# Kriva Palanka to Bulgarian border railway section (about 22.1 km, Corridor VIII): detailed design and construction

- Status: Open. The published deadline has not passed.
- Deadline as stated: 20 Jan 2027, 12:00, UTC+01:00 (UTC+01:00)
- Deadline in UTC: 20 Jan 2027, 11:00 UTC
- Buyer: Public Enterprise for Railway Infrastructure Railways of the Republic of North Macedonia – Skopje (ZRSMI)
- Country: North Macedonia
- Location: Kriva Palanka to the border with Bulgaria (Corridor VIII, section 3)
- Notice type: Contract notice
- Procedure: Open procedure; detailed design and construction
- Contract model: Design and build
- First published: 2026-09-24 on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) (659550-2026)
- Official notice: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/659550-2026
- Values: none published
- Sectors: Transport and logistics
- Last checked against the official record: 2026-10-23
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/tenders/north-macedonia-kriva-palanka-railway-design-build

## Scope

Detailed design and construction of about 22.1 km of new single-track railway between Kriva Palanka and the Bulgarian border, section 3 of the Corridor VIII eastern section, for a maximum design speed of 100 km/h. The notice publishes no estimated value.

## Official documents

- [Contract notice (TED)](https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/659550-2026)

## Sources

1. [TED notice 659550-2026: Construction of New Railway Section from Kriva Palanka to the Border of the Republic of Bulgaria, as part of Corridor VIII](https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/659550-2026). Official notice, Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), Published 2026-09-24, Read 2026-10-23.