Should the Tirana-Pristina railway be trusted?

2025-04-16 11:47:00, Opinione Lutfi Dervishi

It must be believed, definitely!

It must be believed because in 2011 the plan for 7 tram lines in Tirana was presented grandly. Today? Today everyone is enjoying them. If we didn't have trams today, every resident of the capital would spend 2-3 hours in traffic.

It must be believed because the Tirana-Durres railway, with a branch to Rinas, has been successfully completed...! It is so modern and ecological that you can't hear the noise of the train and, in fact, you can't even see it.

It must be believed because the new train station in Tirana has been built! Yes, it is super modern, transparent, but only for those who are smart.

It must be believed because the Velipojë–Ulqin bridge, despite its modest dimension of 300 meters, was realized with absolute success… in 3D! It was even faster built in press conferences than on the ground. It is the bridge that unites two shores of imagination, with a caricature of reality.

We must believe that the Tirana-Pristina railway will be built, because we are the country where projects move faster than trains, precisely because there are no trains.

It must be believed because:
The Kukës Stadium was promised as the “Camp Nou of the North”, but it turned out to be a neighborhood field after a light rain.
The Port of Durrës will become the largest in the Mediterranean… but so far it has only sailed in models, interviews and tenders. People have already paid for apartments, which is why it is moving so fast.
The new National Theater would rise as a symbol of new culture but, for the moment, it is a symbol of nothingness with towers growing all around.
“Air Albania Campus” for students – a dream that never fades even though the company seems to have made speeches.
The extension of Tirana’s boulevard to Lake Paskuqan – in reality, it has only increased the patience of the waiting residents.
The Shepherds’ Academy is over and there is no sheep that does not believe it.

Therefore, the Tirana-Pristina railway should be trusted.

It must be believed, of course! That we are the people who do not travel by train, but by fate. And fate does not need rails./CNA