The east railway line (Border with Serbia – Podujevo – Fushe Kosove / Kosovo Polje) branches from Corridor X in Nis (Serbia), between Belgrade and Skopje, and forms a shorter connection between Corridor X and Railway Route 10. Due to significant damages in the 1990s, the line is out of function.
Taking into consideration the outcomes of the Feasibility Study for the general rehabilitation of east-west railway lines in Kosovo* which was financed by WBIF and completed in 2013, there is an economic justification for the general rehabilitation and modernisation of this line.
As a continuation, under this TA grant, WBIF has financed the preparation of the Preliminary Design and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the rehabilitation of the Fushe Kosova/Kosovo Polje – Podujevo railway line.
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence
