Belgrade-Budapest high-speed rail section marks anniversary

by chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua | 2024-03-20 14:35:36

Passengers travel from Novi Sad to Belgrade by a train on the Belgrade-Novi Sad section (in Serbia) of the Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway, March 17, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

On March 19, the Belgrade-Novi Sad section of the Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway, connecting Serbia and Hungary, marked its two years' anniversary. Since the 75-kilometer section began operations in 2022, it has carried 6.83 million passenger trips.

The Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway is undertaken by China Railway International Co Ltd and a Chinese consortium. It is a key project in the collaboration between China and Central and Eastern European countries under the Belt and Road Initiative.

The construction of the Novi Sad-Subotica section of the high-speed railway is being accelerated, and conditions for its operation will be met by the end of the year.


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Belgrade-Budapest high-speed rail section marks anniversary

by chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua | 2024-03-20 14:35:36

Passengers travel from Novi Sad to Belgrade by a train on the Belgrade-Novi Sad section (in Serbia) of the Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway, March 17, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

On March 19, the Belgrade-Novi Sad section of the Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway, connecting Serbia and Hungary, marked its two years' anniversary. Since the 75-kilometer section began operations in 2022, it has carried 6.83 million passenger trips.

The Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway is undertaken by China Railway International Co Ltd and a Chinese consortium. It is a key project in the collaboration between China and Central and Eastern European countries under the Belt and Road Initiative.

The construction of the Novi Sad-Subotica section of the high-speed railway is being accelerated, and conditions for its operation will be met by the end of the year.