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
Bosnia and Herzegovina - yes
Bulgaria - yes
Croatia - yes
Hungary - yes
Republic of Macedonia - yes
Montenegro - yes
Albania - yes
Romania - yes
[edit] Indirect
- Italy - yes
- Greece - yes
- Turkey - yes
- Germany - yes
- Switzerland - yes
- Slovenia - yes
- Russia - yes
- Austria- yes
- Ukraine - yes
[edit] Roads and highways
The following European routes pass through the country:
E65: Rožaje, Montenegro - Tutin - Kosovska Mitrovica - Priština - Đeneral Janković - Skopje, Macedonia.
E70: Slavonski Brod, Croatia - Šid - Belgrade - Vršac - Timişoara, Romania.
- section between Slavonski Brod and Belgrade is built to motorway standards.
E75: Szeged, Hungary - Subotica - Novi Sad - Beška Bridge - Belgrade - Niš - Leskovac - Grdelica - Vranje - Preševo - Kumanovo, Macedonia.
- section between Beška Bridge and Grdelica is built to motorway standards.
E80: Rožaje, Montenegro - Peć - Priština - Prokuplje - Niš - Niška Banja - Pirot - Dimitrovgrad - Sofia, Bulgaria.
- section between Niš and Niška Banja is built to motorway standards.
E662: Subotica - Sombor - Bezdan - Osijek, Croatia.
E761: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Užice - Čačak - Kraljevo - Kruševac - Pojate - Paraćin - Zaječar.
E763: Belgrade - Čačak - Nova Varoš - Bijelo Polje, Montenegro.
E771: Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania - Zaječar - Niš.
E851: Kukës, Albania - 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:
[edit] Pipelines
- natural gas: 3,177 km (2004)
- oil: 393 km (2004)
[edit] Air transport
| paved runways |
unpaved runways |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 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 incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the CIA World Factbook.
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