BG Voz

BG Voz (Serbian Cyrillic: БГ Воз; stylized as BG:VOZ) is a commuter rail system that serves the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Operated by the "Beogradski metro i voz"^[a][5] public utility company, the system connects the central parts of Belgrade to its distant suburbs.^[6] Urban trains carry passengers between the termini of Ovča, Batajnica and Resnik, while suburban ones reach towards Mladenovac and Lazarevac in the south.^[7]

BG Voz
Train logo
Overview
Native name	Serbian Cyrillic: БГ Воз
Area served	Belgrade
Transit type	Commuter rail
Line number	4 (+3 supplementary lines)
Number of stations	35
Headquarters	Belgrade
Website	https://beovoz.rs/
Operation
Began operation	September 1, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-09-01)[1]
Operator(s)	JKP Beogradski metro i voz
Rolling stock	ŽS series 412
Train length	four cars[2]
Technical
System length	184 km (114 mi) in 2022[3]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[4]
System map Show static diagram (central part) Legend to Novi Sad & Zvornik Batajnica to Belgrade depot Danube Kamendin to Vršac & Zrenjanin Zemun Polje  Ovča Altina Sebeš Zemun depot Krnjača Krnjača Most Zemun Danube Tošin Bunar Pančevo Bridge New Belgrade Vukov Spomenik Sava Karađorđe's Park Belgrade Center Rakovica Kneževac Belgrade depot Kijevo to Batajnica to Velika Plana Resnik Ripanj Kolonija Bela Reka Klenje Barajevo Centar Ripanj Tunnel Veliki Borak Ralja Leskovac Kolubarski Sopot Kosmajski Stepojevac Vlaško Polje Vreoci Mladenovac Lazarevac to Niš to Valjevo & Bar Key Line 1 Line 3 Line 2 Line 4 multiple lines non-revenue track Serbian Railways Infrastructure This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram (whole)

The system runs across 35 stations^[6] on four primary and three supplementary lines. The former meet either at Belgrade Centre station or at Karađorđe's Park, while the latter pass via Belgrade Centre to reach Zemun^[8]. BG Voz is linked to the city's ground transport^[6], with three stations – Karađorđe's Park, Vukov Spomenik and New Belgrade – served by trams^[9] and Belgrade Center served by trolleybuses.^[10]

Used by thousands of people^[11] every day, BG Voz has been described as the fastest transportation mode in Belgrade, but also the least maintained.^[12] Common issues include the trains' age, irregular departures, overcrowding and poor hygienic conditions.^[13] Plans exist both to introduce new trains and construct additional lines^[14][15], which are aimed to connect Makiš to Karaburma and Zemun Polje to the future National Stadium.^[16]

History

BG Voz was preceded by Beovoz, an older commuter rail system opened in 1992.^[17] At its peak in 2002, Beovoz reached Pančevo, Inđija, Valjevo, Velika Plana, Požarevac as well as Belgrade's southern suburbs.^[18] The two systems coexisted as BG Voz's Line 1 was opened in 2010^[19][20], with Beovoz being gradually phased out by BG Voz's expansion. Beovoz was eventually cut to only reach Pančevo and then closed down in December 2017.^[21]

Infrastructure

The system runs on the same infrastructure as the national Serbian Railways^[22], with the majority of stations being either elevated (ex. New Belgrade) or at-grade (ex. Ovča). There are only two underground stations, both in the central part of Belgrade: Karađorđe's Park and Vukov Spomenik. They are linked to each other and the following stations by the Vračar^[23] and Dedinje Tunnels^[24][25] passing under the city. Other tunnels include the Senjak Tunnel passing under the Vojvode Putnika Boulevard^[26] and the two-kilometer-long Bežanija Tunnel running under the Arsenija Čarnojevića Boulevard.^[27][28]

Alongside buses, BG Voz is one of Belgrade's two transit modes that run across the city's three riverbanks^[29] across Sava and Danube. The four primary lines run together from Ovča to Karađorđe's Park^[30], where they split: Line 1 and Line 3 go on until Belgrade Center^[31][32], while Line 2 and Line 4 continue to Resnik via Rakovica. From Belgrade Center, Line 1 crosses Sava to Batajnica via New Belgrade^[33], while Line 3 connects to Rakovica and follows Lines 2 and 4. Trains run across Danube via the Pančevo Bridge^[34] and across Sava via the New Railway Bridge.^[35]

Lines in service

Line 1

A train at New Belgrade station

Line 1 runs from Ovča in the northeast to Batajnica in the northwest^[36] through Belgrade Centre. It is the oldest line of the system: first trains departed in September 2010 and connected five stations, with the termini being Pančevo Bridge and New Belgrade.^[21]The line was expanded on 15 April 2011 to reach Batajnica^[37] and then in December 2016 to connect to Ovča.^[38] Two more infill stations - Altina and Kamendin - were opened in March 2022.^[39] Overall, Line 1 has 15 stations.^[40]

Station/Stop	Line	Transfers	Connections
Ovča		105, 105L
Sebeš
Krnjača
Krnjača Most		108
Pančevo Bridge		33, 37, 48, 58, 96, 16, 23, 32E, 35, 43, 44', 95
Vukov Spomenik		2, 5, 12, 25P, 27, 32, 66, 74, EKO1, 6, 7, 14, 26, 65	Cyril and Methodius Park; Faculties of Law, Technology and Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture and Law
Karađorđe's Park		9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38L, 39, 42, 46, 47, 48, 55, 59, 70, 78, E9 + other suburban routes	Autokomanda interchange; Karađorđe's Park; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Belgrade Center		34, 36, 38L, 40, 41	Mostar interchange; Hyde Park
New Belgrade		7, 9, 11, 13, 60, 60L, 94, 95, E1, E6, 67, 94, EKO1	Belgrade Bus Station
Tošin Bunar		45, 65, 70, 71, 72, 82, 601, 613	West 65
Zemun		46, 612, 709
Altina		81, 81L, 708, 709
Zemun Polje		708, 709
Kamendin		707, 707, 709
Batajnica		73, 700, 702, 703

Line 2

A train at Vukov Spomenik station

Running between Ovča, Line 2 is the shorter of the two urban lines. It is also the newer one, being launched in April 2018.^[41] It initially connected five stations - Resnik, Kijevo, Kneževac, Rakovica and Belgrade Center^[42], before being extended to Ovča later that year.^[43] Today, it runs through Karađorđe's Park instead, bypassing Belgrade Centre. Line 2 has 11 stations.^[44] Another supplementary version of Line 2 exists, linking Zemun to Resnik via Belgrade Center.^[45]

Station/Stop	Line	Transfers	Connections
Ovča		105, 105L
Sebeš
Krnjača
Krnjača Most		108
Pančevo Bridge		33, 37, 48, 58, 96, 16, 23, 32E, 35, 43, 44', 95
Vukov Spomenik		2, 5, 12, 25P, 27, 32, 66, 74, EKO1, 6, 7, 14, 26, 65	Cyril and Methodius Park; Faculties of Law, Technology and Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture and Law
Karađorđe's Park		9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38L, 39, 42, 46, 47, 48, 55, 59, 70, 78, E9 + other suburban routes	Autokomanda interchange; Karađorđe's Park; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Rakovica		3A, 42
Kneževac		3A, 37, 42, 47, 54, 94, 501, 502, 504, 507
Kijevo		47, 94, 501, 504
Resnik		47, 503, 504, 506, 507

Line 3

A diagram of the southern half of Line 3

Line 3 was launched in September 2019, connecting Mladenovac to the city proper.^[46] Both the primary and the supplementary versions of the line run through Belgrade Center^[47], where they split to either reach Ovča or Zemun.^[48] The line has a total of 20 stations and runs three times a day.^[49]

Station/Stop	Line	Transfers	Connections
Ovča		105, 105L
Sebeš
Krnjača
Krnjača Most		108
Pančevo Bridge		33, 37, 48, 58, 96, 16, 23, 32E, 35, 43, 44', 95
Vukov Spomenik		2, 5, 12, 25P, 27, 32, 66, 74, EKO1, 6, 7, 14, 26, 65	Cyril and Methodius Park; Faculties of Law, Technology and Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture and Law
Karađorđe's Park		9, 10, 14, 17, 18, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38L, 39, 42, 46, 47, 48, 55, 59, 70, 78, E9 + other suburban routes	Autokomanda interchange; Karađorđe's Park; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Belgrade Center		34, 36, 38L, 40, 41	Mostar interchange; Hyde Park
Rakovica		3A, 42
Kneževac		3A, 37, 42, 47, 54, 94, 501, 502, 504, 507
Kijevo		47, 94, 501, 504
Resnik		47, 503, 504, 506, 507
Ripanj Kolonija		404, 407, 407L
Klenje		404, 407, 407L
Ripanj Tunel
Ralja		408, 450, 451, 470 + other suburban routes
Sopot Kosmajski		450, 464, 465 + other suburban routes
Vlaško Polje		491, 493, 494 + other suburban routes
Mladenovac		all suburban and local routes to and from Mladenovac Bus Station

Line 4

Line 4 began operation on December 15, 2019. It connects Belgrade southwest municipal towns of Lazarevac and Barajevo with Resnik, city centre and Danube's left bank. It has two sub-routes: Lazarevac-Resnik and Lazarevac-Ovča.^[50] It operates six times per day.^[51] The longer sub-route has 15 stations in total:

• Lazarevac
• Vreoci
• Stepojevac
• Leskovac Kolubarski
• Barajevo Centar
• Bela Reka
• Resnik
• Kijevo
• Kneževac
• Rakovica
• Belgrade center
• Karađorđev Park
• Vukov Spomenik
• Pančevo Bridge
• Krnjača–most
• Krnjača
• Sebeš
• Ovča

Accidents

On May 17, 2024, 13 people were injured when train 7112 operating between Lazarevac and Ovča hit the freight train standing at the Pančevački most railway station waiting for departure clearance. The accident happened at 6:26 p.m. in Vračar tunnel, between railway stations Vukov spomenik and Pančevački most, approximately 400 meters from the entrance next to the Pančevački most railway station.^[52]