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The history of rail transport in Serbia began in the mid-19th century when most of the territory was still held by the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires. The first rail line on the present-day territory of Serbia was inaugurated on 20 August 1854, between Lisava-Oravica-Bazijaš and the train operated on horse-drawn traffic which was replaced in 1856 by steam locomotives.
In March 2015, the Government of Serbia announced its plan to establish three new railway companies, splitting the Serbian Railways state-owned company in separate businesses – passenger (), cargo (Srbija Kargo) and infrastructure (Serbian Railways Infrastructure). [6]
The area of the lot is smaller, 1.06 ha (2.6 acres) compared to 1.8 ha (4.4 acres), but the total floor area of two planned buildings (one residential, one commercial), remained the same at 38,000 m 2 (410,000 sq ft). The company is obliged to finish the station in Prokop first before it can build anything in New Belgrade.
As part of the 2017–2022 construction of the Belgrade–Novi Sad high-speed railway, the station was partially upgraded and reconstructed, including works on the canopy, staircase, plateau, and the addition of a ticket booth and six elevators. The works were to be finished on 28 May 2023, but they extended.
GSP Belgrade introduced BusPlus on 1 February 2012. BusPlus is an electronic payment method where commuters load fares on a thin plastic card. [ 5 ] Also, the private carriers were introduced and integrated in tariff system – Integrated Tariff System (ITS). [ 6 ]
In December 1981, the plan Metro Belgrade was finished and was presented to the city council in 1982. One of the ideas was that the Soviet Union could build the metro, and in doing so free itself of debt owed to Yugoslavia. This was however opposed by the republics Slovenia and Croatia. Due to their objections, this plan was not carried out. [6]
It was replaced by a new payment system called Beograd plus in 2023, and the payment systems were entirely discontinued since January 1, 2025, making Belgrade the first capital in Europe to use free public transport. [4]
The Belgrade–Bar railway (Serbian: Пруга Београд–Бар, Pruga Beograd–Bar) is a 476.59 km (296.14 mi) long electrified main line connecting the Serbian capital of Belgrade with the town of Bar, a major seaport in Montenegro. Completed in 1976, which connects Belgrade with the Mediterranean port of Bar.