Belgrade–Šid railway

Railway line 1
(Belgrade–Šid railway)
Overview
Native name Pruga 1 (Pruga Beograd-Šid)
Locale Serbia
Technical
Line length 120 km (74.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25kV 50Hz
Operating speed 160 km/h (99.4 mph)
map_name
 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 Latin: Pruga Beograd-Šid) officially designated the Railway line 1 is a 120-kilometre (75 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 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.[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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2014 HŽ network statement". Archived from the original on 3 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Koridor X, E-70, Polozaj koridora zeleznicke pruge". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Smith, Mark. "A history of the Orient Express". The Man in Seat 61. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Nadilo, Branko (October 2012). "Radovi uvjetovani voznim redom" (PDF). Građevinar.

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