Belgrade–Šid railway

Belgrade–Šid railway
Line length:107 km (66.5 mi)
Track gauge:1435 mm
Voltage:25kV 50Hz AC
Maximum speed:160 km/h (99.4 mph)
Route
Legend
 Line from Zagreb
 123.5 Tovarnik
 119.5 Croatia-Serbia border
 114.0 Šid
 110.3 Gibarac
 106.7 Bačinci
 102.6 Kukujevci-Erdevik
 96.8 Kuzmin
 91.7 Martinci
 83.7 Laćarak
 79.3 Sremska Mitrovica
 71.0 Voganj
 62.5 Ruma
 Line to Zvornik
 57.4 Kraljevci
 51.3 Putinci
 43.3 Golubinci
 Line to Novi Sad
 34.1 Stara Pazova
 31.4 Vojka
 26.4 Nova Pazova
 19.5 Batajnica
 12.8 Zemunsko Polje
 8.8 Zemun
 6.3 Tošin Bunar
 4.1 New Belgrade
1.8 Savski Most
Sava river bridges
Line to Podgorica
Line to Pančevo
0.0 Belgrade Main Station
Prokop station (Beograd Centar)
Line to Podgorica, Line to Pančevo

The Belgrade–Šid railway (Serbian: Pruga Beograd-Šid) is a 107-kilometre (66 mi) 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 integral part of railway Pan-European Corridor X, running from Salzburg and Ljubljana towards Skopje and Thessaloniki. It is electrified and mostly double-tracked.[1][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]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2014 HŽ network statement
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Smith, Mark. "A history of the Orient Express". Seat Sixty One. http://www.seat61.com/. Retrieved 13 March 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ Nadilo, Branko. Radovi uvjetovani voznim redom. Građevinar, 10/2012

External links

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