The rehabilitation of the existing Durrës-Tirana (PTT) line to comply with European standards, improvements to railway infrastructures and services to ensure high safety and interoperability levels.
The construction of the new rail link / branch line to Tirana International Airport.
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The installation of a modern signalling and telecommunications system.
The resolution of accessibility and line crossing problems (to render the system safe). Improvements to existing technological systems, to increase the speed and capacity of each line, in compliance with European standards, which will contribute to future extensions to the Albanian rail network towards the south and towards the eastern Balkans.
The design of the Durrës-Tirana line – Tirana Public Transport Terminal (PTT) and the new railway link with the Airport (TIA) consists of:
Section “A”, 34,170 meters long, connecting Durrës to Tirana (PTT Terminal)
A new triangular intersection towards Tirana International Airport (TIA)
“Section C”, 5,697 meters long, consisting of the new railway link between Rinas Airport (TIA) and the new Durrës-Tirana line
The railway network in Albania has not benefited from any major overhaul since its commissioning. It currently allows for travel speeds under 60 km/h. It has not been electrified and the telecommunication and signaling system is obsolete, causing frequent interruptions in traffic. As a result, passenger services are seasonal and freight transport is inefficient.
This project aims to rehabilitate the railway sections between the Capital, Tirana, and the main port of Durres (34.5 km) as well as to build 7.4 km of new railway track between Tirana and Rinas international airport. Nearly 1.5 million people (one-third of the country’s population) live in the area serviced by this section and the two cities are the largest in Albania.
To date, the WBIF has contributed €2.75 in grants towards the costs associated with preparing the project for the investment stage, out of which €1.5 has been provided by the EU. In addition, a €35.5 million EU grant has been allocated in 2016, under the Connectivity Agenda, towards the investment works. The project is currently at the Detailed Design stage.
The project complements two other planned improvements on Corridor VIII and Route 2 sections on the Mediterranean Corridor in Albania, as follows:
Route 2: Durrës – Vora – Shkodra – Hani Hotit/border with Montenegro (140 km)
Corridor VIII: Durrës – Vlore – Pogradec/border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (137 km).
Once complete, these two additional sections will ensure interoperable and multimodal transport connections between Albania and North Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as further transport links with Greece and Bulgaria.
