Bajzë Rail Station
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Bajzë Rail Station
Stacioni Hekurudhor i Bajzë |
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Bajzë Albania |
| Coordinates | 42°16′41″N 19°25′22″E / 42.27806°N 19.42278°ECoordinates: 42°16′41″N 19°25′22″E / 42.27806°N 19.42278°E |
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| Opened | 1985 |
The Bajzë Rail Station (Albanian: Stacioni Hekurudhor i Bajzë) is a railway station located in Bajzë, Albania. It is operated by Hekurudha Shqiptare (Albanian Railways)) and part of Montenegrin-Albanian cross-border freight line between Podgorica, capital of Montengero, and Shkodër, Albania. Two freight trains pass daily through the station, hauling over 10,000 tonnes of commodities monthly. Long term plans exist to establish and operate international passenger trains between Albania and Montenegro via Bajzë. The vast majority of Albanian entrepreneurs import their goods through the railway line from all over Europe, as transport through train is about 50% cheaper than road transport. Cleaning of toxic chemicals, which had been dumped during 1991-1992, finished in 2009.
The Shkodër-Podgorica freight line was built between 1984 and 1985. It began operations on 11 January 1985 with regular traffic beginning 6 August 1986. The line fell into disuse in 1991 due to trade sanctions of Yugoslavia. The Bajzë-Shkodër line (with the exception of Han i Hotit) gradually reopened beginning in 1992, officially reopening in February 1996. A reopening of the Han i Hotit-Bajzë line was scheduled for 15 November 1996 but was cancelled. The track was later badly damaged due to civil unrest in 1997.
In April 2002, reconstruction of the line between the Montenegrin border at Han i Hotit and Bajzë was completed. Before it was connected with the rest of the Albanian railway network, the Hani i Hotit-Bajzë line had transported a total of 4,800 tonnes of commodities. By March 2003, the line between Bajzë and Shkodër was completed with 365 million lek funded by the Albanian government. A ceremony held on 6 March 2003 officially marked the opening of the Bajzë - Shkodër. As a sign of mutual cooperation, then Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano and a then Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister traveled to Tuzi in Montenegro on a special train operating on this line.
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