Beovoz

Beovoz Беовоз
Background
Locale	Belgrade, Serbia
Transit type	commuter rail
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	41
Operation
Began operation	1992
Operator(s)	Serbian Railways
Technical
System length	70 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Beovoz (Беовоз) is a commuter rail that provides mass-transit service within the Belgrade metropolitan area. The main usage of today's system is to connect the suburbs with downtown Belgrade. Beovoz is operated by Serbian Railways.

Belgrade suburban railway system connects the suburbs and nearby cities to the west, north and south of the city.

History

The Beovoz public transit system first began operation in 1992.

Ridership

Beovoz handled 6,182,000 passengers in 2006. In 2007 it was projected that the system would handle 7,078,000 passengers.

Beovoz 412 engine

Interior of a Beovoz train

Service area

Further information: List of Beovoz stations

There are four lines in the Belgrade underground railway network:

• Inđija - Novi Beograd - Vukov Spomenik - Pančevo Vojlovica
• Velika Plana - Rakovica - Novi Beograd - Zemun - Inđija
• Mladenovac - Ripanj - Rakovica - Vukov Spomenik - Pančevo Vojlovica
• Valjevo - Rakovica - Vukov Spomenik - Pančevo Vojlovica

Most stations are aboveground. The two stations that are built underground (Vukov Spomenik and Karađorđev Park) are located in the city old center.All tracks in downtown are underground.

Diagram

See also

• Belgrade Metro
• BG TRAIN
• List of Beovoz stations
• List of suburban and commuter rail systems

External links

• Clip about the Belgrade railway hub and Beovoz commuter network
• Clip about the new central railway station
• BelgradeMaps.com - Belgrade public transport maps - commuter rail