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Skopje–Bitola line

Skopje → Bitola · North Macedonia

Climbs from the Vardar at Veles over the Babuna mountains on the looping Bogomila grade before dropping onto the Pelagonia plain to Bitola.

Distance
178 km
Fastest time
3 h 45 min
Average speed
47 km/h
Top speed
100 km/h

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Skopje–Bitola line, Skopje to Bitola
Photo · Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stations

  1. 0 kmSkopje +1
  2. 4 kmLisiče +1
  3. 10 kmDračevo +1
  4. 16 kmJane Sandanski +1
  5. 17 kmOreshani +1
  6. 19 kmZelenikovo Novo +1
  7. Show 27 more stations
    1. 22 kmZelenikovo +1
    2. 25 kmSmesnitsa +1
    3. 27 kmKadina Reka +1
    4. 33 kmPchinja +1
    5. 38 kmRajko Jinzifov +1
    6. 48 kmVeles +1
    7. 53 kmPrevalec
    8. 55 kmTopolka
    9. 62 kmČaška
    10. 70 kmStari Grad
    11. 73 kmMartolci
    12. 78 kmVasil Antevski-Dren
    13. 83 kmTeovo
    14. 85 kmSogle
    15. 89 kmBistrica
    16. 91 kmBogomila
    17. 97 kmOreše
    18. 105 kmGostiražni
    19. 111 kmSlepče
    20. 116 kmBrailovo
    21. 122 kmSenokos
    22. 132 kmPrilep
    23. 139 kmGalitchani
    24. 145 kmZagorani
    25. 146 kmBakarno Gumno
    26. 150 kmTrojkrsti
    27. 152 kmNovoselani
  8. 154 kmLoznani
  9. 158 kmVasharejca
  10. 159 kmDamjan (Dame) Gruev
  11. 169 kmNikola Karev
  12. 175 kmBitola

The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

  • Line drawn from 3 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 17929127 (123 km), relation 14215079 (45 km), relation 15437481 (1 km), 169 km of the route between them
  • Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
  • Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 643

Questions and answers

How long is the Skopje–Bitola line?

The Skopje–Bitola line runs 178 km from Skopje to Bitola.

How long does the Skopje–Bitola line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 45 min for the 178 km. That is an average of 47 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.

Who runs the Skopje–Bitola line?

MŽ Transport, with CRRC DMU.

How old is the Skopje–Bitola line?

The line has been in service since 1936. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Skopje–Bitola line run?

2 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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