Kumanovo railway station

Railway station in Kumanovo, North Macedonia

Kumanovo railway station
Железничка станица Куманово

View of the station buildings, October 2012

General information
Location| Zheleznichka Stanica bb, Kumanovo, North Macedonia
Coordinates| 42°07′48″N 21°41′06″E﻿ / ﻿42.1301°N 21.6850°E﻿ / 42.1301; 21.6850
Owned by| Makedonski Železnici
Line(s)| Corridor VIII
Corridor X
Train operators| Makedonski Železnici
Construction
Structure type| at-grade
Parking| yes
Other information
Status| Staffed
History
Electrified| Yes
Services
| Preceding station  |  Hellenic Train | Following station

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Makedonski Železnici
Tabanovce

towards Belgrade

|  | Hellas |  | Skopje

towards Thessaloniki

Location

Kumanovo

Location within North Macedonia

Kumanovo railway station (KRS) (Железничка станица Куманово) is the main railway station in Kumanovo, North Macedonia.

## History

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The station was built in the time of Ottoman Empire in 1873. Radomir Putnik was at the station in the First Balkan War. Former SFRY Marshal Josip Broz Tito visited Kumanovo on 7 March 1957 and was greeted from 50.000 people at the station.[1] In Oct 2015 several unexploded grenades were found at the Station, according to the Regional Crisis Management Center. In total 18x 60mm grenade launchers, 4x 75mm grenade launchers, 2x 20mm anti-aircraft bullets, 8x grenade launchers, and a single cracked shell casings were recovered. The area was later cleared, and the weapons removed to a safe location. [2]

In April 2021 it was announced that the station would be upgraded and modernized, as part of the IPA program and the plan for the construction of the first and second phases of Corridor 8, the railway from Kumanovo-Beljakovce-Kriva Palanka. It is expected the tender procedure to be completed by the summer and construction to begin soon after.[3][4]

## Facilities

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The station is staffed and can be contacted during opening hours.+389 (0) 31 / 421-707[5]

## Services

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The station is serviced by a number of local, long-distance, and international services, with six trains arriving from Skopje at 6:30, 8:20, 16:18, 19:00, 22:14, 23:00 daily, and two from Belgrade at 07:45 & 18:50, with six trains departing to Skopje 03:55, 05:27, 07:58, 16:50, 17:51, 20:27 and two for Belgrade at 08:51, 22:45 daily.[6]

## Controversy

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In 2011 international train Belgrade-Skopje was attacked near the station.[7]

## 2019 Fire

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On 12 August, at around 17:00 a large fire broke out near the Railway Station. The local fire brigade later reported that a large number of old thresholds (removed during the reconstruction and upgrade work) were set alight, which because they are covered with bitumen develop a high temperature and emitted toxic black smoke. The fire was contained and did not spread to other buildings. SIA Kumanovo reports that from 17.40 the railway traffic on the Kumanovo-Tabanovce line is interrupted. The cause of the fire is still unknown.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Посетите на Тито во Македонија, macedonium.org
2. ^ "Гранати најдени кај Железничката станица".
3. ^ "Ќе се реконструира железничката станица во Куманово – Кумановски Муабети".
4. ^ "Ќе се реконструира железничката станица во Куманово".
5. ^ "Сите Железнички Станици – Железници на Република Северна Македонија Транспорт А.Д. Скопје".
6. ^ "Со Воз". 29 September 2015.
7. ^ Каменуван воз на Железничка станица, kumanovonews.com, 11. 04. 2011
8. ^ "Горат Стари Прагови Кај Железничката Станица Во Куманово, Во Прекин Железничкиот Сообраќај Кон Србија". 12 August 2019.

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Kumanovo

Geography|

* Skopska Crna Gora
* Gradištanska planina
* German mountain
* Kumanovo River
* Kojnarka River

History|

* Timeline of Kumanovo

Places of interest|

| Buildings|

* Memorial Ossuary
* Zebrnjak
* Zanaetchiski Dom
* Kasapski Krug
* Clock Tower (former)
* Kumanovo Fortress (former)

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Monuments|

* Batko Gjorgjija
* Chetiri Bandere
* Josip Broz Tito
* Makedonka
* Pero Chicho
* Magdalena Antova
* Ajduchka Cheshma
* Menkova Koliba

Parks|

* Gradski Park
* Sokolana
* Shetalishte - Kej
* Kumanovska Banja

Squares|

* Nova Jugoslavija Square
* Josip Broz Tito Square

Bridges|

* Iskta bridge
* Mitev bridge
* Sredorek bridge

Streets|

* Ivo Lola Ribar Nagorichki sokak
* Done Bozinov Proevski sokak
* 11 Oktomvri Ukjumat sokak
* Narodna Revolucija Pchinski pat
* Nikola Tesla Vranjsko dzade
* Ilindenska Romanovski sokak

Cemetery|

* Kumanovo Town Cemetery
* Muslim cemetery

Religion|

| Religious organizations|

* MOC-OA
* IRC

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Orthodox
Churches and
Monasteries|

* St. Nikolas Old church
* Holy Trinity New church
* St. Archangel Michael Karposh
* St. George Near cemetery
* St. Petka Bedinje
* Resurrection of Christ Inside cemetery
* St. Mina Proevce
* St. George Tromegje
* Nagorichane Monastery
* Karpino Monastery
* Matejche Monastery

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Sunni Mosques|

* Cherkezi Mosque
* Willage Mosque D'lga
* Tatar Sinan Beg Mosque
* New Mosque
* Hadzi Shefket Mosque
* Osman Biligbash Mosque Lopate
* Romanovce Mosque
* Sopot Mosque
* Kodža Mehmet Beg Mosque Tabanovce

Catholic church|

* St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Kumanovo

Protestant church|

* Evangelic church of Kumanovo
* Adventist church of Kumanovo
* Jehovah's witnesses Church of Kumanovo

Museums and
Cultural Buildings|

* Museum Kumanovo
* Cultural Center "Trajko Prokopiev"
* House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš
* ASNOM Memorial Center
* Theater Kumanovo
* Art Gallery Kumanovo
* Kumanovo Library
* Kozjak cinema (former)
* Napredok cinema (former)

Local media|

| TV|

* TV+
* Festa
* Hana (former)
* K3 (former)
* KRT (former)
* TV Nova (former)
* TVK (former)
* KTL (former)

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Radio|

* Radio Bum
* Radio Bravo
* City FM (former)

Newspaper|

* Ploshtad (former)
* Nash Vesnik (former)
* Beseda (former)
* Kumanovski (former)
* Dedo Ivan (former)
* Oktobris (former)

Sport|

| Sport Centers|

* Gradski Stadium Kumanovo
* Sports Hall Kumanovo
* Sports Hall Sokolana
* Milano Arena
* Public swimming pool

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Sport Teams|

* FK Bashkimi
* 1947–2008
* 2011
* FK Goblen
* FK Karpoš 93
* GFK Kumanovo
* FK Milano
* KK Kumanovo
* RK Kumanovo
* ŽRK Kumanovo
* FHC Kumanovo
* OC Kumanovo

Education|

* Euro College
* State University of Tetovo - Faculty of Business Administration

Events|

* Days of Comedy
* International Art Colony
* Pivtijada
* Summer Jazz Festival (former)

Economy and
Transportation|

* List of companies in Kumanovo
* European route E75
* Pan-European Corridor X
* Pan-European Corridor VIII
* Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport
* Adzi Tepe Airport
* Kumanovo Bus Station
* Kumanovo Railway Station
* Mall Garnizon
* SUMA Shopping center
* Tush Market
* Ramstor Market
* Tinex Market

People|

* List of people from Kumanovo

Related|

* Kumanovo Agreement

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