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Kumanovo railway station Железничка станица Куманово
View of the station buildings, October 2012
General information
Location	Zheleznichka Stanica bb, Kumanovo, North Macedonia
Coordinates	42°07′48″N 21°41′06″E / 42.1301°N 21.6850°E / 42.1301; 21.6850
Owned by	Makedonski Železnici
Line(s)	Corridor VIII Corridor X
Train operators	Makedonski Železnici
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Hellenic Train Following station Makedonski Železnici Tabanovcetowards Belgrade Hellas Skopjetowards Thessaloniki
Location KumanovoLocation within North Macedonia

Kumanovo railway station (KRS) (Железничка станица Куманово) is the main railway station in Kumanovo, North Macedonia.

History

The station was built in the time of Ottoman Empire in 1873. Radomir Putnik was at the station in the First Balkan War. Former SFRY Marshal Josip Broz Tito visited Kumanovo on 7 March 1957 and was greeted from 50.000 people at the station. In Oct 2015 several unexploded grenades were found at the Station, according to the Regional Crisis Management Center. In total 18x 60mm grenade launchers, 4x 75mm grenade launchers, 2x 20mm anti-aircraft bullets, 8x grenade launchers, and a single cracked shell casings were recovered. The area was later cleared, and the weapons removed to a safe location.

In April 2021 it was announced that the station would be upgraded and modernized, as part of the IPA program and the plan for the construction of the first and second phases of Corridor 8, the railway from Kumanovo-Beljakovce-Kriva Palanka. It is expected the tender procedure to be completed by the summer and construction to begin soon after.

Facilities

The station is staffed and can be contacted during opening hours.+389 (0) 31 / 421-707

Services

The station is serviced by a number of local, long-distance, and international services, with six trains arriving from Skopje at 6:30, 8:20, 16:18, 19:00, 22:14, 23:00 daily, and two from Belgrade at 07:45 & 18:50, with six trains departing to Skopje 03:55, 05:27, 07:58, 16:50, 17:51, 20:27 and two for Belgrade at 08:51, 22:45 daily.

Controversy

In 2011 international train Belgrade-Skopje was attacked near the station.

2019 Fire

On 12 August, at around 17:00 a large fire broke out near the Railway Station. The local fire brigade later reported that a large number of old thresholds (removed during the reconstruction and upgrade work) were set alight, which because they are covered with bitumen develop a high temperature and emitted toxic black smoke. The fire was contained and did not spread to other buildings. SIA Kumanovo reports that from 17.40 the railway traffic on the Kumanovo-Tabanovce line is interrupted. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

References

1. Посетите на Тито во Македонија, macedonium.org
2. "Гранати најдени кај Железничката станица".
3. "Ќе се реконструира железничката станица во Куманово – Кумановски Муабети".
4. "Ќе се реконструира железничката станица во Куманово".
5. "Сите Железнички Станици – Железници на Република Северна Македонија Транспорт А.Д. Скопје".
6. "Со Воз". 29 September 2015.
7. Каменуван воз на Железничка станица, kumanovonews.com, 11. 04. 2011
8. "Горат Стари Прагови Кај Железничката Станица Во Куманово, Во Прекин Железничкиот Сообраќај Кон Србија". 12 August 2019.

v t e Kumanovo
Geography	Skopska Crna Gora Gradištanska planina German mountain Kumanovo River Kojnarka River
History	Timeline of Kumanovo
Places of interest	Buildings Memorial Ossuary Zebrnjak Zanaetchiski Dom Kasapski Krug Clock Tower (former) Kumanovo Fortress (former) Monuments Batko Gjorgjija Chetiri Bandere Josip Broz Tito Makedonka Pero Chicho Magdalena Antova Ajduchka Cheshma Menkova Koliba Parks Gradski Park Sokolana Shetalishte - Kej Kumanovska Banja Squares Nova Jugoslavija Square Josip Broz Tito Square Bridges Iskta bridge Mitev bridge Sredorek bridge Streets Ivo Lola Ribar Nagorichki sokak Done Bozinov Proevski sokak 11 Oktomvri Ukjumat sokak Narodna Revolucija Pchinski pat Nikola Tesla Vranjsko dzade Ilindenska Romanovski sokak Cemetery Kumanovo Town Cemetery Muslim cemetery
Religion	Religious organizations MOC-OA IRC Orthodox Churches and Monasteries St. Nikolas Old church Holy Trinity New church St. Archangel Michael Karposh St. George Near cemetery St. Petka Bedinje Resurrection of Christ Inside cemetery St. Mina Proevce St. George Tromegje Nagorichane Monastery Karpino Monastery Matejche Monastery Sunni Mosques Cherkezi Mosque Willage Mosque D'lga Tatar Sinan Beg Mosque New Mosque Hadzi Shefket Mosque Osman Biligbash Mosque Lopate Romanovce Mosque Sopot Mosque Kodža Mehmet Beg Mosque Tabanovce Catholic church St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Kumanovo Protestant church Evangelic church of Kumanovo Adventist church of Kumanovo Jehovah's witnesses Church of Kumanovo
Museums and Cultural Buildings	Museum Kumanovo Cultural Center "Trajko Prokopiev" House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš ASNOM Memorial Center Theater Kumanovo Art Gallery Kumanovo Kumanovo Library Kozjak cinema (former) Napredok cinema (former)
Local media	TV TV+ Festa Hana (former) K3 (former) KRT (former) TV Nova (former) TVK (former) KTL (former) Radio Radio Bum Radio Bravo City FM (former) Newspaper Ploshtad (former) Nash Vesnik (former) Beseda (former) Kumanovski (former) Dedo Ivan (former) Oktobris (former)
Sport	Sport Centers Gradski Stadium Kumanovo Sports Hall Kumanovo Sports Hall Sokolana Milano Arena Public swimming pool Sport Teams FK Bashkimi 1947–2008 2011 FK Goblen FK Karpoš 93 GFK Kumanovo FK Milano KK Kumanovo RK Kumanovo ŽRK Kumanovo FHC Kumanovo OC Kumanovo
Education	Euro College State University of Tetovo - Faculty of Business Administration
Events	Days of Comedy International Art Colony Pivtijada Summer Jazz Festival (former)
Economy and Transportation	List of companies in Kumanovo European route E75 Pan-European Corridor X Pan-European Corridor VIII Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport Adzi Tepe Airport Kumanovo Bus Station Kumanovo Railway Station Mall Garnizon SUMA Shopping center Tush Market Ramstor Market Tinex Market
People	List of people from Kumanovo

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