Tirana railway station was the central railway hub of Tirana, Albania. The railway was connected to other cities in Albania including Vlorë and Durrës.[1] The railway station was said to have no luggage office.[2] On 2 September 2013, the station was closed for passenger and freight transport, and was demolished to make room for a new boulevard that leads over the station area to the north. A completely new district will be created. As a result, the Tirana station was moved to Vorë in 2013, and later to renovated Kashar station in May 2015. The former Kashar-Tiranë line around 10 km in length was replaced with a bus service.
Tirana | |||||
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| Hekurudha Shqiptare | |||||
.jpg) Tirana railway station before demolition | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Coordinates | 41°20′12″N 19°48′58″E / 41.3366°N 19.816°E | ||||
| Line(s) | Durrës–Tiranë railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Concrete | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 23 February 1949 | ||||
| Closed | 2 September 2013 | ||||
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In the northwestern district of Tirana, Laprakë, a new station will be built, which is planned as a multi-functional terminal for railway, tram and bus. Until its opening, the railway transport between Tirana and Kashar remains closed.[3]
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Train at Tirana Station -
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The station during demolition -
The site in 2014
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See also
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edit- ^ Central and South-Eastern Europe 2004 (4 ed.). Routledge. 2004. p. 98. ISBN 1-85743-186-3.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Jeroen van Marle, Alwyn Thomson, Tirana In Your Pocket
- ^ Tiranë, stacioni i trenit zhvendoset në Vorë Archived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
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