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NewsAlbanian railway modernisation contract signed
ALBANIA: A contract for a major modernisation of the 37 km main line between Tiranë and Durrës and the construction of a 5·7 km branch to Nënë Tereza international airport at Rinas was signed by national railway HSH and Italian company INC on February 3. ...
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Albanian railway modernisation technical support contract awarded
ALBANIA: National railway HSH has awarded a consortium of Spanish companies Ardanuy Ingeniería and Metrotenerife and their local partner SIM a four-year contract to support the tendering and management of a contract covering the upgrading of the 34·5 km line between the Tiranë Public Transport Terminal and ...
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Tiranë airport rail link tenders invited
ALBANIA: Prequalified bidders have been invited to tender for a contract to modernise the existing 34·5 km railway between Durrës and the Tiranë Public Transport Terminal and construct a 5 km link to the international airport at Rinas. Both routes should be equipped with ETCS Level 1, ...
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Albania southern rail link proposed
EUROPE: Proposals to develop a 130 km rail link between southern Albania and northern Greece have been unveiled as part of the EU-funded Interreg IPA Cross-Border Co-operation Programme ‘Greece-Albania 2014-2020’. Under the CB Railway project launched in the Greek town of Kastoria on November 19, funding is being provided for ...
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Tiranë airport rail link tendering
ALBANIA: Companies have been invited to prequalify for a contract to rehabilitate the Durrës – Tiranë railway and construct a branch to serve Tiranë International Airport. National railway HSH is to fund the project using a €36·9m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and up to ...
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Trains return to outskirts of Tiranë
ALBANIA: A revived passenger service between Durrës and a modernised station at Kashar, 7·6 km from central Tiranë, were inaugurated by parliamentary Speaker Ilir Meta and Minister of Transport & Infrastructure Edmond Haxhinasto on May 26. Two coaches and a T669 diesel locomotive have been modernised for the service of ...
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Tiranë tram plans
ALBANIA: Provision for the construction of the first of two proposed tram lines is to be made during the construction of the Tiranë Public Transport Terminal, a rail, bus, minibus and taxi interchange to be developed in the northwest of the capital. TPTT is to replace the current city centre ...
