Lezhë
Hekurudha Shqiptare
The station in 2010
General information
Coordinates41°46′50″N 19°38′20″E / 41.7805°N 19.6388°E / 41.7805; 19.6388
Line(s)Shkodër-Vorë railway
Platforms1
History
OpenedApril 1981
Location
Lezhë is located in Albania
Lezhë
Lezhë
Location within Albania

Lezhë railway station serves the town of Lezhë in northwest Albania.

The line was opened in 1981. It was a terminal station until the extension to Shkodër was completed the following year.[1] Like most other railway stations in Albania, Lezhë has become underused since the rise in private car ownership following the end of the communist regime in the 1990s.

Lezhë is one of the larger, more substantial stations on the line, and formerly had a number of facilities; it once had a bar, which was privatised in 1993.[2]

In 2013, the Municipality of Lezhë announced a plan to build a large new business park in the city, which would include a new, improved freight facility for the station, though it is unclear whether this plan will be carried out.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Opening Dates of HSH Standard Gauge Lines". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "The history of commerce development in the city of Lezha" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sustainable Development Strategic Plan for Lezha Community" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2018.


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