Tirana Railway Station

Tirana
Hekurudha Shqiptare
Tirana railway station before demolition
General information
Coordinates41°20′12″N 19°48′58″E / 41.3366°N 19.816°E / 41.3366; 19.816
Line(s)Durrës–Tiranë railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeConcrete
History
Opened23 February 1949
Closed2 September 2013
Location
Tirana is located in Albania
Tirana
Tirana
Location in Albania
Tirana is located in Europe
Tirana
Tirana
Location in Europe

Tirana railway station was the central railway hub of Tirana, Albania. The railway was connected to other cities in Albania including Vlorë and Durrës.[1] The railway station was said to have no luggage office.[2] On 2 September 2013, the station was closed for passenger and freight transport, and was demolished to make room for a new boulevard that leads over the station area to the north. A completely new district will be created. As a result, the Tirana station was moved to Vorë in 2013, and later to renovated Kashar station in May 2015. The former Kashar-Tiranë line around 10 km in length was replaced with a bus service.

In the northwestern district of Tirana, Laprakë, a new station will be built, which is planned as a multi-functional terminal for railway, tram and bus. Until its opening, the railway transport between Tirana and Kashar remains closed.[3]

Gallery

  • Train at Tirana Station
    Train at Tirana Station
  • The station during demolition
    The station during demolition
  • The site in 2014
    The site in 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ Central and South-Eastern Europe 2004 (4 ed.). Routledge. 2004. p. 98. ISBN 1-85743-186-3. {cite book}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Jeroen van Marle, Alwyn Thomson, Tirana In Your Pocket
  3. ^ Tiranë, stacioni i trenit zhvendoset në Vorë Archived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine

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