Partial operation begins on the Budapest-Belgrade railway line
Change language:
Train service is set to begin between Subotica and Belgrade on the Budapest-Belgrade railway line, with trains operating from 25 November, according to Serbia’s Minister of Construction.
Trains on Budapest-Belgrade line to start running in November
Goran Vesić, Serbia’s construction minister, announced on Monday during an interview with Belgrade’s Pink TV that passenger trains will start running on 25 November between Subotica and Belgrade, covering the entire Serbian section of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line, Világgazdaság reports.
He also mentioned that the railway is currently undergoing tests between Novi Sad and Subotica. Meanwhile, the segment between Novi Sad and Belgrade has been operational since March 2022.
The 184-kilometer stretch between Subotica and Belgrade will take just 70 minutes to travel, with trains running in both directions from 5 AM to 10 PM.
Vesic highlighted that Serbia had not built a new railway since 1976, and until 2012, only 31 kilometres of railway had been renovated. Between 2012 and 2023, 108 kilometres of new rail lines were constructed, and approximately 843 kilometres were refurbished.