Minister of Infrastructure: Tirana-Durres Railway will be completed in 2027
2026-05-22 13:00:58
TiranaPost
In a press conference, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Enea Karakaçi also spoke about the Tirana-Durres railway.
The Minister emphasized that there have been delays regarding this project, but estimated that by 2027 this project will be completed, becoming the first functional railway line in Albania.
"Regarding the commissioning of the Tirana-Durres railway, the work on making the main tracks has been completed. It is a project under construction and development. There have certainly been relevant delays because the railway project, when the first loan was received, was incomplete, was not in the electrification phase and did not have the relevant stations, which have already been exhausted.
We also have a procurement procedure regarding electrification, which is the final phase of this railway procedure.
The important element is that the Albanian Railways has matured the project with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and has decided, because the railway's point of concern was in Kashar, and now the Albanian Railways has started the return procedures to complete the last four kilometers of the Tirana-Durres railway, at the point where the train station in Tirana has always been. This procedure has also been started and published.
"I estimate that in 2027 it will be feasible, the first functional railway line in Albania," he said.
