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Srbijavoz44°48′22.6″N 20°27′32″E / 44.806278°N 20.45889°E
Srbijavoz (Serbian Cyrillic: Србијавоз; formerly Srbija Voz, Serbian Cyrillic: Србија Воз, Anglicized: Serbia Train) is the national passenger railway company of Serbia. Srbijavoz is an associate member of the International Union of Railways (UIC) since 2016. HistoryIn March 2015, the Government of Serbia announced its plan to establish three new railway companies by splitting the state-owned company Serbian Railways into separate businesses – Srbijavoz (passenger services), Srbija Kargo (freight transport) and Serbian Railways Infrastructure (infrastructure management).[2] Srbijavoz 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, Srbijavoz temporarily suspended service on the Belgrade–Novi Sad railway, the country's busiest passenger route, in February 2022, due to the line's reconstruction.[4] This line has now been completely reconstructed and modernized and the high-speed train service named "SOKO" connects the two most populated Serbian cities in 36 minutes, with trains reaching speeds of up to 200 km/h. The route is 75 km long and it is being extended to cover the segment of railway line between Novi Sad and Subotica (near the border with Hungary), to enable speeds of up to 200 km/h as part of the modernization of the Belgrade-Budapest railway line.[5] Reconstruction and modernization is also planned for the railway line between Belgrade and Niš to enable trains to reach the speeds of up to 200 km/h,[6] between Niš and Preševo (border with North Macedonia) for the speed of 160 km/h and between Niš and Dimitrovgrad for the speed of 120 km/h (border with Bulgaria).[7]  Srbijavoz headquarters at nighttime Passenger transportSrbijavoz inherited the passenger transport operations from the Serbian Railways after its founding. Since 2015, it has offered 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 tickets online through the Srbijavoz website. The company also offers a mobile application for Android (app) and IOS (here) operating systems. Domestic railway networkThe 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.[8] Serbia has rail links with all neighbouring countries. Railroads are categorized as "main lines", "regional lines", "local lines" or "manipulative lines". Below is a list of main lines in Serbia:
Inter-City Trains Srbija Voz operates an Inter-City train service called "SOKO" (meaning "falcon" in Serbian) from Belgrade to Novi Sad with KISS 200 EMU that reaches speeds of up to 200 km/h and covers the route 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 used to operate on the route from Kraljevo to North Mitrovica in North Kosovo, which was a domestic route from Serbia's point of view, but an international route from Kosovo’s point of view. Local Trains BG Voz is an urban rail system that serves the city of Belgrade. Class 412 electric multiple units, built by RVR, serve the system that is integrated in the city public transport ticketing. International railway network Srbijavoz operated EuroCity trains on the following routes:[10]
Srbijavoz operated Non-EuroCity trains on the following routes:
Srbijavoz only remaining international rail route is:
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