Kosovo takes over management of rail facilities in the north

Between seventy and eighty employees of Serbia's Infrastruktura železnice Srbije lost access to their workplaces; Serbia's construction ministry condemns the move as unilateral and unlawful, and Infrakos says it will use the takeover to speed up the detailed project and full commissioning of the line in the north.

On the morning of 28 May 2026 the Kosovo administration took control of the rail infrastructure in the north of the country: signs were replaced at the stations of Zvečan, Leposavić, Leshak and Slatina, and employees of Serbia's Infrastruktura železnice Srbije had to leave their workplaces. The infrastructure company Infrakos thereby manages all facilities and properties in the north and says it wants to speed up implementation of the detailed project and full commissioning of the line, which Infrakos says belongs to Corridor X. Serbia's construction ministry condemns the action as unilateral and unlawful and promises support to the affected employees, between seventy and eighty according to its figures; Kosovo's acting interior minister Xhelal Sveçla points out that laws must apply across the whole territory. (LOK Report, 29 May 2026)