Kashar railway station

Kashar railway station serves the municipality of Kashar in Albania.

Kashar
Hekurudha Shqiptare
The station on reopening in 2015
Coordinates41.3585°N 19.7409°E / 41.3585; 19.7409
Line(s)Durrës–Tiranë
Platforms1
History
Opened1949
Rebuilt2015

The branch from Vora to Tirana was closed in 2013 and passenger workings were replaced by a bus service.[1] In 2015, the bus journey was shortened when Kashar station re-opened with the benefit of a refurbishment, allowing travelers to journey to at least the outskirts of Tirana. The new service was inaugurated on 26 May by Ilir Meta (then Parliamentary Speaker) and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Edmond Haxhinasto.[2] Despite the optimism which accompanied the refurbishment and reopening of Kashar station, Tirana's mayor, Lulzim Basha has criticised the delay in the reopening of the remainder of the line to Tirana, as Kashar is still ten kilometers away from the city centre, with the distance and the slow operating speeds meaning that the service is underused.[3]

References
  1. "Europe's quietest railway stations, Independent". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Railway Gazette". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "Tirana Times". Retrieved 22 September 2017.


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