Elbasan County
Bashkia Peqin
Bashkia e Peqinit

Peqin railway station

Peqin railway station serves the town of in , Albania. Peqin was the terminus of Albania's first passenger railway line. The 27-mile route was completed with assistance from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, but completion was delayed after the final shipment of 1,700 tons of rails did not arrive promptly from .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Albania
  • Address: Peqin

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clock Mosque and Peqin Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , officially known as the Abdurrahman Pasha Mosque, and historically known as the Old Peqin Mosque, is a , located in , in , . Completed in 1666 CE, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania. is situated 250 metres southeast of Peqin railway station.

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a castle in , . In the Roman times the city was known by the name of Claudiana, an Illyrian-inhabited territory. The foundations of the castle are thought to date from the Roman period, the time of the construction of the Via Egnatia. is situated 340 metres south of Peqin railway station.

Monument
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Clock Tower of Peqin is a monument of cultural heritage located in , . It was first recognized as a cultural heritage site by the rectorate of the State University of Tirana through decision no. is situated 250 metres southeast of Peqin railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peqin and Kodrasej.

Town
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town and municipality in , central . The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities , , , , Përparim and , that became municipal units.

Village
is a village situated in the central plains of 's Western Lowlands region. It is part of . is situated 6 km northwest of Peqin railway station.

Village
is a village situated in the central plains of 's Western Lowlands region. It is part of . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 7 km northwest of Peqin railway station.

Peqin railway station

Latitude
41.04783° or 41° 2′ 52″ north
Longitude
19.74901° or 19° 44′ 57″ east
Operator
Hekurudha Shqiptare
Open location code
8FHX2PXX+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7198635602
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q43398796
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to German—“Peqin railway station” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Stacioni hekurudhor i Peqinit”
  • French: “Peqin”
  • German: “Bahnhof Peqin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Peqin railway station and Pallati i Kulturës ‘Ferdinand Deda’.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Peqin railway station”. Photo: Sapfan, CC0.