Tirana railway station
Tirana railway station Stacioni hekurudhor i Tiranës | |||||||
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Tirana railway station before demolition | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Tirana Albania | ||||||
| Coordinates | 41°20′12″N 19°48′58″E / 41.3366°N 19.816°E | ||||||
| System | Hekurudha Shqiptare | ||||||
| Line | Durrës–Tiranë railway | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | Concrete | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 23 February 1949 | ||||||
| Closed | 2 September 2013 | ||||||
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Tirana railway station (Albanian: Stacioni hekurudhor i Tiranës) was the central railway terminal of Tirana, Albania. It was in operation from 1949 to 2013.
The station was the eastern terminus of the railway line between Tirana and Durrës, and 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
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Train at Tirana Station
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The station during demolition
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The site in 2014
See also
- List of railway stations in Albania
- Rail transport in Albania
- History of rail transport in Albania
- Transport in Albania
References
- ^ Central and South-Eastern Europe 2004. Europa Regional Surveys of the World 2004 Series (4 ed.). Routledge. 2004. p. 98. ISBN 1-85743-186-3.
- ^ Jeroen van Marle, Alwyn Thomson, Tirana In Your Pocket
- ^ Tiranë, stacioni i trenit zhvendoset në Vorë Archived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- (in Albanian and English) Hekurudha Shqiptare (Albanian Railways)