Transport in Belgrade
On February 1, 2012, BusPlus, a modern electronic system for managing vehicles and transportation tickets in public transport was introduced,[2] a system based on a vague contract which does not explicitly state the profit made by Apex Technology Solutions, and the giveaway of advertising space on bus stations.
[4] The main Belgrade Bus Station is located at Železnička 4,[5] which is closed since 29 September 2024, and currently being demolished.
Five of them, operating under the names ADA-1 through ADA-5, provide public transport to Ada Ciganlija, known as the Belgrade's sea.
There are 8 revenue service loops in the system: Kneževac, Omladinski stadion, Kalemegdan, Ustanička, Tašmajdan, Block 45, Banjica, Banovo brdo.
There are further 9 auxiliary loops: Pristanište, Slavija, Autokomanda, Trošarina, Radio industrija, Gospodarska mehana, Topčider, Railway station, Rakovica.
The loop at Railway station was recently reconstructed but is completely out of use due to unworkable design.
The two single-track lines leading to it are the only exceptions to otherwise parallel double track network in the system and are not used in the revenue service.
The depot is completely void of trams and is now housing only the overhead wiring maintenance unit.
[10] There are 4 revenue service terminal loops in the system: Studentski trg, Konjarnik, Banjica 2, Medaković 3.
The peripheral termini Učiteljsko naselje, Kruševačka and Zvezdara have no purpose-built loops: the trolleybuses are circling around the city block instead.
The Belgrade Metro started construction in November 2021 and the first line is scheduled to open in the year 2028.
On September 1, 2010, as an "almost" metro line and the actual metro's 1st phase, the first line of Belgrade's new urban BG:Voz system, separate from suburban commuter Beovoz system, started its operation.
Suburban transport on the territory of Belgrade is performed within the integrated tariff system 2 (ITS2), with over 300 lines and 2,500 daily departures.
Suburban buses depart from the Lasta Bus Station in Belgrade and from the terminus of Šumice near Konjarnik in the neighbourhood of Zvezdara and another in Banovo Brdo.
[37] In its final stage, Beovoz had six lines with 41 stations and 70 km length: This system became defunct in 2013.
The international bus lines to Western Europe are mainly focused on Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France, where buses can be taken for all other destinations.
Belgrade is directly connected by train with many European cities (Thessaloniki, Istanbul, Sofia, Bucharest, Budapest, Vienna, Kyiv, Moscow, etc).
In addition, there are 5 more railway stations in Belgrade (Centar – Prokop, Dunav, Rakovica, Novi Beograd, Zemun).
Some long distance and international trains do not call at Central Station, but at Novi Beograd.
Belgrade has been restricted in its use of its vast waterfront precisely because of the large rail infrastructure that hug the river banks of the Old Town.
A major expansion of the airport in Belgrade has been detailed with a development deal signed with DynaCorp.
Belgrade airport also plans to build a third passenger terminal and another runway; however this may not be feasible in the immediate future.
[39] There is also a tourist port on the banks of the Sava welcoming various river cruise vessels from across Europe.
There are nine bridges over the Sava and two over the Danube river, listed below: Belgrade is connected by motorways to Zagreb to the west, Novi Sad to the north and Niš to the south.
A wide boulevard, Kneza Miloša street, connects the interchange to the city centre.
A traffic decongestion project named unutrašnji magistralni prsten ("inner ring road") is set to begin with the goal of easing the congestion in the city centre and on the motorways.
