Transport in Albania has undergone a series of significant changes over the past 20 years after the development of national infrastructure, such as the construction of roads, the development of urban transport, the improvement of air transportation, and so on. These innovations have played an important role in the recovery of the national economy.
Rail Transport
The first railway was built in 1947 ; she connected the seaport of Durres with Tirana and Elbasan . The length of railways 447 km Railway gauge 1435 mm.
The only railway line connecting Albania with the rest of the world is the Shkoder - Podgorica line (the capital of Montenegro ). This single line runs along the shores of Lake Skadar . It was built in the early 1980s, it moved from 1986 to the early 1990s. Since 2004, the movement resumed. There is no passenger message, only freight trains go.