Serbian railway news – Page 4
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NewsChinese companies sign Serbian railway upgrade agreement
SERBIA: A €943m agreement for the modernisation of the 108 km section of the Beograd – Budapest corridor between Novi Sad and the Hungarian border at Subotica was signed by Serbia’s Ministry of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure, China Railway International and China Communications Construction Co on July 7. The work ...
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NewsBeograd’s historic main station closes
SERBIA: The historic main station in Beograd closed following the departure of the 20.40 train to Budapest on June 30. Most traffic has been transferred to Beograd Centar station in the Prokop area of the capital, except the long-distance service to Bar which moved to Topčider station in the south ...
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NewsSrbija Kargo to purchase Vectron locos
SERBIA: National freight operator Srbija Kargo has successfully completed negotiations with Siemens for the purchase of eight multi-system electric locomotives, CEO Dušan Garibović said on May 15. The procurement is being supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. Garibović said financial terms were favourable, and the agreement ...
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NewsRehabilitation of Šabac – Loznica line underway
SERBIA: Work has begun to rehabilitate two sections of the 65 km single-track line from Šabac to Loznica and Brasina on the Bosnian border. This should enable the passenger service which was suspended in 2005 to be reinstated from September 1. Modernisation of the Petlovača – Lešnica and Loznica – ...
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NewsNovi Sad bridge completed
SERBIA: A ceremonial first train carried guests including European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc, Minister of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlović and local officials across the new combined road and rail bridge over the River Danube between Novi Sad and Petrovaradin on March 26. Revenue services are scheduled to begin ...
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NewsZagreb – Beograd modernisation memorandum
EUROPE: A memorandum of co-operation for the planned modernisation of the 412 km Beograd – Zagreb route was signed by Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlović and her Croatian counterpart Oleg Butković in Beograd on March 9. Mihajlović said project documentation would be ...
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NewsBudamar acquires 50% stake in wagon manufacturer
SLOVAKIA: Freight company Budamar Logistics signed a deal to acquire a 50% stake in Poprad-based wagon manufacturer Tatravagónka on January 31. The price was not disclosed, and the deal is subject to regulatory approval. Formed in 1994 but tracing its roots to 1922, Tatravagónka has been controlled since 2006 by ...
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NewsSerbia – Bulgaria line modernisation agreement signed
SERBIA: An agreement to co-finance modernisation of the 104 km line from Niš to Dimitrovgrad near the Bulgarian border was signed by the European Investment Bank, the Ministry of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure and railway infrastructure manager Infra ŽS on January 31. Upgrading of the single track non-electrified line is ...
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NewsChinese investment threatens conflict of loyalties
Chinese infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe continue to pose concerns for EU leaders, reports Tim Banning.
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NewsStara Pazova – Novi Sad funding agreement
SERBIA: Infrastructure manager Infrastruktura Železnice Srbije and RZD International have signed an agreement releasing further funding for work on the Beograd – Budapest upgrading project. Signed by IŽS CEO Miroljub Jevtić and RZD International CEO Sergey Pavlov, Annexe 3.2 of the accord allocates funding from a US$800m ...
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NewsBeograd depot upgrade loan signed
SERBIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is providing national passenger operator JSC Srbija Voz with loans totalling €47m to finance the upgrading and expansion of Zemun depot on the outskirts of Beograd. The site is to become the operator’s main maintenance facility, and the only one equipped to ...
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NewsSerbian freight operator Despotija certified
SERBIA: New entrant Despotija has obtained the necessary certifications to operate freight trains on the national railway network. Despotija’s parent company operates the Kovilovača quarry in Despotovac on the non-electrified single-track Markovac – Resavica line. It has two former Zeleznice Srbije class 461 electric locomotives which have been refurbished by ...
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NewsChinese locomotive arrives in Serbia
SERBIA: The first of two CRRC Zhuzhou locomotives ordered by state electricity generator Elektroprivreda Srbije in April 2016 has arrived in Obrenovac, after being shipped from China to the Romanian port of Constanța then by continuing by river to Sremska Mitrovica. The 7 MW six-axle CRRC Zhuzhou locomotive with a ...
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NewsRZD International completes Beograd – Pančevo upgrade
SERBIA: Russian Railways’ RZD International business has completed a three-year modernisation and double-tracking of the 15 km electrified Beograd – Pančevo line, which carries significant suburban traffic as well as international trains to Romania. Krnjača, Ovča, Sebeš and Pančevo Glavna stations have been modernised, a signalling centre built at ...
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NewsSerbian infrastructure contractor privatised
SERBIA: The government has sold a 90·6% stake in rail infrastructure construction and maintenance company ZGOP to Kazakh transport infrastructure contractor Zhol Zhondeushi for €3·6m. The contract was signed on February 8. ZGOP is based in Novi Sad and has 290 employees. Austrian, Russian, Chinese, French and Turkish companies ...
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NewsChinese locomotives for Serbia rolled out
SERBIA: Two electric locomotives which the state electricity generator ordered last year have been rolled out at CRRC Zhuzhou’s plant in China. The contract was awarded following an international tender and was the first rolling stock order won by CRRC in Serbia. The 7 MW locomotives have a maximum speed ...
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NewsTwo-line metro in Beograd master plan
SERBIA: The city of Beograd published a transport master plan on November 17, which includes proposals for a two-line metro network. The presentation was attended by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, Mayor Siniša Mali and French Ambassador Christine Moro, as well as representatives from Alstom and Egis. One line would ...
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NewsChina backs Serbian railway modernisation
SERBIA: China Railway International, China Communications Construction Co and Serbia’s Minister of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlović signed a US$319m agreement on November 5 for the modernisation of the 34·5 km Beograd – Stara Pazova section of the Beograd – Budapest route. Under the terms of the agreement, ...
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NewsBombardier joint venture starts work on Serbian signalling upgrading
SERBIA: Bombardier Transportation has begun work on its first signalling project in Serbia, covering the 77·6 km Resnik – Valjevo section of the route from Beograd to Bar in Montenegro, of which 287 km is in Serbia. The infrastructure work will support an increase in the maximum speed on the ...
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NewsIndependent freight operator launches in Serbia
SERBIA: Kombinovani Prevoz has become the first independent railway operator to launch freight services since the Serbian railway market was liberalised in January. The first KP train ran from Kragujevac to Lapovo Ranžirna and back during the morning of June 12. Beograd-based KP was founded 20 years ago and ...