HSH Railway Network - Station and Route List 2004
Distances in Km by station names indicate distance
from 0 Km post at Durrës old station.
Durrës - Shkozet - Vorë - Tiranë
Vorë - Milot - Shkodër - Hani-i-Hotit
Milot - Rrëshen - (Klos)
Shkozet - Rrogozhinë
Rrogozhinë - Elbasan - Pogradec
Rrogozhinë - Fier
Fier - Ballsh
Fier - Vlorë
Durrës
-Shkozet - Vorë - Tiranë
Durrës (Port) (0.0 Km)
Freight yard and port lines.
Shunting in the port area is conducted by main-line diesel locomotives.
In the early 1980's shunting was preformed by the last remaining operation
steam locomotive(s).
Shkozet signal box controls entry and exit to the port area but does
not control movement within the port.
The original passenger station is in the port area and is presently
used as the Railway's Headquaters building.
The port includes a two-berth ro-ro ferry terminal for cars and foot
passengers. Regular ferry and jetfoil services operate to Italy (Bari,
Ancona and Trieste). Passenger facilities in the port are limited to a
small customs building and a ticket/check-in office. Foot passengers leave
the ferries by the car ramps and proceed on foot across the road vehicle
holding area to the main gate from where a footpath leads across the port
entry tracks to the present passenger station. Deparating passengers take
a similar route and pass through the customs area. The ferry terminal is
on the process of expansion to allow three ferries to dock at the same
time.
Access to the port area is controlled by two lines of check points.
Durrës (New Station) (0.2 Km)
Terminus passenger station - one platform with two faces.
Ticket sales are conducted from small windows on the ground floor of
buildings on the south side of the station square.
Long distance buses also operate from the station square.
There is a footpath from the front of the station that leads across
the port approach tracks to the pedestrian entrance to the ferry terminal.
Spare passenger carriages are stabled here along with one carriage
set at night.
Signalling controlled from Shkozet signal box.
The tracks leading to Durrës port diverge at the east end of the
station.
Durrës - Shkozet. Passenger and freight, two bi-directional
tracks.
The northern track is used for passenger trains to and from Durrës
station.
The southern track is used for freight trains to and from Durrës
port. There is a weigh-bridge on a loop off this line.
Shkozet (2.5 Km)
Freight yard and passenger halt (only a few trains are scheduled to stop in the passenger timetable, however other trains stop for staff purposes and to pass other trains).
Power signal box controlling Shkozet and Durrës area.
Locomotive, carriage and wagon workshops.
Locomotive fuelling point.
Withdrawn locomotives (including steam), carriages and wagons are stored
in a derelict condition around the works areas.
The line to Rrogozhinë diverges to the south.
The junction of Vorë and Rrogozhinë lines was re-aligned
in 1996 and the curve linking the two branches was re-instated.
An industrial branch runs a short distance to the north-east.
Shkozet - Sukth. Passenger and freight, single
track (70 Km/hr).
Short tunnel at Rrashbull.
Sukth (11.2 km)
Passenger and freight station with signal box and passing loops.
Permanent way maintenance base. Used by the Fersalento company as their
base for track refurbishment work.
Sukth - Vorë. Passenger and freight,
single track (70 km/hr).
Vorë (20.1 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops and signal box.
To the east of the station the Shkodër line diverges to the north.
Construction of a curve linking the Shkodër and Tiranë lines
was started in the late 1980's but this has not been completed.
Shkodër line trains to/from Tiranë reverse in the station
with the locomotive running round.
Out of use freight wagons are stored here.
Vorë - Kashar. Passenger and freight, single
track (70 Km/hr).
Kashar (30.2 Km)
Passing point with passing loops (out of use from November 1996).
Branch to Yzberish coal mine to the south (out of use).
Kashar - Kamez. Passenger and freight, single track
(45 Km/hr - being upgraded).
Kamez (32.0 Km)
Block post, siding to oil terminal to the south (with out of use industrial
branches to the north).
Kamez - Tiranë. Passenger and freight, single
track (45 Km/hr - being upgraded).
Tiranë (36.9 Km)
Terminus passenger and freight station with signal box.
The passenger station constists of one platform with two faces.
Locomotives and two carriage sets stable overnight. Spare carriages
are kept in the station area.
Out of use carriages are stored in the yards.
Vorë -
Milot - Shkodër - Hani-i-Hotit
The Shkodër - Hani-i-Hotit
section is freight only and was damaged during and after the civil unrest
of 1997. The line continues across the border at Hani-i-Hotit to Podgorica
in Montenegro. Freight traffic was restored between Montenegro and Bajzë in April 2002 and the section from Bajzë to Shkodër was re-opened for freight in March 2003.
Vorë - Budull. Passenger and freight, single
track (45 Km/hr). Branch to Nėnė Tereza Airport in Rinas projected.
Budull (28.5 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops and signal box.
Freight branch line (single track, 9 Km) to Fushe Krujë cement works
to the east (still in use March 2001).
Budull - Ishem. Passenger and freight, single track
(45 Km/hr).
Ishem (33.0 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
Ishem - Mamuras. Passenger and freight, single
track (35 Km/hr).
Mamuras (44.0 Km)
Passenger station, plain single track (no passing loop).
Mamuras - Laç (Gjorm). Passenger and freight,
single track (35 Km/hr).
Laç (Gjorm) (47.9 Km)
Freight yard with signal box, passing loops and sidings to industrial
areas.
Un-scheduled halt for passenger services.
Laç (Gjorm) - Laç (Udhetareve). Passenger
and freight, single track (45 Km/hr).
Laç (Udhetareve)(50.2 Km)
Passenger station with passing loop.
Laç (Udhetareve)-Milot. Passenger and freight,
single track (45 Km/hr).
Milot (54.7 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
The line to Rrëshen diverges to the north east up the Mat Valley.
Milot - Lezhë. Passenger and freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
To the north of Milot the line crosses the Mat River on a road and
rail viaduct.
Lezhë (68.35 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
Siding to industrial area.
Freight branch to Shengjin port projected.
Lezhë - Baqel. Passenger and freight,
single track (40 Km/hr).
Tunnel to the north of Lezhë.
This area is prone to flooding, a project to raise the track height
is in progress.
Baqel (82.15 Km)
Passenger and freight station (passing loop out of use).
Baqel - Mjedë. Passenger and freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
Mjedë (92.8 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
Siding to industrial area.
Mjedë - Shkodër. Passenger and freight,
single track (50 Km/hr).
Shkodër (103.6 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
Overnight stabling point for locomotive and one carriage set.
A wagon works was present in Shkodër (current status unknown).
Skkodër - Grilë. Freight
only, single track (40 Km/hr).
Some branches to industrial areas to the north of Shkodër
Grilë (113.5 Km)
Freight station with passing loops.
Grilë - Koplik. Freight
only, single track (40 Km/hr).
Koplik (123.7 Km)
Freight station with passing loops.
Koplik - Bajzë. Freight
only, single track (40 Km/hr).
Bajzë (131.2 Km)
Freight station with passing loops and sidings.
Marshalling area for cross-border freight traffic.
Gantry crane for loading/un-loading.
Bajzë - Hani-i-Hotit. Freight only, single
track (40 Km/hr).
Hani-i-Hotit (border) (139.7 Km)
Freight Only
Single line - no sidings or other railway facility.
Line runs across border alongside road border post at point of Albania/Montenegro
border and continues to Podgorica (Montenegro) - freight only.
Milot - Rrëshen
- (Klos)
The section from Milot to
Rrëshen was opened to freight traffic in the late 1980's, but
a passenger service was not started until 1995. In November 1996 the passenger
service was withdrawn. Following damage in 1997, rails were recovered from the section between Rubik and Rrėshen to replace damaged track in the north of the country. This section remains out of use.
Contruction of the section
from Rrëshen
to Klos was abandoned in the late 1980's.
Milot - Skuraj. Freight only, single track (45
Km/hr).
Skuraj
Station and passing loop closed.
Skuraj - Rubik. Freight only, single track (45
Km/hr). .
Rubik
Freight station with passing loops.
Rubik - Rrëshen. Freight only, single track
(45 Km/hr). Out of use due to track damage during 1997 unrest, some track removed.
Rrëshen
Out of use station with passing loops.
The station area has been used for storage of spare passenger carriages.
(A passenger service ran to this station from Milot between January
1995 and November 1996).
Rrëshen - Burrel - Klos. Construction work
abandoned in late 1980's.
Most earthworks complete, along with some bridges and tunnels.
This route involves 6 km of viaducts and 4 tunnels totalling 2.2
Km.
Rrëshen - Morinë - Prizren (Kosova). Preliminary study completed in late 1999 on possible route to Kosova.
This route involves 100km of new construction (83km in Albania) as well as repair of the line from Milot to Rrëshen.
Shkozet
- Rrogozhinë
Track refurbishment works are
due to start on this section.
Shkozet - Plazh. Passenger and freight, single
track (45 Km/hr).
Plazh (apx. 4.0 Km)
Passing loops and summer-only passenger station serving nearby beach
area.
Signalling controlled from Shkozet signal box.
Plazh - Golem. Passenger and freight, single
track (45 Km/hr).
Golem (9.4 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
Golem - Kavajë. Passenger and
freight, single track (45 Km/hr).
Kavajë (19.7 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops and signal box.
Kavajë - Lekaj. Passenger and
freight, single track (40 Km/hr).
Lekaj (27.1 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
Lekaj - Rrogozhinë. Passenger
and freight, single track (40 Km/hr).
There is a tunnel, 386m, on this section.
Rrogozhinë (34.6 Km)
Passenger and freight station with signal box and passing loops.
The Vlorë line diverges southwards to the east of the station.
A short branch to ballast sidings diverges from the Pogradec line to
the east of the station area.
Rrogozhinë
- Elbasan - Pogradec/(Kicevo)
Track refurbishment and other
upgrading work is planned for this section.
It is planned to contruct a
link from near Lin to the Macedonian boder.
Rrogozhinë - Peqin. Passenger
and freight, single track (45 Km/hr).
Peqin (42.6 Km)
Passenger and freight station with signal box and passing loops.
Peqin - Bishqem. Passenger and freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
Bishqem (51.2 Km)
Passenger and freight station with signal bix and passing loops.
Bishqem - Papër. Passenger and freight,
single track (40 Km/hr).
There are 4 tunnels on this section.
Papër (alt. spelling Papërr) (62.0
Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops and signal box.
A single line branch to Cërrik oil processing plant diverges to
the south and the east end of the station.
Papë - Vidhas. Passenger and freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
Vidhas
Freight yards leading to Elbasan Steel Works (south side) and industrial
area (north side).
Signal box.
A closed passenger halt is on the main line to the east of the yards.
Vidhas - Elbasan. Passenger and freight,
single track (40 Km/hr).
Elbasan (75 Km)
Passenger and freight station with signal box and passing loops.
Spare carriages are stabled here, along with a locomotive and carraige
set at night.
A branch runs northwards from the east end of the station to a cement
factory, another branch runs south of the main line to the Elbasan steel
works.
There is a closed passenger halt on the main line a distance to the
east of the station.
Elbasan - Krastë. Passenger and freight,
single track (40 Km/hr).
Krastë (apx. 77 Km)
Locomotive stabling and fueling point with signal box and passing loops.
Krastë - Xibrake. Passenger and
freight, single track (40 Km/hr).
Xibrake
Junction for freight branch (out of use).
Xibrake - Mirakë. Passenger and
freight, single track (40 Km/hr).
Mirakë (90.0 Km)
Passenger station with passing loop.
Mirakë - Librazhd. Passenger and freight,
single track (35 Km/hr).
There are 4 tunnels on this section.
Librazhd (99.0 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
There is a safety run-off at the east end of the station.
Librazhd - Xhyrë. Passenger and freight, single
track (35 Km/hr).
There are 6 tunnels and several viaducts on this section.
Xhyrë (111.3 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
There is a safety run-off at the east end of the station.
Xhyrë - Qukës. Passenger
and freight, single track (35 Km/hr).
There are 2 tunnels and several high viaducts on this section, including
the highest rail bridge in the country (47 metres).
Qukës (117 Km)
Passenger station (no passing loops) with safety run-off at the east
end.
Qukës - Prenjas. Passenger and freight, single
track (35 Km/hr).
There are 5 tunnels on this section.
Prenjas (alt. spelling Prrenjas) (125.6 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops. There are safety
run-offs and both ends of the station, and branches to industrial areas
north of the main line and both ends of the station. Two of the three passing
loops are used for long-term storage of spare locomotives (usually totalling
over 20). An operational locomotive also stables here.
Prenjas - Lin. Passenger and freight, single
track (35 Km/hr).
A safety-run off branches northwards from this line at a mine to the
east of the Qanë-e-Thanës summit.
There is one tunnel on this section.
It is planned to construct a new line from near Qanë-e-Thanës
to the nearby Macedonian border to link with Macedonian constuction of
a line to Struga/Kicevo. This line may join the current line at Lin.
Lin (138.0 Km)
Passenger station with passing loop.
Lin - Memelisht. Passenger and freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
Memelisht (apx. 152 Km)
Freight station with loops and goods sheds.
A number of withdrawn and spare locomotives are stored here, most were
damaged during the 1997 unrest.
Guri-i-Kuq (listed as Pogradec in timetables
etc.) (152.6 Km).
Station for nearby Pogradec.
Passenger and freight station directly ajoining Memelisht yards.
A branch runs westward to a mine from just north of the station.
A locomotive and one carriage set stable here overnight.
It is planned to extend the line southwards from Guri-i-Kuq to Korce
and Florina (Greece).
Rrogozhinë
- Fier
Rrogozhinë - Dushk. Passenger and freight,
single track (40 Km/hr Rrogozhinë - Zhemë, 45 Km/hr Zhemë
- Dushk).
Dushk (45.4 Km)
Passenger station with passing loop and signal box.
Dushk - Lushjnë. Passenger and freight,
single track (45 Km/hr).
Lushjnë (52.6 Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
Lushjnë - Gradisht. Passenger and freight,
single track (45 Km/hr).
Gradisht (64.7 Km)
Passenger station with passing loop.
Gradisht - Libofsh. Passenger and freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
Libofsh (71.7 Km)
Passenger station with passing loop.
Libofsh - Fier. Passenger and freight, single track
(40 Km/hr).
Fier (84.8Km)
Passenger and freight station with passing loops.
To the south of the station and freight yards the line splits into
the Ballsh and Vlorë lines. There is also a short branch to an industrial
area.
Fier - Ballsh
The passenger service on this
line which operated as a shuttle service for use by the workers of the Ballsh
oil refinery was withdrawn around 2000.
Fier - Kraps. Freight only, single track (40 Km/hr).
Kraps (92.1 Km)
Closed passenger station with out of use passing loop.
Kraps - Kasnicë. Freight only,
single track (40 Km/hr).
Kasnicë (99.65 Km)
Closed Passenger station with passing loop.
Kasnicë - Ballsh. Freight only,
single track (40 Km/hr).
Ballsh (109 Km)
Freight station (passenger station closed) with passing loops.
There is a safety run-off to the west of the station.
The line continues beyond the station to the Oil Refinery sidings.
Fier - Vlorë
Fier - Levan. Passenger and Freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
On this line is Koshovice tunnel, 786m.
Levan (93.9 Km)
Passenger station with passing loop.
Levan - Novoselë. Passenger and freight, single
track (40 Km/hr).
Novoselë (100.3 Km)
Closed halt with passing loop (closed as passenger stop January 1997).
Out of use branch to industrial works to the east.
Novolselë to Nartë Salt Flats. Passenger
and freight, single track (40 Km/hr).
Nartë Salt Flats (apx. 107 Km)
Passing loop with siding to salt flats.
(A narrow gauge system operated in the salt flats).
Nartë Salt Flats - Nartë. Passenger and
freight, single track (40 Km/hr).
There is an un-advertised passenger halt on this section at around
114 Km.
Nartë (apx 117 Km)
Freight station and yards.
Nartë - Vlorë. Passenger, single track
(40 Km/hr).
Vlorë (119 Km)
Passenger terminus station with run round loop.
A locomotive and one carriage set stable here (or at Nartë) overnight.
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