Railways in

North Macedonia

A Chinese built class 711 DMU of Macedonian Railway Transport
(predecessor to North Macedonian Railways) standing at Skopje station.

The first railway in present day North Macedonia opened in 1873 between Solun and Skopje, part of a standard (1435mm) gauge line from Thessaloniki authorised by the Ottoman Empire.

The present day Macedonian network has international links with Greece, Kosovo and Serbia. Links to Bulgaria and Albania are proposed: in 2020, construction was approved for the first stage of the link with Albanian, a 63km extension from the existing terminal of Kičevo to Struga on the banks of Lake Ohrid.

In 2025, a disused 31 km line between Kumanovo and Beljakovtse was reopened. Contracts have been let for a new 34km line from Beljakovtse to Kriva Palanka. Later in the year, and agreement was signed with Bulgaria for the constuction of a 2.4km cross-border tunnel, cannecting the networks of both countries. Together these lines are expected to form part of a new long distance international route, designated as TEN-T corridor VIII.

• North Macedonian Railways the national operator (Site in Macedonian)
• PEMR Infrastructure the national infrastructure authority