Budapest–Belgrade railway
The Budapest–Belgrade railway connects the capital cities of Hungary and Serbia – the Budapest Keleti railway station with the new Belgrade Centre railway station.
| Budapest–Belgrade railway | |
|---|---|
Future HSR line connecting Belgrade with Budapest | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Locale | Serbia–Hungary |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 7 |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Operator(s) | Serbian Railways (current) |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 March 2022 (Belgrade–Novi Sad) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 350 km (220 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | 200 km/h (125 mph) |
As a $2.89 billion, 350 km (220 mi) high-speed rail line project, the Budapest–Belgrade railway is also a part, and first stage, of the planned Budapest–Belgrade–Skopje–Athens railway international connection in Central and Southeast Europe, a Chinese-CEE hallmark project of Beijing's Belt and Road initiative, connecting the China-run Piraeus port in Greece with the heart of Europe.
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