North Macedonia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated 15 December 2024 to 13 December 2025. Standard abbreviations are explained here.
Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 3) by M.G. Ball.
Obscure services
Bitola - Žabeni
(ERA-E 104C3; ERA-R 226A1) MK25/1
A single pair of trains started running daily from 1 February 2023, as extensions to the existing scheduled trains 641 and 642 beyond Bitola and were shown in the PDF timetable on the ŽRSMI website. A passenger visiting on 29 March 2023 found that the trains actually did operate, despite the printed departure and arrival sheets at both Bitola and Skopje still not having been updated. The departure display screens at Skopje also did not show the revised workings.
These trains were suspended between Skopje and Bitola with effect from 25 October 2023 due to lack of resources and the assumption was that the service onwards to Žabeni also ceased. ŽRSMT announced reinstatement of the services from 22 March 2024 (train 641) and 27 March 2024 (train 642) but only mentioned Bitola as their end point, although pictures have been posted on social media showing trains at Žabeni so it is assumed that they are operating throughout as shown in the timetable. Any reports regarding these services would be appreciated by the compilers.
| 641 | 07:06 Skopje - 10:45 Bitola - Žabeni | ||
| 642 | 11:15 Žabeni - Bitola - Skopje |
Other sparse services
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than three trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday:
| - | Skopje - Kumanovo | A service of two train pairs daily was restored from 5 February 2025. |
| - | Veles - Gevgelija | Two trains pairs daily from December 2024, through services from/to Skopje. |
| - | Veles - Kočani | The 2024-25 timetable shows a pair of trains again on this line but with a note that they are temporarily not operating. The hope is to restart them in mid-2025 |
| - | Skopje - Đorče Petrov - Kičevo | The 2024-25 timetable shows a pair of trains again on this line but with a note that they are temporarily not operating. The hope is to restart them in mid-2025 |
Deletions since previous edition
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