Makedonski Železnici
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| National railway | Makedonski Železnici | ||||
| Infrastructure company | Makedonski Železnici - Infrastruktura | ||||
| Statistics | |||||
| Passenger km | 154.705.000 | ||||
| System length | |||||
| Total | 925 kilometres (575 mi) | ||||
| Electrified | 315 kilometres (196 mi) | ||||
| Track gauge | |||||
| Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| Electrification | |||||
| Main | 25 kV 50 Hz AC | ||||
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| No. stations | 117 | ||||
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Makedonski Železnici (MŽ) (Македонски Железници, Macedonian Railways) is the public enterprise for railways in the Republic of Macedonia. Railway operations are run by Makedonski Železnici and the infrastructure maintained by Makedonski Železnici - Infrastruktura.
The Republic of Macedonia is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for the Republic of Macedonia is 65.
Macedonian Railways operates 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge gauge rail tracks in Macedonia and maintains 925 km (575 mi) of lines, 315 km (196 mi) of which are electrified with the 25 kV 50 Hz AC system.
Macedonian Railways operates a large number of train sets, which consist of passenger trains (Diesel and electric trains) and freight trains.
A contract for the purchase of 6 new passenger train sets, manufactured by China's CRRC Corporation at the Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works, was signed in 2014. The first train-set is expected to arrive in August 2015. Each train consists of 3 rail cars, and is designed to carry 200 passengers. They will be used on routes from Skopje to Bitola, Gevgelija, Tetovo, Kumanovo, and Veles. This is the first time Macedonia buys new passenger train sets since its independence, and the first time a Chinese EMU or DMU manufacturer enters the European market.
The first standard gauge line in the area, from Skopje to Thessaloniki was built in 1873 during Ottoman rule.
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