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Encyclopedia > Beovoz
Beovoz
Беовоз
Locale Belgrade, Serbia
Transit type Rapid transit
Began operation 1992.
No. of lines 6
No. of stations 41
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Operator Serbian Railways

Beovoz (Беовоз) is the suburban/commuter railway network that provides mass-transit service in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, similar to Paris's RER and Toronto's GO Transit. The main usage of today's system is to connect the suburbs with downtown Belgrade. Beovoz is operated by Serbian Railways. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway—usually in an urban area—with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... The dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Serbian Railways (Serbian: Железнице Србије/Železnice Srbije) is the national railway carrier of Serbia. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... In the United States of America, transit describes local area common carrier passenger transportation configured to provide scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis. ... Belgrade (Serbian:  ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian language 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian, English 3 Government Parliamentary republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 8th century   -  Independence c. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The RER (Réseau Express Régional, IPA , Regional Express Network) is an urban rail network in the ÃŽle-de-France région, notably Paris and its agglomeration. ... GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... Belgrade (Serbian:  ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... Serbian Railways (Serbian: Железнице Србије/Železnice Srbije) is the national railway carrier of Serbia. ...


Belgrade suburban railway system connects suburbs and near by cities to the west, north and south of the city. Line from Nova Pazova on the western side of Belgrade to Mladenovac which is south of the city is over 70km long. The temporary Orthodox church. ... Belgrade (Serbian:  ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... Coat of Mladenovac Mladenovac (Младеновац) is a city located in Serbia and Montenegro at 44. ...

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History

The Beovoz public transit system began operation in 1992.


Ridership

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


Service area

Further information: List of Belgrade metro stations
Map of Beovoz system
A Beovoz train

There are six lines in the Belgrade underground railway network:
There are six lines in Belgrade Beovoz City Railway System: Stara Pazova-Batajnica-Beograd Centar-Pančevo Vojlovica Ripanj-Resnik-Rakovica-Pančevo Vojlovica Stara Pazova-Batajnica-Beograd Centar-Rakovica-Resnik-Ripanj Zemun-Beograd Centar-Rakovica-Valjevo Nova Pazova-Batajnica-Beograd Centar-Rakovica-Resnik-Mladenovac Stara Pazova-Batajnica-Beograd Centar... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Most stations are not underground, though. The four stations that are built underground are located in the city center. Location in Serbia-Montenegro [[Image:|150px|center|Map of Serbia-Montenegro highlighting the settlement location]] General Information Mayor  ? Land area  ? Population (2002 census) 18,645 (67,576 municipality) Population density (2002)  ? Coordinates [1] Area code +381 22 Subdivisions 9 settlements in the municipality License plate code  ? Time zone UTC+1... Ripanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Рипањ) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. ... Ripanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Рипањ) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. ... Location in Serbia General Information Mayor or municipality president Gordana Pop-Lazić Land area 153,56km² Population (2002 census) 145,751 (152,950 municipality) Population density (2002) 996 per km² Coordinates [1] Area code +381 11 Subdivisions 4 settlements in the municipality License plate code BG Time zone UTC+1... Valjevo postcard Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево) is a city located in Serbia and Montenegro at 44. ... The temporary Orthodox church. ... Coat of Mladenovac Mladenovac (Младеновац) is a city located in Serbia and Montenegro at 44. ... Location in Serbia-Montenegro [[Image:|150px|center|Map of Serbia-Montenegro highlighting the settlement location]] General Information Mayor  ? Land area  ? Population (2002 census) 18,645 (67,576 municipality) Population density (2002)  ? Coordinates [1] Area code +381 22 Subdivisions 9 settlements in the municipality License plate code  ? Time zone UTC+1...


Future developments

Construction work on a light-rail system in the city is scheduled to commence in 2008 and it would probably last at least seven years [1]. The light rail systems will connect with Beovoz at Vukov Spomenik underground station. The sum approved by the city government for the beginning of the works is said to be about $450,000,000. The new line should connect Zemun on the north-west and Konjarnik on the south-east of the city central zone. A tram of the Luas system in Dublin, Ireland Shanghai Metro transit station, China A METRORail train approaching Preston Station in downtown Houston, Texas, USA. The Guadalajara urban L-train system (SITEUR), at first a trolleybus system, opened in 1980; the second line was opened in 1994, and a third... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Serbia General Information Mayor or municipality president Gordana Pop-Lazić Land area 153,56km² Population (2002 census) 145,751 (152,950 municipality) Population density (2002) 996 per km² Coordinates [1] Area code +381 11 Subdivisions 4 settlements in the municipality License plate code BG Time zone UTC+1...

Beovoz passing over the New Railroad Bridge

Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 71 pixelsFull resolution (1352 × 120 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Beovoz Metadata This file contains additional... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 71 pixelsFull resolution (1352 × 120 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Beovoz Metadata This file contains additional... New Railroad Bridge lit during the night Novi železnički most (New Railroad Bridge) is a bridge over Sava river in Belgrade. ...

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