Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
Railway corridor X in Republic of Macedonia, which is an essential element of the central transport
network, starting north of the border crossing Tabanovce and ends in the southern border near
Gevgelija, Bogorodica.the sub – section X-d of corridor X starts and ends at the border crossing
Kremenica near Bitola. The total length of the route of corridor X, Tabanovce - Skopje - Veles -
Gevgelija is 215,7 km, while the total length of the route of corridor X-d Veles - Bitola - Kremenica is
145,3 km.
Figure 3: Railway corridor X in the Republic of Macedonia
Most of the railway infrastructure in the Republic of Macedonia has not been renovated in the last 30
years. Eight percent were rehabilitated in the past 10 years. 20 years ago through the Macedonian
railways transported 10 million tons of goods per year, and 3 to 4 million tons today.
The rehabilitation of corridor X on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia has become a priority of
the Ministry of Transport. Connection on the state with the railways of the countries in the
neighborhood is of primary strategic importance to economic development and the development of
bilateral and multilateral exchange of goods and people. From a strategic point of view the state would
have a huge benefit because Republic of Macedonia has no outlet to the sea and there is a need for
rail connectivity to ports in neighboring countries. Rail transport in terms of the same would have
greater competitive ability when the country's railways are connected to another network of railways
neighboring country.
Revitalization of the railways under the regional development especially that of the neighboring
countries and taking into account the geographical transit benefits will significantly contribute to the
intensification of freight transport through the Republic of Macedonia. There is a general need for:
Reducing operating and administrative delays at rail crossings;
Restructuring, commercialization and sharing of infrastructure and operational activities under
EU norms;
Determination of commonly needed services and establishment of mechanisms for obtaining
subsidies, and
Overcoming the problem of railway finances and the need for ranking future activities to
eliminate or greatly reduce the current deficit, and at the same time provide equipping railways
for its key role in the long-term plan of the Macedonian and transport policy of European
Union.
With the rehabilitation of the railway infrastructure in the Republic of Macedonia as a strategic
transport point in the region to boost ties with neighboring countries, but also and the flow of goods
from and to Republic of Macedonia. Will increase the capacity of the corridor X, will increase the
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