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  • Novi Sad station canopy collapse (Photo Beta, Ministry of Interior)
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    Protests and resignation follow fatal collapse of station canopy

    2024-11-07T12:34:00Z

    SERBIA: Minister of Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure Goran Vesić resigned on November 5 in the wake of street protests which followed the fatal collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad station. The 35 m concrete canopy on the outer façade of the building collapsed at around ...

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    Metro Report International

    Bozankaya wins Beograd tram tender

    2024-07-12T14:30:00Z

    SERBIA: On July 11 Beograd city transport operator GSP named Turkish supplier Bozankaya as the winner of a 7·8bn dinar contract to supply 25 trams. The first is to be delivered in 12 months, and the rest within the following 13 months. GSP has specified five-section, ...

  • Montenegro and Serbia opened a joint rail border crossing at Bijelo Polje on the Beograd – Bar line on July 8.
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    Joint border crossing to accelerate Serbia – Montenegro train services

    2024-07-12T09:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Montenegro and Serbia opened a joint rail border crossing at Bijelo Polje on the Beograd – Bar line on July 8. All border checks will be undertaken at the Montenegrin station where locomotives are changed, eliminating the separate checks at Vrbnica station on the Serbian ...

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    Construction of Niš railway bypass launched

    2024-07-09T13:00:00Z

    SERBIA: President Aleksandar Vučić officially launched construction of the 22·5 km Niš bypass railway with a ceremony on July 6. The single-track electrified line designed for 120 km/h running will link Niš Ranžirna yard with Sićevo station on the line to Dimitrovgrad, bypassing the city centre. ...

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    Serbia begins 200 km/h testing on upgraded line

    2024-05-03T10:00:00Z

    SERBIA: DB Systemtechnik’s Siemens Vectron locomotive 193 969 is being used for 200 km/h test running on the Novi Sad – Vrbas southern section of the 108 km corridor between Novi Sad, Subotica and the Hungarian border at Kelebia, which is being rebuilt to modern standards. ...

  • CRRC trainset for Serbia (Photo Toma Bacic) (1)
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    Chinese trainsets arrive in Europe

    2024-05-01T12:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Subsidiaries of Chinese rolling stock group CRRC delivered passenger trainsets to two operators in southeast Europe during April. CRRC Changchun has delivered the first of five electric multiple-units ordered by Serbian national operator Srbija Voz. The €54m order was signed by Minister of Construction, Transport & ...

  • Beograd metro RATP Dev contract
    Metro Report International

    Beograd metro consultancy contract renewed

    2024-04-12T10:00:00Z

    SERBIA: The city of Beograd has renewed RATP Dev’s ongoing contract to provide early operator assistance for the three-line automated metro project. RATP Dev will review and advise on the functional design and specifications of the future metro, focusing on operations and maintenance, safety, passenger experience ...

  • Nis station, Serbia (Photo Toma Bacic)
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    Beograd – Niš railway to be upgraded for 200 km/h

    2024-03-10T05:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Metrans locomotive at Dunajska Streda inland terminal (Photo HHLA, Thies Rätzke)
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    Metrans acquires Adria Rail

    2024-02-22T12:07:00Z

    EUROPE: The Metrans rail freight subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen & Logistik has expanded in southeast Europe with the acquisition of 100% of Adria Rail Group. Adria Rail offers rail services from Serbia and Croatia, and manages an inland terminal in Indija near Beograd which has daily ...

  • Freight train in North Macedonia (Photo: Toma Bacic)
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    Joint border crossing to speed up Balkan rail transport

    2023-12-30T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and the European Union are to fund a joint border crossing on the Corridor X rail route between North Macedonia and Serbia. The new and upgraded facilities will be shared by the two countries, to improve efficiency, reduce ...

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    Cross-border passenger services resume after eight years

    2023-11-30T05:17:00Z

    EUROPE: Passenger services have restarted on the 45 km line linking Subotica in Serbia with Szeged in Hungary after an eight-year hiatus. An inauguration ceremony was held at Palić station in Serbia on November 28 and was attended by Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure ...

  • Serbia North Macedonia MoU
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    North Macedonia and Serbia plan Skopje – Niš route upgrade

    2023-11-21T10:00:00Z

    EUROPE: A memorandum of understanding for the planned upgrading of the 206 km Skopje – Niš route has been signed by officials from North Macedonia and Serbia. This is likely to include modernisation of the existing single-track route and eventually the construction of sections of ...

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    Eastern Europe: Rebuilding Serbia’s cross-border links

    2023-11-16T05:00:00Z

    The Subotica – Szeged line across the Serbian-Hungarian border was due to reopen for passenger traffic in October following suspension of services for upgrading. Attention is now focused on rebuilding the Serbian part of the Beograd – Budapest main line, writes Toma Bačić.

  • Beograd airport rail link plan
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    President presents Serbian railway plan

    2023-08-29T13:33:00Z

    SERBIA: President Aleksandar Vučić has announced plans for development of the rail network by 2027, including proposals to begin construction of a rail link to Beograd airport. The 18 km double-track electrified line designed for 120 km/h operation would run from Zemun Polje to Beograd Nikola ...

  • Stadler Flirt EMU for Srbija Voz
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    Longer Serbian Flirt EMU delivered

    2023-08-25T11:00:00Z

    SERBIA: The first of the latest batch of Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units was delivered to national operator Srbija Voz on August 17. Srbija Voz agreed a €112m contract with Stadler in December 2021 covering the supply of 18 more Flirt EMUs; the deal is being financed ...

  • EuroDual in the Balkans (Photo Toma Bacic)
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    EuroDual approvals in the Balkans expected this year

    2023-08-17T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Type approval for the operation of Stadler EuroDual electro-diesel locomotives in Serbia is expected shortly, with approval for Slovenia and Croatia to follow by the end of the year.

  • Arriva train in Denmark
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    Sale of Arriva’s Danish and Serbian businesses completed

    2023-06-09T04:30:00Z

    EUROPE: München-based private equity investor Mutares says it plans to increase operational efficiency and leverage ‘strong expertise in tendering for public sector contracts’ following its acquisition of Arriva’s activities in Denmark and Serbia. The transaction covers bus services in Denmark and Serbia, plus rail, ferry and ...

  • Beograd metro contract
    Metro Report International

    Beograd metro project management contract awarded

    2023-05-10T12:48:00Z

    SERBIA: A consortium of DB Engineering & Consulting and Systra has been appointed to provide project management services for the construction of Beograd’s first metro line. The €46m contract announced by the Ministry of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure on May 8 covers project management, planning review ...

  • ELP Balkans loco
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    ELP to seek Balkan locomotive certification

    2023-04-29T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Swiss locomotive leasing company European Loc Pool is to seek certification of its Stadler EuroDual locomotives for operation in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The company announced on April 20 that it was working with Stadler Rail Valencia and local partners to conduct test runs ...

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    Rail freight operator expands in southeast Europe

    2023-04-25T04:57:00Z

    EUROPE: The Metrans rail subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen & Logistik has acquired a 51% stake in Croatian operator Adria Rail.