Transport in North Macedonia
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The following is a summary of the transport system of the Republic of North Macedonia.
Railways
total:
925 km (575 mi)
(699 km (437 miles) of open track and 225 km (140 mi) of station/industrial track)
standard gauge:
925 km (575 mi) 1.435-m gauge (312 km electrified, all 25 kV 50 Hz)
note:
a new 56 km (35 mi) extension of the Kumanovo-Beljakovce line to the Bulgarian border is under construction.
Restructuring of national railway MZ into infrastructure and operating companies completed in July 2007.
Railway links with adjacent countries
Serbia - yes
Kosovo - yes
Bulgaria - no
Greece - yes
Albania - no
Maps
UN Map
UNHCR Atlas Map
Roads
14,410 km (8,950 mi) total (2021)
335 km of motorways (2021)
Motorways
A-1
Tabanovce - Kumanovo - Miladinovci - Petrovec - Veles - Gradsko - Negotino - Demir Kapija - Gevgelija
A-2
Deve Bair - Kriva Palanka - Kumanovo - Skopje - Tetovo - Gostivar - Kičevo - Struga - Qafë Thanë
A-3
Ohrid - Resen - Bitola - Prilep - Veles - Štip - Kočani - Delčevo
(M-5K1 Bitola - Medžitlija)
A-4
Blace - Skopje - Petrovec - Miladinovci - Sveti Nikole - Štip - Radoviš - Strumica - Novo Selo
The first motorway in the country was the Kumanovo-Petrovec section of the A-1, opened for traffic in 1979 as part of the Brotherhood and Unity Highway which linked Central Europe to Athens.
In 2025 the country had 335 kilometers (208 mi) of motorways, with additional 167km under construction
E-roads
The E-road network in North Macedonia consists of:
E65
E75
E852
E871
Road rules
The traffic signs adhere to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.
Lights must be on all the time, seatbelts are mandatory for passengers in the front and drivers are forbidden to speak on a mobile phone while driving.
The general speed limits are:
in inhabited areas 50 km/h (31 mph)
outside of inhabited areas 90 km/h (56 mph)
on expressways 110 km/h (68 mph)
on motorways 130 km/h (81 mph)
Waterways
None.
Lake transport (tourist and recreational boats) only, on the Greek and Albanian borders.
Pipelines
Oil 120 km (75 mi) (2004)
Gas 268 km (167 mi) (2004)
Ports and harbours
North Macedonia has no sea access.
There are marinas for mostly recreational traffic on Ohrid Lake and other natural and artificial lakes.
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