Srbijavoz Explained

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Srbijavoz
Native Name:Србијавоз
Native Name Lang:sr
Former Name:Srbija Voz
Type:State-owned enterprise
Industry:Rail transport
Predecessor:Serbian Railways
Founder:Government of Serbia
Location City:Nemanjina 6, Belgrade
Location Country:Serbia
Area Served:Serbia
Key People:Ivan Bulajic
Services:Transport
Owner:Government of Serbia (100%)
Num Employees:2,329
Footnotes:[1]
System Map:Railway map of Serbia and Kosovo.png

Srbijavoz (Serbian: Србијавоз; formerly Srbija Voz, Serbian: Србија Воз, Anglicized: Serbia Train) is the national passenger railway company of Serbia. Srbijavoz is an associate member of the International Union of Railways (UIC) since 2016.

History

In March 2015, the Government of Serbia announced its plan to establish three new railway companies by splitting the state-owned company Serbian Railways into separate businesses – Srbijavoz (passenger services), Srbija Kargo (freight transport) and Serbian Railways Infrastructure (infrastructure management).[2] Srbijavoz was founded on 10 August 2015, as the national passenger railway company of Serbia, after being split from the Serbian Railways, in the process of reconstruction and better optimization of business.[3]

In February 2019, Srbijavoz temporarily suspended service on the BelgradeNovi Sad railway, the country's busiest passenger route, in February 2022, due to the line’s reconstruction.[4] This line has now been completely reconstructed and modernized and the high-speed train service named "SOKO" connects the two most populated Serbian cities in 36 minutes, with trains reaching speeds of up to 200 km/h. The route is 75km long and it is being extended to cover the segment of railway line between Novi Sad and Subotica (near the border with Hungary), to enable speeds of up to 200 km/h as part of the modernization of the Belgrade-Budapest railway line.[5]

Reconstruction and modernization is also planned for the railway line between Belgrade and Niš to enable trains to reach the speeds of up to 200 km/h,[6] between Niš and Preševo (border with North Macedonia) for the speed of 160 km/h and between Niš and Dimitrovgrad for the speed of 120 km/h (border with Bulgaria).[7]

Passenger transport

Srbijavoz inherited the passenger transport operations from the Serbian Railways after its founding. Since 2015, it has offered many train services across the country and in the region which include international routes to neighbouring countries and domestic routes (fast, regional and local lines).

It is possible to buy tickets online through the Srbijavoz website. The company also offers a mobile application for Android (app) and IOS (here) operating systems.

Domestic railway network

See also: List of railway stations in Serbia.

The Serbian railway system consists of 3,739 km of rails of which 295 km is double track (7.9% of the network). Some 1,279 km of track (33.6% of the network) is electrified.[8] Serbia has rail links with all neighbouring countries.

Railroads are categorized as "main lines", "regional lines", "local lines" or "manipulative lines". Below is a list of main lines in Serbia:

No.RouteLengthTracksElectrificationNotes
1120 km2yesIt is shared track between Belgrade and Stara Pazova with Railway line 4.
2398 km1/2yesTwo tracks are between Velika Plana and Stalać as well as between Đunis and Niš. Modernization and reconstruction is planned to start in 2023 up to high-speed rail of maximum 200 km/h between Belgrade and Niš.
3102 km1yes
4183 km2yesHigh-speed (200 km/h) rail is opened between Belgrade and Novi Sad since 19 March 2022. Double tracking and upgrade to high-speed of 200 km/h is currently in progress from Novi Sad to Subotica (border with Hungary).
5104 km1noReconstruction, electrification and modernization started in November 2023 and will last next tree and a half years for the maximum speed of 120 km/h.[9]
6102 km1/2 partiallyThere are 2 tracks that are electrified between Belgrade and Pančevo.
7299 km1yes
8LapovoKragujevacKraljevo – Administrative line with Kosovo & Metohija near Rudnica153 km1no
987 km1no

Inter-City Trains

Srbija Voz operates an Inter-City train service called "SOKO" (meaning "falcon" in Serbian) from Belgrade to Novi Sad with KISS 200 EMU that reaches speeds of up to 200 km/h and covers the route in 36 minutes. This rail connection is the busiest one in Serbia.

Regional Trains

The Regio is a service that offers domestic connections to Novi Sad, Subotica, Niš, Zrenjanin, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Užice, Sombor, Požarevac, Zaječar, Vršac, Kikinda, Prokuplje and Ruma. FLIRT3 EMU of Class 413 provide the service on electrified lines, while on non-electrified lines transport is provided by RA2 DMU of Class 711.

Regio trains also used to operate on the route from Kraljevo to North Mitrovica in North Kosovo, which was a domestic route from Serbia’s point of view, but an international route from Kosovo’s point of view.

Local Trains

See main article: BG Voz.

BG Voz is an urban rail system that serves the city of Belgrade. 20 electric multiple units of Class 412, built by RVR, serve the system that is integrated in the city public transport ticketing.

International railway network

Srbijavoz operated EuroCity trains on the following routes:[10]

Srbijavoz operated Non-EuroCity trains on the following routes:

Srbijavoz only remaining international rail route is:

Rolling stock

See main article: Rolling stock of the Serbian Railways.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sr:Основни подаци о привредном друштву. http://pretraga2.apr.gov.rs/EnterprisePublicSearch/details/EnterpriseBusinessName/7669072?code=105903472A85E61F802DA7318673AFF7C802DCDA. apr.gov.rs. Serbian Business Registers Agency. 28 February 2018. Serbian.
  2. News: Železnice će imati četiri preduzeća od 1. jula. 12 January 2018. blic.rs. Tanjug. Blic. 17 March 2015. Serbian.
  3. Web site: sr:Опште информације. http://www.zeleznicesrbije.com/%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5-%D0%B0%D0%B4/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5/. zeleznicesrbije.com. Serbian Railways. 12 January 2018. Serbian.
  4. News: REKONSTRUKCIJA PRUGE Vozom od Beograda do Novog Sada TEK OD 2022. . 5 October 2019 . blic.rs . 1 February 2019 . Serbian.
  5. Web site: Brza pruga ka Subotici: Intenzivni građevinski radovi u Novom Sadu zabeleženi iz drona (Video) . 31 October 2022 .
  6. Web site: Ugovor za brzu prugu Beograd - Niš biće potpisan 22. Decembra, najavio Mali .
  7. Web site: Meђународне набавке – "Инфраструктура железнице Србије" ад .
  8. http://www.parlament.rs/upload/archive/files/cir/pdf/akta_procedura/2017/859-17.pdf AKTA procedura 2017
  9. Web site: RTS :: Ekonomija :: Počela rekonstrukcija pruge Niš-Dimitrovgrad .
  10. https://www.srbvoz.rs/wp-content/redvoznje/ms_en.pdf?time=1583074881 Sadrzaj