Transportation Center Skopje

Transportation Center Skopje is the main city bus and railway station[1] in the Republic of North Macedonia capital Skopje. It was built after the 1963 Skopje earthquake that destroyed the Original station buildings. The station is served by Long-distance trains to Belgrade, Thessaloniki, Athens and Ljubljana, and Express routes to Thessaloniki, via Vienna that serve Skopje twice daily, once going to Thessaloniki and second time returning to Vienna, passing through Belgrade and Ljubljana. The Skopje railway station is 15 min walking from the main square Makedonija.[2]

Transportation Center Skopje
Skopje Train and Bus Station from Mount Vodno
General information
LocationBul. Kuzman Josifovski Pitu 1000 Skopje
Greater Skopje
North Macedonia
Coordinates41.9909°N 21.4465°E / 41.9909; 21.4465
Owned byMakedonski Železnici
Operated byMakedonski Železnici
Line(s)Skopje - Tabanovce
Skopje - Veles
Skopje - Kičevo
Skopje - Thessaloniki
Platforms2
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
ArchitectKenzo Tange
History
Opened1940
Rebuilt1971-1981
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station
Makedonski Železnici
Kumanovo
towards Belgrade
 Hellas Veles
towards Thessaloniki
Location
Transportation Center Skopje is located in North Macedonia
Transportation Center Skopje
Transportation Center Skopje
Location within North Macedonia

History

The station was built following the 1963 Skopje earthquake that hit on 26 July 1963 which destroyed the Original station buildings. The old station building has become a symbol of the earthquake, with the clock stopped at 5.17 and now houses the Museum of the City of Skopje (Muzej na grad Skopje). After the earthquake, a project was started for a major reconstruction of the city, authored by Kenzo Tange, a Japanese architect, but which has not been fully implemented. The station was rebuilt in the Brutalist style of architecture. It was completed in 1981.

Services

The main north–south line from Niš in Serbia to the port of Thessaloniki in Greece on the Aegean Sea (Corridor X), passes Skopje. Intercity trains link Skopje with, Kumanovo, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino (Kavadarci), Demir Kapija, Miravci (Valandovo) and Gevgelija (Bogdanci) with Serbian Railways and Greek railways. Connections to Bulgarian State Railways are via Niš in Serbia and via Thessaloniki in Greece. Intercity trains from Kosovo Railways link Skopje with Pristina.

  • Old station building, built in 1940, today housing a museum, April 2010.
    Old station building, built in 1940, today housing a museum, April 2010.
  • Part of the "Transport Center" complex in Skopje, which includes the Central Railway Station, the Intercity Bus Station, public city transport hub, postal hub, and a traffic control center.
    Part of the "Transport Center" complex in Skopje, which includes the Central Railway Station, the Intercity Bus Station, public city transport hub, postal hub, and a traffic control center.
  • Mid-afternoon at Skopje. On the left, 441.107 on the daytime service from Beograd to Thessaloniki which sits at Skopje for about half an hour. On the right, DMU on a late departing service to Kičevo., April 2010.
    Mid-afternoon at Skopje. On the left, 441.107 on the daytime service from Beograd to Thessaloniki which sits at Skopje for about half an hour. On the right, DMU on a late departing service to Kičevo., April 2010.
  • EMU MŽ 412 at Skopje train station, June 2011.
    EMU MŽ 412 at Skopje train station, June 2011.
  • DMU MŽ 711 at Skopje train station, April 2017.
    DMU MŽ 711 at Skopje train station, April 2017.

References
  1. "Skopje travel".
  2. "Skopje | how to get in Skopje - Skopje transport".


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