Belgrade–Šid railway explained

Railway line 1 (Belgrade–Šid railway)
Native Name:	Pruga 1 (Pruga Beograd-Šid)
Locale:	Serbia
Linelength:	1201NaN1
Linenumber:	1
Electrification:	25 kV 50 Hz
Speed:	1601NaN1
Map Name:	Route map
Map State:	collapsed

The Belgrade–Šid railway (Serbian: Pruga Beograd-Šid) officially designated the Railway line 1 is a 120km (80miles) long railway line in Serbia that connects the city of Belgrade with the Croatian railway network and the city of Zagreb. Its route follows the Sava river valley.^[1] It is an integral part of the Pan-European Corridor X, running from Salzburg and Ljubljana towards Skopje and Thessaloniki. It is electrified and mostly double-tracked.^[2]

History

It was the route of the Orient Express service from 1919 to 1977.^[3]

As part of the Zagreb–Belgrade railway, electrification was finished in 1970.^[4]

See also

• Pan-European Corridor X

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 HŽ network statement. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503111835/http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02. 3 May 2013.
2. Web site: Koridor X, E-70, Polozaj koridora zeleznicke pruge. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010138/http://www.vibilia.rs/srpski/izvestaj/0303/e-700120.htm. 5 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: A history of the Orient Express. 13 March 2013. Smith. Mark. The Man in Seat 61.
4. Web site: Radovi uvjetovani voznim redom. Nadilo. Branko. Građevinar. October 2012.