Srbija Voz
Srbija Voz (Serbian Cyrillic: Србија Воз; English: Serbia Train) is the national passenger railway company of Serbia. Srbija Voz is an associate member of the International Union of Railways (UIC) since 2016.
Native name | Србија Воз |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Srbija Voz |
| Type | State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | Serbian Railways |
| Founded | 10 August 2015 |
| Founder | Government of Serbia |
| Headquarters | Nemanjina 6, Belgrade , |
Area served | Serbia |
Key people | Jugoslav Jović (General director) |
| Services | Transport |
| Owner | Government of Serbia (100%) |
Number of employees | 2,329 (2019) |
| Website | |
| Footnotes / references Business ID: 21127124 Tax ID: 109108438 [1] | |
 Map of Srbija Voz rail network |
History
In March 2015, the Government of Serbia announced its plan to establish three new railway companies, splitting the Serbian Railways state-owned company into separate businesses – passenger (Srbija Voz), cargo (Srbija Kargo) and infrastructure (Serbian Railways Infrastructure).[2] Srbija Voz was founded on 10 August 2015, as the national passenger railway company of Serbia, after being split from the Serbian Railways, in the process of reconstruction and better optimization of business.[3]
In February 2019, Srbija Voz temporarily suspended transportation on Belgrade–Novi Sad railway, one of the country’s most frequent passenger routes, in February 2022, due to the railway line’s reconstruction.[4] This line in now completely reconstructed and modernized and the Fast trains - named "SOKO" are going up to 200 km/h, connecting two biggest cities in 36 minutes. The route is 75km long and its reconstruction is currently extended from Novi Sad to Subotica, (border with Hungary) for the speed of 200 km/h as part of the modernization of the Belgrade-Budapest railway line.[5]
The reconstruction and modernization of the railway lines is also planned between Belgrade and Niš for the speed of 200 km/h,[6] Niš and Preševo for the speed of 160 km/h(border with North Macedonia)[7] and Niš and Dimitrovgrad for the speed of 120 km/h(border with Bulgaria).[8]
Passenger transport
Srbija Voz inherited the passenger transport from the Serbian Railways following the establishment. Since 2015, it offers many train services across the country and in the region which include international routes to neighbouring countries and domestic routes (fast, regional and local lines).
It is possible to buy passengers tickets online throughout Srbija Voz website: https://webapi1.srbvoz.rs/ekarta/app/#!/home. The company also offer the mobile application for Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.srbijavoz.app) and IOS (https://apps.apple.com/rs/app/srbija-voz/id1600735042) operating systems.
Domestic railway network
The Serbian railway system consists of 3,739 km of rails of which 295 km is double track (7.9% of the network). Some 1,279 km of track (33.6% of the network) is electrified.[9] Serbia has rail links with all of adjacent countries, except Albania.
Railroads are categorized as "main lines", "regional lines", "local lines" or "manipulative lines". Following is the table of main lines in Serbia:
| No. | Route | Length | Tracks | Electrification | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgrade – Ruma – Border with Croatia near Šid | 120 km | 2 | yes | It is shared track between Belgrade and Stara Pazova with Railway line 4. |
| 2 | Belgrade – Niš – Border with North Macedonia near Preševo | 398 km | 1/2 | yes | Two tracks are between Velika Plana and Stalać as well as between Đunis and Niš. Modernization and reconstruction is planned to start in 2023 up to high-speed rail of maximum 200 km/h between Belgrade and Niš. |
| 3 | Belgrade – Mala Krsna – Velika Plana | 102 km | 1 | yes | |
| 4 | Belgrade – Novi Sad – Border with Hungary near Subotica | 183 km | 2 | yes | High-speed (200 km/h) rail is opened between Belgrade and Novi Sad since 19 March 2022. Double tracking and upgrade to high-speed of 200 km/h is currently in progress from Novi Sad to Subotica (border with Hungary). |
| 5 | Niš – Border with Bulgaria near Dimitrovgrad | 104 km | 1 | no | Modernization and reconstruction of the whole line is planned to start in 2023 for the speed of 120 km/h. |
| 6 | Belgrade – Pančevo – Border with Romania near Vršac | 102 km | 1/2 | partially | There are 2 tracks that are electrified between Belgrade and Pančevo. |
| 7 | Belgrade – Valjevo – Užice – Border with Montenegro near Prijepolje | 299 km | 1 | yes | |
| 8 | Lapovo – Kragujevac – Kraljevo – Administrative line with Kosovo & Metohija near Rudnica | 153 km | 1 | no | |
| 9 | Subotica – Sombor – Border with Croatia near Bogojevo | 87 km | 1 | no |
Inter-City Trains
Srbija Voz operates Inter-City train called "SOKO" in Serbian, meaning "Falcon" in English, from Belgrade to Novi Sad with KISS 200 EMU that goes up to 200 km/h and reaches the destination in 36 minutes. This rail connection is the busiest one in Serbia.
Regional Trains
The Regio is a service that offers domestic connections to Novi Sad, Subotica, Niš, Zrenjanin, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Užice, Sombor, Požarevac, Zaječar, Vršac, Kikinda, Prokuplje and Ruma. FLIRT3 EMU of Class 413 provide the service on electrified lines, while on non-electrified lines transport is provided by RA2 DMU of Class 711.
Regio trains also operate on the route from Kraljevo to North Mitrovica in North Kosovo, which is as a domestic route in Serbia’s point of view, but an international route in Kosovo’s point of view.
Local Trains
BG Voz is an urban rail system that serves the city of Belgrade. 20 Electric multiple units of Class 412, built by RVR, serve the system that is integrated in the city public transport ticketing.
International railway network
Srbija Voz operates EuroCity trains on following routes:[10]
- Train Avala connects Belgrade to Vienna
Austria - Train Beograd connects Belgrade to Budapest
Hungary - Train Balkan connects Belgrade to Sofia
Bulgaria - Train Hellas connects Belgrade to Thessaloniki
Greece
Srbija Voz other international rail routes are:
- Train Tara connects Belgrade to Bar
Montenegro
Rolling stock
- Electric locomotives
- Diesel locomotives
- ŽS 621 with total of: 17 units (N/A in service)
- ŽS 622 with total of: 4 units in total (4 in service)
- ŽS 641 with total of: 37 units (11 in service)
- ŽS 644 with total of: 6 units (2 in service)
- ŽS 661 with total of: 42 units (23 in service)
- ŽS 664 with total of: 6 units on lease from Slovenian Railways)
- ŽS 666 with total of: 4 units (2 in service)
- Electric trainsets
- Diesel trainsets
- Passenger carriages
- Passenger cars - "open" or "compartment" with total of: 364 units
- Sleeping cars with total of: 52 units
- Couchette cars with total of: 63 units
- Dining cars. with total of: 15 units
References
- Основни подаци о привредном друштву. apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Business Registers Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Železnice će imati četiri preduzeća od 1. jula". blic.rs (in Serbian). Blic. Tanjug. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- Опште информације. zeleznicesrbije.com (in Serbian). Serbian Railways. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "REKONSTRUKCIJA PRUGE Vozom od Beograda do Novog Sada TEK OD 2022". blic.rs (in Serbian). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Brza pruga ka Subotici: Intenzivni građevinski radovi u Novom Sadu zabeleženi iz drona (Video)". 31 October 2022.
- "Ugovor za brzu prugu Beograd - Niš biće potpisan 22. Decembra, najavio Mali".
- "Stižu brzi vozovi i u Bujanovac, najavljena i rekonstrukcija pruge Niš - Preševo". 22 July 2022.
- "Meђународне набавке – "Инфраструктура железнице Србије" ад".
- http://www.parlament.rs/upload/archive/files/cir/pdf/akta_procedura/2017/859-17.pdf
- https://www.srbvoz.rs/wp-content/redvoznje/ms_en.pdf?time=1583074881
External links
- Official website
- Informator o radu (in Serbian)