Director of Serbian Railways Infrastructure, Jelena Tanasković, announced that the high-speed rail line from Novi Sad to Subotica is expected to open by the end of November.
In an interview with RTS, Tanasković mentioned that testing of the new rail line commenced on Monday, with the first train running at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour starting Tuesday.
The testing is being conducted by the German national company, Deutsche Bahn, and will continue until October 10.
“The first test run was conducted at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, following a plan developed in advance by Deutsche Bahn in collaboration with our experts. The initial two days required this speed. However, the speed was increased to 70 kilometers per hour yesterday. Today, they aim to test speeds of 100, 120 and 140 kilometers per hour. If everything goes as planned, we hope to reach speeds of 200 kilometers per hour by tomorrow,” said Tanasković.
Travel time
She noted that the travel time by train from Belgrade to Subotica will be 76 minutes.
“It will take 36 minutes to travel from Belgrade to Novi Sad, and 41 minutes from Novi Sad to Subotica. Thus, we will reach the border with Hungary in 76 minutes, according to current measurements. Previously, the journey from Belgrade to Subotica took four hours and 37 minutes,” added Tanasković.
Regarding the Hungarian section of the railway, she mentioned that experts from the Chinese company that worked on the Serbian rail are moving to the Hungarian side to continue their work.
“I had the opportunity to meet with the entire Chinese delegation that has been involved in the construction of this section over the past years. After our line is inaugurated, they will transition to the Hungarian side, with the hope that the line to Budapest will be operational next year,” emphasized Tanasković.
