North Macedonia - General Information

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Country Name

Macedonia (Makedonija)

National railway system

National Railway Operator

[1] (MŽ) Makedonski Železnici This site refers to a new website at [2]

Infrastructure Authority

There is no separate Infrastructure Authority in Macedonia.

Language

Macedonian, using Cyrillic script.

Currency

Macedonian Denar (MKD); 1MKD = 100 Deni

UIC code

numeric 65; alpha MK

Timetable

Journey Planner

The Macedonian railways website has a journey planner but only in Macedonian, using Cyrillic script.

Downloadable Timetable

The 2016/17 timetable can be found at [3]. This is in Macedonian only, using Cyrillic script.

Note that меѓународен воз по релации (превземи) merely accesses HAFAS, for international services.

Printed Timetable

None known.

Engineering Information

None.

Bus Information

A useful site is BalkanViator

Maps

Printed Maps

  • European Railway Atlas: Scandinavia and Eastern Europe by M.G. Ball (1993) (ISBN 0-7110-2072-4)
  • European Railway Atlas by M.G. Ball (2008 onwards)

Web-based Maps

Network Statement

Can be downloaded at [4]

Gauge

Standard.

Electrification

25kV 50Hz.

Rule of the road

Right, but the vast majority of the network is single track.

Other Railways

None.

Tourist Lines

None.

Metro

None.

Trams

None.

Recent and future changes

It is reported that the daytime service between Skopje and Beograd will be withdrawn at the December 2016 timetable change.

Due to the migrant crisis with effect from 21 August 2015 until further notice the Thessaloniki - Idomeni - Gevgelija section of the Thessaloniki - Beograd train has been a coach connection. The Gevgelija - Idomeni cross-border service into Greece ceased from 13 February 2011, as for all other border crossings with Greece. A weekly summer-only service reportedly ran between July and September 2012. However, a Beograd - Skopje - Thessaloniki summer overnight service was reintroduced from 10 May 2014.

In 2012 the EBRD agreed to provide a €46.4m 15-year loan to fund the rebuilding of the 30.8 km Kumanovo – Beljakovce line, the first phase of a direct rail link between Skopje and Sofia. This included money to help advance the second phase, to extend the line from Beljakovce to Kriva Palanka. The final phase would take the line over the border to Gyueshevo.

Special Notes

None.

See also