosovo via Volkovo in the northwest, to Serbia via Tabanovci in the north and to Greece via Gevgelija in the southeast and via Kremenica in the southwest.

The main train station in the Republic of Macedonia is Skopje.

All domestic lines are operated by Macedonian Railways, with links from Skopje to Tetovo, Gostivar and Kicevo in the west, to Volkovo in the northwest, to Kumanovo and Tabanovci in the north, to Sveti Nikole, Štip, and Kocani in the east, to Veles, Negotino and Gevgelija in the south - southeast and to Bogomila, Prilep and Bitola in the southwest.

[edit] International connections and services

The main north - south line from Niš in Serbia to the port of Thessaloniki in Greece on the Aegean Sea (Corridor X), passes through Kumanovo, Skopje, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino, Demir Kapija, Miravci and Gevgelija.

Intercity trains link Kumanovo, Skopje, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino (Kavadarci), Demir Kapija, Miravci (Valandovo) and Gevgelija (Bogdanci) with Serbia and Greece.

Travel to Bulgaria is via Niš in Serbia and via Thessaloniki in Greece.

Intercity trains link Skopje with Kosovo.

[edit] Future plans

In the planning stage is a project to construct new rail links connecting to the existing east - west line in the Republic of Macedonia (Beljakovci, Kumanovo, Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar and Kicevo), which would connect Varna in Bulgaria on the Black Sea with Durrës in Albania on the Adriatic Sea (Corridor VIII).

[edit] External links

• Macedonian Railways
• Traveling in Macedonia by Train

v • d • e Rail transport in Europe Sovereign states Albania · Andorra · Armenia1 · Austria · Azerbaijan2 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus1 · Czech Republic · Denmark4 · Estonia · Finland · France4, 5, 6 · Georgia2 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Republic of Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan3 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia3 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain6 · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey3 · Ukraine · United Kingdom (England • Northern Ireland • Scotland • Wales) · Vatican City Dependencies, autonomies, other territories Abkhazia 2 · Adjara1 · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Åland · Azores · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gagauzia · Gibraltar · Greenland7 · Guernsey · Jan Mayen · Jersey · Kosovo · Isle of Man · Madeira8 · Nagorno-Karabakh1 · Nakhchivan1 · Northern Cyprus1 · South Ossetia 2 · Svalbard · Transnistria Italics indicates an unrecognised or partially recognised country. 1 Entirely in Southwest Asia.  2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the border definitions.  3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Has part of its territory in Asia / North America / South America / Africa.  7 / 8 Entirely on the North American Plate / African Plate.