BG Voz

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BG Voz (Serbian Cyrillic: БГ Воз; stylized as BG:VOZ) is a commuter rail system that serves the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Operated by the "Beogradski metro i voz"[a][6] public utility company, the system connects the central parts of Belgrade to its distant suburbs.[7] Urban trains carry passengers between the termini of Ovča, Batajnica and Resnik, while suburban ones reach towards Mladenovac and Lazarevac in the south.[8]

Native nameSerbian Cyrillic: БГ Воз
Area servedBelgrade
Transit typeCommuter rail
Line number4 (+3 supplementary lines)
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BG Voz
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Overview
Native nameSerbian Cyrillic: БГ Воз
Area servedBelgrade
Transit typeCommuter rail
Line number4 (+3 supplementary lines)
Number of stations35
Daily ridership20,000[1]
HeadquartersBelgrade
Websitehttps://beovoz.rs/
Operation
Began operationSeptember 1, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-09-01)[2]
Operator(s)JKP Beogradski metro i voz
Rolling stockŽS series 412
Train lengthfour cars[3]
Technical
System length184 km (114 mi) in 2022[4]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)[5]
System map
Bus interchange
Batajnica
BG Voz Line 1
to Belgrade depot
Bus interchange
Kamendin
Bus interchange
Zemun Polje
 Ovča
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
Altina
Sebeš
Zemun depot
Krnjača
Krnjača Most
Bus interchange
Zemun
Bus interchange
Tošin Bunar
Pančevo Bridge
Bus interchange
Bus interchangeTram interchange
New Belgrade
Vukov Spomenik
Tram interchangeBus interchange
Karađorđe's Park
Tram interchangeBus interchange
Belgrade Center
Bus interchange
Rakovica
Tram interchangeBus interchange
Kneževac
Bus interchange
Belgrade depot
Kijevo
Bus interchange
BG Voz Line 3
Resnik
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
Ripanj Kolonija
Bela Reka
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
Klenje
Barajevo Centar
Bus interchange
Ripanj Tunnel
Veliki Borak
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
Ralja
Leskovac Kolubarski Bus interchange
Bus interchange
Sopot Kosmajski
Stepojevac
Bus interchange
Vlaško Polje
Vreoci
Bus interchange
Bus interchange
Mladenovac
BG Voz Line 2
BG Voz Line 4
Lazarevac
Bus interchange
to Niš
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Line 1 BG Voz Line 1
BG Voz Line 2 Line 3
Line 2 BG Voz Line 3
BG Voz Line 4 Line 4
multiple lines
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The system runs across 35 stations[7] on four primary and three supplementary lines. The former meet either at Belgrade Centre station or at Karađorđe's Park, while the latter pass via Belgrade Centre to reach Zemun.[9] BG Voz is linked to the city's ground transport,[7] with three stations – Karađorđe's Park, Vukov Spomenik and New Belgrade – served by trams[10] and Belgrade Center served by trolleybuses.[11]

Used by some 20,000 passengers every day,[12] BG Voz has been described as the fastest transportation mode in Belgrade, but also the least maintained.[13] Common issues include the trains' age, irregular departures, overcrowding and poor hygienic conditions.[14] Plans exist both to introduce new trains[15] and construct additional lines,[16][17] which are aimed to connect Makiš to Karaburma and Zemun Polje to the future National Stadium.[18]

History

BG Voz was preceded by Beovoz, an older commuter rail system opened in 1992.[19] At its peak in 2002, Beovoz reached Pančevo, Inđija, Valjevo, Velika Plana, Požarevac as well as Belgrade's southern suburbs.[20] The two systems coexisted as BG Voz's Line 1 was opened in 2010,[21][22] with Beovoz being gradually phased out by BG Voz's expansion. Beovoz was eventually cut to only reach Pančevo and then closed down in December 2017.[23]

Infrastructure

The system runs on the same infrastructure as the national Serbian Railways,[24] with the majority of stations being either elevated (ex. New Belgrade) or at-grade (ex. Ovča). There are only two underground stations, both in the central part of Belgrade: Karađorđe's Park and Vukov Spomenik. They are linked to each other and the following stations by the Vračar[25] and Dedinje Tunnels[26][27] passing under the city. Other tunnels include the Senjak Tunnel passing under the Vojvode Putnika Boulevard[28] and the two-kilometer-long Bežanija Tunnel running under the Arsenija Čarnojevića Boulevard.[29][30]

Alongside buses, BG Voz is one of Belgrade's two transit modes that run across the city's three riverbanks[31] across Sava and Danube. The four primary lines run together from Ovča to Karađorđe's Park,[32] where they split: Line 1 and Line 3 go on until Belgrade Center,[33][34] while Line 2 and Line 4 continue to Resnik via Rakovica. From Belgrade Center, Line 1 crosses Sava to Batajnica via New Belgrade,[35] while Line 3 connects to Rakovica and follows Lines 2 and 4. Trains run across Danube via the Pančevo Bridge[36] and across Sava via the New Railway Bridge.[37]

Lines in service

Line 1

A train at New Belgrade station

Line 1 runs from Ovča in the northeast to Batajnica in the northwest[38] through Belgrade Centre. It is the oldest line of the system: first trains departed in September 2010 and connected five stations, with the termini being Pančevo Bridge and New Belgrade.[23] The line was expanded on 15 April 2011 to reach Batajnica[39] and then in December 2016 to connect to Ovča.[40] Two more infill stations - Altina and Kamendin - were opened in March 2022.[41] Overall, Line 1 has 15 stations.[42]

More information Station/Stop, Line ...
Station/Stop Line Transfers Connections
Ovča105, 105L
Sebeš
Krnjača
Krnjača Most108
Pančevo Bridge33, 37, 48, 58, 96, 16, 23, 32E, 35, 43, 44', 95
Vukov Spomenik2, 5, 12, 25P, 27, 32, 66, 74, EKO1, 6, 7, 14, 26, 65Cyril and Methodius Park; Faculties of Law, Technology and Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture and Law
Karađorđe's Park9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38L, 39, 42, 46, 47, 48, 55, 59, 70, 78, E9 + other suburban routesAutokomanda interchange; Karađorđe's Park; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Belgrade Center34, 36, 38L, 40, 41Mostar interchange; Hyde Park
New Belgrade7, 9, 11, 13, 60, 60L, 94, 95, E1, E6, 67, 94, EKO1Belgrade Bus Station
Tošin Bunar45, 65, 70, 71, 72, 82, 601, 613West 65
Zemun46, 612, 709
Altina81, 81L, 708, 709
Zemun Polje708, 709
Kamendin707, 707, 709
Batajnica73, 700, 702, 703
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Line 2

A train at Vukov Spomenik station

Running between Ovča, Line 2 is the shorter of the two urban lines. It is also the newer one, being launched in April 2018.[43] It initially connected five stations - Resnik, Kijevo, Kneževac, Rakovica and Belgrade Center,[44] before being extended to Ovča later that year.[45] Today, it runs through Karađorđe's Park instead, bypassing Belgrade Centre. Line 2 has 11 stations.[46] Another supplementary version of Line 2 exists, linking Zemun to Resnik via Belgrade Center.[47]

More information Station/Stop, Line ...
Station/Stop Line Transfers Connections
Ovča105, 105L
Sebeš
Krnjača
Krnjača Most108
Pančevo Bridge33, 37, 48, 58, 96, 16, 23, 32E, 35, 43, 44', 95
Vukov Spomenik2, 5, 12, 25P, 27, 32, 66, 74, EKO1, 6, 7, 14, 26, 65Cyril and Methodius Park; Faculties of Law, Technology and Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture and Law
Karađorđe's Park9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38L, 39, 42, 46, 47, 48, 55, 59, 70, 78, E9 + other suburban routesAutokomanda interchange; Karađorđe's Park; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Rakovica3A, 42
Kneževac3A, 37, 42, 47, 54, 94, 501, 502, 504, 507
Kijevo47, 94, 501, 504
Resnik47, 503, 504, 506, 507
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Line 3

A diagram of the southern half of Line 3

Line 3 was launched in September 2019, connecting Mladenovac to the city proper.[48] Both the primary and the supplementary versions of the line run through Belgrade Center,[49] where they split to either reach Ovča or Zemun.[50] The line has a total of 20 stations and runs three times a day.[51]

More information Station/Stop, Line ...
Station/Stop Line Transfers Connections
Ovča105, 105L
Sebeš
Krnjača
Krnjača Most108
Pančevo Bridge33, 37, 48, 58, 96, 16, 23, 32E, 35, 43, 44', 95
Vukov Spomenik2, 5, 12, 25P, 27, 32, 66, 74, EKO1, 6, 7, 14, 26, 65Cyril and Methodius Park; Faculties of Law, Technology and Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture and Law
Karađorđe's Park9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38L, 39, 42, 46, 47, 48, 55, 59, 70, 78, E9 + other suburban routesAutokomanda interchange; Karađorđe's Park; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Belgrade Center34, 36, 38L, 40, 41Mostar interchange; Hyde Park
Rakovica3A, 42
Kneževac3A, 37, 42, 47, 54, 94, 501, 502, 504, 507
Kijevo47, 94, 501, 504
Resnik47, 503, 504, 506, 507
Ripanj Kolonija404, 407, 407L
Klenje404, 407, 407L
Ripanj Tunel
Ralja408, 450, 451, 470 + other suburban routes
Sopot Kosmajski450, 464, 465 + other suburban routes
Vlaško Polje491, 493, 494 + other suburban routes
Mladenovacall suburban and local routes to and from Mladenovac Bus Station
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Line 4

Line 4 began operation on December 15, 2019. It connects Belgrade southwest municipal towns of Lazarevac and Barajevo with Resnik, city centre and Danube's left bank. It has two sub-routes: Lazarevac-Resnik and Lazarevac-Ovča.[52] It operates six times per day.[53] The longer sub-route has 15 stations in total:

Accidents

On May 17, 2024, 13 people were injured when train 7112 operating between Lazarevac and Ovča hit the freight train standing at the Pančevački most railway station waiting for departure clearance. The accident happened at 6:26 p.m. in Vračar tunnel, between railway stations Vukov spomenik and Pančevački most, approximately 400 meters from the entrance next to the Pančevački most railway station.[54]

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