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) was a commuter rail that provided mass-transit service within the Belgrade metropolitan area. The main usage of system was to connect the suburbs with downtown Belgrade. Beovoz was operated by Serbian Railways.

Belgrade suburban railway system connected 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.

Beovoz 412 engine
Interior of a Beovoz train

Service area

There were four lines in the Belgrade underground railway network:

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

Abolishment

Following introduction of BG Voz back in 2010, many vehicles used in Beovoz were rerouted towards new system. After beginning of Pančevo bridge reconstruction in 2013, some of the main lines (Belgrade-Pančevo and Valjevo-Pančevo) were abolished, while others were included in Serbian railways regional system, afteher which Beovoz was officially disfunct.

Diagram

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