SERBIA: Minister of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure Goran Vesić has announced that modernisation of the 230 km Beograd – Niš line to enable 200 km/h running is to start in 2025.
Completion is envisaged by the end of 2028.
In March last year the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, European Investment Bank and the European Union provided Serbia with a €2·2bn financial package to support the enhancement of the line. In June 2022, EIB estimated the total cost of the project at €2·78bn.
