Lac railway station serves the town of Laç in Lezhe County, Albania.
Laç | |||||
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Hekurudha Shqiptare | |||||
The station in 2012 | |||||
General information | |||||
Coordinates | 41°38′16″N 19°42′03″E / 41.6379°N 19.7008°E | ||||
Line(s) | Shkodër-Vorë railway | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 7 May 1963 | ||||
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The station was opened in 1963 and remained the terminus of a line from Vore until a further extension to Lezhë was completed in 1981.[1]
The station was once (along with Fier) a vital hub for transporting goods like ores and ammonium nitrate as well as passengers. In 1991, the International Fertilizer Development Center reported that 80-90% of fertiliser produced in Laç was transported by rail from the station, but that whilst there were sufficient wagons and optimistic journey times, the storage facilities at the station were inadequate.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Opening Dates of HSH Standard Gauge Lines". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Supply, Distribution, and Marketing of Fertilizer and Other Key Agricultural Inputs" (PDF). Retrieved 13 September 2017.pg.29