Vlorë railway station is a

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serving the city of

Vlorë Vlorë ( ; ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surr ...

in southwestern

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, the third most populous city of the

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. The station is the southern

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of the Durrës-Vlorë railway line, and is the southernmost station on the Albanian railway network. It opened in 1985 when the railway line was extended from

Nartë Nartë ( sq-definite, Narta; , also Άρτα, ''Arta'' or Παλαιοάρτα, ''Palioarta'') is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. It is situated northwest of the city of ...

to Vlorë.

History

Vlorë station opened on 14 October 1985, when the railway section from Nartë to Vlorë came into service. The station building was designed by a team led by architect Arben Meksi, who was actively involved during construction between 1983 and 1985, collaborating with the project manager, engineer P. Adhami. The result was a compact volume, arranged horizontally, with level differences that highlight the central entrance area. For functional reasons, the architect wanted the route from the square in front of the station to the platforms to be as short and unobstructed as possible, and passengers getting off the train cross through an underground passage that reaches the northern part of the building. On the second floor there is a restaurant with a kitchen and an open bar. The walls are decorated with artwork, mosaics and decorative plaster tiles.

Services

In 2012, there was only one pair of trains running from Vlorë to Tirana and back: the train left Vlorë at 05:00, arrived in Tirana at 10:45, returned at 14:20 and arrived in Vlorë at 20:10. A limited service was still in operation on the line until 2015, but passenger services no longer run south of Fier. and do not reach Vlorë. In that year, a train set departed from Vlorë at 05:00 and arrived in Kashar at 10:52. The return train left Kashar at 13:15 and arrived in Vlorë at 19.00. In February 2016, a private rail company, Albrail, received a concession to start transporting

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from Fier to Vlorë in December 2018.

Gallery

File:Vlora train station.JPG, Street facade of the station building in 2014 File:03.10.13 Vlorë T669.1041 (10101283723).jpg, HSH train to

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at Vlorë station in October 2013 File:Vlore train station engine T669.JPG, HSH engine at Vlorë station in April 2014

References

External links

Albrail
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, operator of the Fier-Vlorë railway line Vlorë Railway stations in Albania opened in 1985 {{Albania-transport-stub