Belgrade–Šid railway

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]

Railway line 1
(Belgrade–Šid railway)
Overview
Native namePruga 1 (Pruga Beograd-Šid)
LocaleSerbia
Technical
Line length120 km (74.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed160 km/h (99.4 mph)
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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 Pančevo
0.0 Belgrade Main Station
Prokop station (Beograd Centar)

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. "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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