Beovoz

Beovoz
Overview
Native name	Serbian Cyrillic: Беовоз
Locale	Belgrade, Serbia
Transit type	commuter rail
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	41
Operation
Began operation	1992
Ended operation	ca. 2013
Operator(s)	Serbian Railways
Technical
System length	70 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1&fras1;2 in)

Beovoz (Serbian Cyrillic: Беовоз, stylized as БЕОВОЗ – BEOVOZ) was a commuter rail that provided mass-transit service within the Belgrade metropolitan area. The main usage of system was to connect the suburbs with downtown Belgrade. Beovoz was operated by Serbian Railways.

Belgrade suburban railway system connected 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.

Beovoz 412 engine

Interior of a Beovoz train

Service area

There were 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 were above ground. Vukov Spomenik and Karađorđev Park—the two underground stations of the Beovoz system—are located in downtown Belgrade.

Abolishment

Following introduction of BG Voz back in 2010, many vehicles used in Beovoz were rerouted towards new system. After the beginning of reconstruction of Pančevo bridge in 2013, some of the main lines (Belgrade-Pančevo and Valjevo-Pančevo) were abolished, while others were included in Serbian railways regional system. After this, Beovoz became officially defunct.

Diagram

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