Railways in

Serbia

In 1854, the Austro-Hungarian Empire opened a horse drawn railway line from Lisava to Bazijas. It was converted to locomotive traction in 1856. Although both towns are in present day Romania, about 27km of it fell within present day Serbia. Only a short stretch of this line remains in use today.

The primary railway development in Serbia itself commenced in 1884 with the opening of the 271km line from Beograd to Niš. It was constructed to standard (1435mm) gauge. Subsequent railway development used a variety of gauges, a complex situation which was only gradually resolved during the reconstruction of the then Yugoslavia following the Second World War.

Serbia has international rail links with Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania.

• Serbian Railways (ŽS) the national network, including the Beovoz suburban services, and tourist services. The latter include the Romantika steam hauled excursions on main lines out of Beograd, and the Nostalgija train on the 760mm gauge museum railway from Mokra Gora (Site in English and Serbian - Roman alphabet, but not all pages have English translation)
• Beograd (Belgrade) Trams

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