The construction site in the coastal city of Durres is buzzing with workers and machinery. They are rebuilding the 34 km stretch of railway between Durres and Tirana. Once the railway has been rebuilt and the new trains have arrived, travelling between Albania’s two largest cities will take only 20 minutes. This will be a…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) has approved a sovereign loan for the Republic of Albania, to finance a railway infrastructure improvement program for the benefit of Albanian Railways Sh.a. (Albanian Railway – “HSH”) The loan will finance the following components (the “Project”): Component A: rehabilitation of the existing railway line Durrës-Tirana Public…
The project for the rehabilitation of the railway network connecting Tirana with Durrës and the new segment with the international airport of Rinas were at the center of the discussion held today at the Agricultural University of Tirana. The technical team of HBMC, contracted by the EBRD, talked with the academic staff of this educational…
In the framework of the Albanian Railway project for the rehabilitation of the Tirana – Durrës segment and the branch with Rinas Airport, the next awareness meeting was held with students and academic staff from Polis University, which operates near the track. Besides about 200 academic staff, the university has a number of over 1,300…
The information/awareness campaign for the safety of rail transport and the new project for connecting the cities of Tirana, Durrës and Rinas International Airport by train took place in the premises of the company INSIFA Sh.p.k. This entity operates along the railway track in the area of Maminas, has more than 60 employees and is…
