Beovoz

Beovoz
Беовоз
Overview


Locale	Belgrade, Serbia
Transit type	commuter rail
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	41
Operation
Began operation	1992
Operator(s)	Serbian Railways
Technical
System length	70 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Beovoz (Serbian Cyrillic: Беовоз) is a commuter rail that provides mass-transit service within the Belgrade metropolitan area. The main usage of today's system is to connect the suburbs with downtown Belgrade. Beovoz is operated by Serbian Railways.

Belgrade suburban railway system connects the suburbs and nearby cities to the west, north and south of the city.

History

The Beovoz public transit system first began operation in 1992.

Ridership

Beovoz handled 6,182,000 passengers in 2006. In 2007 it was projected that the system would handle 7,078,000 passengers.

Beovoz 412 engine

Interior of a Beovoz train

Service area

Further information: List of Beovoz stations

There are four lines in the Belgrade underground railway network:

Inđija - Novi Beograd - Vukov Spomenik - Pančevo Vojlovica
Velika Plana - Rakovica - Novi Beograd - Zemun - Inđija
Mladenovac - Ripanj - Rakovica - Vukov Spomenik - Pančevo Vojlovica
Valjevo - Rakovica - Vukov Spomenik - Pančevo Vojlovica

Most stations are above ground. Vukov Spomenik and Karađorđev Park—the two underground stations of the Beovoz system—are located in downtown Belgrade.

Diagram

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beovoz.

Clip about the Belgrade railway hub and Beovoz commuter network
Clip about the new central railway station
BelgradeMaps.com - Belgrade public transport maps - commuter rail

Belgrade

Municipalities	Barajevo Čukarica Grocka Lazarevac Mladenovac Novi Beograd Obrenovac Palilula Rakovica Savski Venac Sopot Stari Grad Surčin Voždovac Vračar Zemun Zvezdara

Landmarks	Avala Tower Republic Square Pobednik Prince Michael Street Kalemegdan Nikola Pašić Square House of Flowers Gates of Belgrade Slavija Square Students Square Monument to the Unknown Hero Beograđanka Topčider Belgrade Synagogue Bajrakli Mosque Novo groblje Tašmajdan Park

Palaces and castles	Royal Compound White Palace Royal Palace Old Palace Countess Ljubica's Residence Prince Miloš's Residence Despot Stefan Tower Captain Miša's Mansion

Churches	St. Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. Mark's Church Fenek monastery Zemun monastery St. Basil of Ostrog

Culture	National Theatre in Belgrade Sava Centar Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Belgrade Drama Theatre Yugoslav Drama Theatre Madlenianum Opera and Theatre Atelje 212 Boško Buha Theatre Belgrade Book Fair National Library of Serbia

Museums	Belgrade City Museum Ethnographic Museum Museum of Vuk and Dositej Museum of African Art Museum of Ivo Andrić Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Contemporary Art Military Museum Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia Museum of Aviation in Belgrade Museum of Natural History Museum of Yugoslav History National Museum of Serbia Jewish Historical Museum Nikola Tesla Museum Railway Museum

Education	Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts University of Belgrade University of Arts in Belgrade Megatrend University Singidunum University Union University Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment

Sport centers	Hala Pinki Hala sportova Kombank Arena Obilić Stadium Omladinski Stadion Partizan Stadium Pionir Hall Red Star Stadium Stadion Kralj Petar I Tašmajdan Sports Centre Voždovac Stadium Zemun Stadium

Transport	Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade bypass Beovoz Belgrade Metro Belgrade tram system

People	List of people from Belgrade

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