Durrës railway station

Durrës railway station (Albanian: Stacioni hekurudhor i Durrësit) is the main railway station serving the port city of Durrës in central Albania, the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania. It is located in the city centre, near the local port, at the intersection of Rruga Adria and Rruga Egnatia. There is also a station for intercity buses in front of the railway station building. The station is the hub of the Albanian railway network, and is connected by rail to other cities in Albania, including the capital of Tirana, Vlorë, Elbasan and Shkodër. It is located in the city centre, close to the Port of Durrës.

Durrës Stacioni hekurudhor i Durrësit
Terminal railway station
Front facade of Durrës station
General information
Location	Albania
Coordinates	41.3179°N 19.455°E / 41.3179; 19.455
Operated by	Hekurudha Shqiptare
Line(s)	Durrës–Tiranë Durrës-Vlorë
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1949
Location Durrës Location within Albania Durrës Durrës (Europe)

History

The modernist building was built between 1940 and 1949. The establishment of the station and the railway connection to the largest Albanian port was already foreseen by the Italian occupation administration during the Second World War; it was implemented only after the end of the conflict. The station came into operation in 1947, with the opening of the railway line from Durrës to Peqin, the first standard-gauge railway line in Albania. before the country's first full-length railway section was completed. The official commissioning took place on 23 February 1949, when the Tirana station and the line between Drač and the capital Tirana were put into service. In 2014, the façade of the station was rebuilt and some services were modernized.

See also

• Durrës–Tiranë railway
• Durrës–Vlorë railway

External links

• (in Albanian and English) Hekurudha Shqiptare (Albanian Railways)