Строительство уникальных зданий и сооружений. ISSN 2304-6295. 11 (26). 2014. 107-114 journal homepage: www.unistroy.spb.ru Preliminary technical studies for the connection of the two Pan-European Corridors in the district between Sopotnica and Meseista Z. Zafirovski 1 , Z. Krakutovski 2 , G. Gjosevski 3 Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, blvd. Goce Delcev 9, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia ARTICLE INFO Original research article Article history Received 19 October 2014 Accepted 19 November 2014 Keywords construction of railways, Investment costs, Pan-European Corridors, Corridor VIII, Corridor X, connection, railway track;= ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to promote a solution for the connection of the two Pan-European Corridors i.e. the Corridor VIII and the Corridor X that go through the territory of Republic of Macedonia. Their single joining point is the city Skopje, and as a result we came to an idea to use their connection at another place. This connection is going to enable better railway traffic and circular motion over the rail in the country along with the uplift of the quality and service of transport in Macedonia. Moreover, we are taking about a single track section with normal width of the track section which connects both Pan-European Corridors in the district between Sopotnica and Meseista. Contents Introduction 108 Terrain features and technical parameters 108 Technical characteristics and investment costs 109 Conclusion 111 1 Corresponding author: zafirovski@gf.ukim.edu.mk (Zlatko Zafirovski, Ph.D., Associate Professor) 2 krakutovski@gf.ukim.edu.mk (Zoran Krakutovski, Ph.D., Professor) 3 ggjosevski@gmail.com (Goran Gjosevski, B.Sc., Student)