Transport in Serbia
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Serbia, and in particular the valley of Morava is often described as "the crossroad between the East and the West", which is one of primary reasons for its turbulent history. The valley is by far the easiest way of land travel from continental Europe to Greece and Asia Minor.
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[edit] Railways
total: 3,800 km (2006 est.)
standard gauge: (1435 mm) 3,800 km (2006 est.) (1,364 km electrified, 2002)
narrow gauge: Some narrow gauge railways are being reinstated for touristic purposes
[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries
[edit] Direct
Hungary - yes
Romania - yes
Bulgaria - yes
Republic of Macedonia - yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina - yes
Croatia - yes
Montenegro - yes
[edit] Indirect
- Italy - yes
- Greece - yes
- Turkey - yes
- Germany - yes
- Switzerland - yes
- Slovenia - yes
- Russia - yes
- Austria- yes
- Albania - no
- Ukraine - yes
[edit] Roads and highways
The following European routes pass through the country:
E65 – section from Bijelo Polje to Skopje
E70 – section from Slavonski Brod via Bajakovo, Belgrade, Vršac, on to Timişoara
- section between Slavonski Brod and Belgrade is a modern highway
E75 – section from Subotica via Belgrade, Niš on to Kumanovo
- most of it is a modern highway or at least semi-highway
E80 – section from Dubrovnik via Niš on to Sofia
In addition:
E662 – Subotica-Sombor on to Osijek
E761 – from Sarajevo to Užice, Čačak, Kraljevo, Kruševac, Pojate, Paraćin, Zaječar
E763 – Belgrade, Čačak, Nova Varoš on to Bijelo Polje
E771 – from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Niš
E851 – from Albania to Prizren, Priština
total: 37,937 km (2002)
paved: 23,937 km (2002) (including 560 km of expressways)
unpaved: 13,950 km (2002)
[edit] Water transport
Water transport is conducted mostly on the Danube and Sava rivers.
The total length of waterways is 587 km (2005).
Ports on the Danube:
Ports on the Sava:
Ports on the Tisa:
[edit] Pipelines
- natural gas: 3,177 km (2004)
- oil: 393 km (2004)
[edit] Air transport
| paved runways |
unpaved runways |
|
|---|---|---|
| total | 16 | 23 |
| over 3,047 m | 2 | 0 |
| 2,438 to 3,047 m | 4 | 0 |
| 1,524 to 2,437 m | 4 | 2 |
| 914 to 1,523 m | 2 | 9 |
| under 914 m | 4 | 12 |
Five of them are large enough to be listed with IATA Airport Codes:
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla - BEG
- Belgrade Batajnica - BJY
- Niš Constantine the Great Airport - INI
- Užice-Ponikve - UZC
- Priština International Airport - PRN
There are also 4 heliports (2002 data).
[edit] See also
- Transport in Belgrade
- Serbian Railways
- Beovoz
- List of airports in Serbia
- Serbian car license plates
- Belgrade - Bar railway
[edit] References
- This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
