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May 16, 2023 | Financial

European Investment Bank approves €3.8bn for sustainable transport

New finance includes €2bn for ERTMS rollout in the Czech Republic.

November 3, 2022 | Infrastructure

North Macedonia begins €200m works on link to the Bulgarian border

Project includes sections of line rehabilitation and construction as part of European Corridor VIII.

August 19, 2022 | Infrastructure

Albanian upgrade project receives EBRD funds

The 120km route currently has a maximum line speed of 40km/h.

October 21, 2021 | Freight

Agreement to complete Adriatic Sea - Black Sea connection

Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania have signed an agreement to complete Corridor 8.

September 14, 2021 | Europe

EBRD plans to boost rail investment in the western Balkans

Electrification, increased capacity and opening of markets can help rail to grow, Nandita Parshad, EBRD managing director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, told the Western Balkans Rail Summit on September 13.

June 3, 2021 | Infrastructure

First turnkey contract for Albania modernisation

ECM and INC have signed a turnkey contract to modernise the signalling system along the 34.2km Tirana - Durres line in Albania.

January 20, 2019 | Europe

European funds drive Balkan railway renaissance

RENEWED interest in the overhaul of obsolete infrastructure and rolling stock in the western Balkans is being met with significant investment in countries across the region. This process is set to continue in 2019 and the coming years.

November 20, 2018 | Europe

Study launched for Greece - Albania rail link

A ceremony was held in Kastoria, Greece, on November 19 to officially launch a study into the construction of a new railway linking northern Greece with Albania.

October 16, 2018 | Europe

Albania grants permit for Tirana - Durrës reconstruction

ALBANIA’s National Council has approved a construction permit for the rebuilding of the 34.2km line between the capital Tirana and the Adriatic port of Durrës, together with the construction of a new 7.4km branch to Rinas International Airport.

May 14, 2018 | Europe

Albanian railway rehabilitation project moves forward

TENDERING has begun for a contract to rehabilitate the 34.2km line between the Albanian capital Tirana and the port of Durrës, together with the construction of a new 7.4km line which will connect both cities to Rinas International Airport.

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