TIRANA, June 13/ATA/-Durrësi, one of the main knots of the country’s railway network, will be subject to modern revitalization with a direct impact on economic growth, movement of goods and people.
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Artan Shkreli said on Wednesday during presentation of government investment projects in Durrës region that Durrës-Pogradec railway line that further on extends to Lin and Macedonia is the new project designed for the complete rehabilitation of this network up to the best standards.
According to him, the feasibility study is already carried out on all the network and there is already underway the detailed project due to be completed by the end of summer on the part from Durrës to Rrogozhina, a project which is considered of high significance.
“The railway network goes along itinerary Durrës-Pogradec-Lin-Macedonia. A new track will be built between Lin-Macedonia, 2.8 km long, while the 40 km long amortised track in the Macedonian side will get rehabilitated. Thanks to this intervention, the speed of the trains in that segment will get increased up to 120 km per hour”, said Shkreli.
Further on, Shkreli highlighted the significance of the railway network extending beyond Albania borders into the neighbouring countries.
“Tirana-Durrës- Shkodër railway joins the Montenegrin network, Durrës-Pogradec-Lin joins with Macedonia and a study is conducted of the railway reaching Korça and Kapshtisa and further connected with the railway network in Greece”, said he.
According to him, Durrës-Pogradec-Lin –Macedonia railway will get further connected with Bulgarian railway network and thus get transformed into a trans-European network.
Deputy Minister Shkreli said that rehabilitation works on the track up to Rrogozhina will cost 85 million Euros and Tirana-Durrës 88 million Euros. e .xh/ /a.g/p.s./
