North Macedonia - General Information
Country Name
Macedonia (Makedonija)
National railway system
National Railway Operator
Makedonski Železnici (MŽ) In Macedonian only, using Cyrillic script. This is a new web site as at 11 December 2011, and appears to have many broken links.
Infrastructure Authority
There is no separate Infrastructure Authority in Macedonia.
Language
Macedonian, using Cyrillic script.
Currency
Macedonian Denar (MKD); 1MKD = 100 Deni
UIC code
numeric 65; alpha MK
Timetable
Journey Planner
The Macedonian railways website (only in Macedonian, using Cyrillic script) has a journey planner, but as at 1 January 2014 it appears to be faulty.
Downloadable Timetable
Vozen Red 2014 - 2015 in Macedonian (using Cyrillic script) and English.
Printed Timetable
None known.
Engineering Information
None.
Bus Information
A useful site is BalkanViator
Maps
Printed Maps
- European Railway Atlas: Scandinavia and Eastern Europe by M.G. Ball (1993) (ISBN 0-7110-2072-4)
- European Railway Atlas by M.G. Ball (2008 onwards)
Web-based Maps
- Thorsten Büker's Map of Albania and Macedonia and Map of Skopje.
Gauge
Standard.
Electrification
25kV 50Hz.
Rule of the road
Right.
Other Railways
None.
Tourist Lines
None.
Metro
None.
Trams
None.
Recent and future changes
The Gevgelija - Idomeni cross-border service into Greece ceased from 13 February 2011, as for all other border crossings with Greece. A weekly summer-only service reportedly ran between July and September 2012. However, a Beograd - Skopje - Thessaloniki summer overnight service was reintroduced from 10 May 2014.
Trains between Skopje and Kičevo were suspended in June 2001 because of the political situation near the border with Albania, but have now been reinstated.
Special Notes
None.
