Albania to electrify Vorë–Hani i Hotit railway to Montenegro border
- Location
- Vorë, Krujë, Kurbin, Lezhë, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër, Malësi e Madhe – Western Albanian lowlands to the Montenegro border · 🇦🇱 Albania
- Project
- Vorë–Hani i Hotit Railway (Rehabilitation and Electrification)
- Investment
- approx. EUR 356 million (EU/WBIF grants plus EIB and EBRD loans of about EUR 100 million each)
- Status
- Tendering/planning stage (construction start planned from around 2027)
The roughly 120 km railway line between Vorë and Hani i Hotit on the Montenegro border – Albania's only cross-border rail link – is to be electrified and modernised for about EUR 356 million, including 12 new stations and speeds up to 120 km/h. Operations have been suspended since the November 2019 earthquake damaged the Ishëm river bridge; construction is expected to start around 2027, with completion targeted for the late 2020s.
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