Durrës railway station
Railway station in Durrës, Albania
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Durrës railway station (Albanian: Stacioni hekurudhor i Durrësit) is the main railway terminal 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, close to the Port of Durrës, at the intersection of Rruga Adria and Rruga Egnatia. There is also a station for intercity buses in front of the railway station building.
Durrës railway station Stacioni hekurudhor i Durrësit | |||||||
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Front facade of Durrës station | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Durrës Albania | ||||||
| Coordinates | 41.3179°N 19.455°E | ||||||
| System | Terminal railway station | ||||||
| Operator | Hekurudha Shqiptare | ||||||
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||
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| Website | https://hekurudha.al/ | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1949 | ||||||
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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.[1]
History
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.[2] 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 Durrës and the capital Tirana were put into service.[2]
In 2014, the façade of the station was rebuilt and some services were modernized.
Architecture
The modernist station building was built between 1940 and 1949.
