China News Agency, Beijing, March 19 (Reporter Zhou Yin) The reporter learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the National Railway Group) that on March 19, local time in Serbia, the Hungary-Serbia Railway from Belgrade to Novisa in Serbia The opening of the German section (hereinafter referred to as the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway in Serbia) marks the significant progress of the Hungary-Serbia Railway, a key project of the “Belt and Road” jointly built by China and Central and Eastern European countries.
After opening, Belgrade to Novi Sad can be reached in half an hour.
According to the head of the International Department of China National Railway Group, the Hungary-Serbia Railway connects Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
The total length of the Hungary-Serbia railway is 341.7 kilometers, of which the length in Serbia is 183 kilometers, and the design speed is 200 kilometers per hour. The section from Belgrade to the old Pazova is an existing double-track railway reconstruction project. The two sections from Subotica to the border are projects for the reconstruction of existing single-track railways and the addition of a second-line railway; the 158.7-kilometer-long project in Hungary with a design speed of 160 kilometers per hour is a project for the reconstruction of existing single-track railways and the addition of a second-line railway.
The person in charge said that the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway, in Serbia, started from Belgrade Station, passed through the old Pazova Station, and finally ended at Novi Sad Station. The line is about 80 kilometers long. The Nuo Section is composed of 2 sections, of which the Beijiu Section is led by China Railway International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Railway Group, and jointly established with China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. to form a Chinese joint venture. Participated in the design; at the same time, the Chinese joint venture subcontracted the construction of the communication signal project in the old promise section.
The person in charge said that after the completion and opening of the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia railway in Serbia, the maximum running speed of the train has been increased from 40 to 50 kilometers per hour to 200 kilometers per hour, and the operation between Belgrade, the largest city in Serbia, and Novi Sad, the second largest city The time has been reduced from 90 minutes to 30 minutes, and the quality and efficiency of transportation have been greatly improved. It will improve the passenger and freight transportation capacity of the railway corridor, facilitate the travel of people along the line, promote the development of tourism resources along the line, urbanization construction, and build a major international trade channel between China and Europe, and facilitate joint construction. The high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" is of great significance.
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