Belgrade–Šid railway


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The Belgrade–Šid railway (Serbian: 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)
Line number1
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)

Route map

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

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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]

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  • Belgrade main station

  • New Railway bridge in Belgrade

  • Novi Beograd station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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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