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Železnici na Republika Severna Makedonija Transport

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Public enterprise for railways in North Macedonia

Železnici na Republika Severna Makedonija (ŽRSM; Macedonian: Железници на Република Северна Македонија (ЖРСМ), "Railways of the Republic of North Macedonia") was the public enterprise for railways in North Macedonia. In 2007 it was split into railway operation company ŽRSM Transport and the infrastructure company ŽRSM Infrastruktura. North Macedonia is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).2 It is headquartered in Skopje.1 It employed 691 people in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1944Founded1
  • Industrytransport industry1
  • HeadquartersSkopje1
  • Websitemzt.mk
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Skopje train station by jcornelius 21
Photo: Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Železnici na Republika Severna Makedonija (ŽRSM; Macedonian: Железници на Република Северна Македонија (ЖРСМ), "Railways of the Republic of North Macedonia") was the public enterprise for railways in North Macedonia. In 2007 it was split into railway operation company ŽRSM Transport and the infrastructure company ŽRSM Infrastruktura.2

Corporate structure

Železnici na Republika Severna Makedonija Transport sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Železnici na Republika Severna Makedonija Transport Skopje

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

The main north–south line from Niš in Serbia to the port of Thessaloniki in Greece on the Aegean Sea (Corridor X), passes through Kumanovo, Skopje, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino, Demir Kapija, Miravci and Gevgelija.

Intercity trains link Kumanovo, Skopje, Zelenikovo, Veles, Negotino (Kavadarci), Demir Kapija, Miravci (Valandovo) and Gevgelija (Bogdanci) with Serbian Railways and Greek railways.

Connections to Bulgarian State Railways are via Niš in Serbia and via Thessaloniki in Greece.

Intercity trains from Kosovo Railways link Skopje with Pristina.

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In 2010, Makedonski Železnici joined Cargo 10, a joint venture with other railways in the region.

From Wikipedia’s article on Železnici na Republika Severna Makedonija, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Government of North Macedonia

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Yugoslav Railways1
  2. Succeeded by ŽRSM Infrastruktura1

Employees over time

  • 20236911

Timeline

  1. Dec 1944Founded Founded1

Sources

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