Kosovo’s rail infrastructure manager Infrakos says it has taken full management control of its stations and railway properties in northern Kosovo.
In practical terms, this is a governance and infrastructure-control step rather than the launch of a new rail service. Infrakos says signs and official markings have now been installed at stations in Zvečan, Leposavić, Lešak and Slatina.
The move matters because northern Kosovo has been one of the areas where Pristina’s control over public infrastructure has been contested. By taking over these railway assets, Infrakos says it can proceed with detailed project planning and work toward bringing the railway in this area into full operation under Kosovo’s infrastructure manager.
The section is described by Infrakos as part of the Corridor X rail axis, linking Kosovo’s network with routes through North Macedonia and wider international corridors. For the rail sector, the immediate meaning is that Kosovo is trying to place the northern rail infrastructure under a single legal and operational authority before further modernisation work.
The operation was supported by Kosovo’s government, including Prime Minister Albin Kurti, the interior ministry, the economy ministry, the infrastructure and transport ministry, and Kosovo Police. Infrakos presents the takeover as a prerequisite for railway rehabilitation and future use of the line for freight and wider network integration.
