Transportation Center Skopje is the main city bus and

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station in the

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capital

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Sk ...

. It was built after the

1963 Skopje earthquake The 1963 Skopje earthquake ( mk, Скопски земјотрес од 1963 година, Skopski zemjotres od 1963 godina) was a 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day North Macedonia), then part of ...

that destroyed the Original station buildings. The station is served by Long-distance trains to Belgrade,

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and

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, and Express routes to Thessaloniki, via

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that serve Skopje twice daily, once going to Thessaloniki and second time returning to Vienna, passing through Belgrade and Ljubljana. The Skopje railway station is 15 min walking from the main square Makedonija.

History

The station was built following the

that hit on 26 July 1963 which destroyed the Original station buildings. The old station building has become a symbol of the earthquake, with the clock stopped at 5.17 and now houses the Museum of the City of Skopje (Muzej na grad Skopje). After the earthquake, a project was started for a major reconstruction of the city, authored by

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, a Japanese architect, but which has not been fully implemented. The station was rebuilt in the Brutalist style of architecture. It was completed in 1981.

Services

The main north–south line from

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to the port of

in Greece on the

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( Corridor X), passes Skopje. Intercity trains link Skopje with, Kumanovo, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino (

Kavadarci Kavadarci ( mk, Кавадарци ) is a town in the Tikveš region of North Macedonia. In the heart of North Macedonia's wine country, it is home to the largest winery in Southeast Europe, named after the Tikveš plain. The town of Kavadarci i ...

Demir Kapija Demir Kapija ( mk, Демир Капија ) is a small town in North Macedonia, located near the ominous limestone gates of the same name. It has 3,725 inhabitants. The town is the seat of Demir Kapija Municipality. Etymology The name of the tow ...

, Miravci (

Valandovo Valandovo ( mk, Валандово ) is a small town in southeastern North Macedonia. The city is the seat of Valandovo Municipality. History Ancient Period Evidence of life can be found beginning in the 10th-7th centuries B.C. There is a settle ...

) and Gevgelija (

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) with

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and Greek railways. Connections to

Bulgarian State Railways The Bulgarian State Railways ( bg, Български държавни железници, translit=Balgarski darzhavni zheleznitsi, abbreviated as БДЖ, BDZ or BDŽ) are Bulgaria's state railway company and the largest railway carrier in the co ...

are via Niš in Serbia and via Thessaloniki in Greece. Intercity trains from Kosovo Railways link Skopje with Pristina.

Gallery

File:Skopje Old Station.JPG, Old station building, built in 1940, today housing a museum, April 2010. File:Skopje Transport Center.jpg, Part of the "Transport Center" complex in Skopje, which includes the Central Railway Station, the Intercity Bus Station, public city transport hub, postal hub, and a traffic control center. File:23.04.10 Skopje 441.107 & 712.107 (5821492431).jpg, Mid-afternoon at Skopje. On the left, 441.107 on the daytime service from Beograd to Thessaloniki which sits at Skopje for about half an hour. On the right, DMU on a late departing service to Kičevo., April 2010. File:Macedonia (5881146055).jpg, EMU MŽ 412 at Skopje train station, June 2011. File:Skopje train station by jcornelius 11.jpg, DMU MŽ 711 at Skopje train station, April 2017.

References

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

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