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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.
It is the only train station located in Podgorica, and serves as a hub for Railways of Montenegro. [1] The Belgrade–Bar railway converges with the line to Nikšić and line to Shkodër at the station. The station is a through station, located on a trunk line that bisects Podgorica in a north–south direction.
It is one of 52 scheduled stops on the Belgrade–Bar railway and the main southern terminal (freight trains continue south to the port). The station is served by both Montenegro Railways and Serbian Railways for regular Serbia-Montenegro routes, however during the summer season, it also serves Macedonian Railways (Bar-Skopje line).
Along the Montenegrin part of Belgrade–Bar railway, there are 5 railway stations and 31 train stops. They are listed here from north to south: They are listed here from north to south: Sutivan
The first railway line within the territory that today belongs to Montenegro was a narrow-gauge (760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in)) railway line Gabela - Zelenika, which opened in 1901. This railway line was built by Austria-Hungary, which governed the territory of Boka Kotorska at the time. Station Bar and the railway to Virpazar in around 1910
This culminated in the 2006 Bioče train disaster, when a passenger train derailed, killing 47 passengers. Efforts are being made to thoroughly reconstruct this railway. The European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed in January 2023 to provide finance of EUR 76 million for rail improvements on the Bar – Podgorica – Vrbnica rail line. [2]
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Podgorica train station, located on the Podgorica–Shkodër railway. The Podgorica–Shkodër railway is a railway connecting Albania and Montenegro, used for freight-purposes only. It is Albania's only international rail link. Although initially built between 1984 and 1985, it fell into disuse in 1991 and later fully reopened in 2003.