Belgrade renews contract with RATP Dev for metro
The city of Belgrade, in Serbia, has extended its contract with RATP Dev for “Early Operator Assistance” for the upcoming three lines of the city’s metro system. The…
Railway line between Serbia and Hungary opens for passenger trains after 8 years of closure
After 8 years, rail passenger transport between Szeged in Southern Hungary and Serbian town Szabadka started up again on November 28, announced Hungarian State Railways. Five pairs of…
Serbia and North Macedonia sign memorandum for high-speed railway
The transport ministers of Serbia and North Macedonia inked a memorandum of understanding on November 17 in Belgrade, solidifying their commitment to upgrade the rail network linking the…
Serbian Belgrade-Novi Sad high-speed railway marks 1 year of operations
The Serbian Belgrade-Novi Sad high-speed railway marked its first anniversary on Sunday. The Chinese-built line has transported nearly 3 million people between Serbia’s two largest cities since operations…
Serbia to get 500-million-euro loan for Belgrade-Niš railway line
Serbia will in all likelihood secure a loan of 500 million euros from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in order to upgrade the railway line…
CER: include Western Balkans in TEN-T network
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) calls for inclusion of the Western Balkans in the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) at the Western Balkans Rail…
Improving safety at level crossings via mobile app
Mobile applications have already become popular among railway operators. They could also be useful for infrastructure managers. Infrastruktura železnice Srbije, the state-owned entity that owns and maintains railway…
Сhina will construct another high-speed railway in Serbia
The Government of Serbia is planning to construct a new high-speed railway. It will facilitate the train services between Belgrade and Niš, the country’s third-largest city. The project…
European railways return to normal operations after lockdown
After almost two months in lockdown, European railway operators are gradually coming back to their normal activities. Some companies have already restored their complete schedule, others have done…
Lowest number of accidents at level crossings in Serbia
Only 41 accidents have occurred at level crossings in Serbia during 2019. It is the lowest number for the country since 2001. This figure is a result of…
Serbia rehabilitates over 100 train stations
After a long period of underfunding, Serbian rail infrastructure manager Infrastruktura železnice Srbije is providing an extensive investment programme. It started in 2018 and is devoted to the…
Serbia plans major investments in rail infrastructure
The Government of Serbia intends to invest over 3.5 billion euros in the modernisation of rail infrastructure. Around 1.4 billion euros of the amount will be allocated for…
Belgrade develops own S-Bahn network
To improve the connectivity within the Belgrade urban area, the city authorities are working on the extension of the S-Bahn-like railway network known as BG Voz. In September…
New Russian railbus expands geography of routes
After introducing on the Sakhalin island network, the brand new railbuses of RA-3 type have started to run on the Briansk – Orel route. The latter provides connection…
China signs two railway agreements with Serbia
China and Serbia have concluded two agreements on the reconstruction and modernisation of the rail infrastructure in the Balkan country. China will finance the reconstruction of the Novi…