Montenegro - General Information

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Country Name

Montenegro (Crna Gora)

National railway system

Železnice Crne Gore (ŽCG) / Жељезница Црне Горе

Official Website

www.zcg-prevoz.me

Language

Montenegrin/Serbian

Currency

Euro, through the country is not in the Euro zone.

UIC code

Numeric 62, alpha MNE.

Timetable

Journey Planner

The Montenegrin railways website www.zcg-prevoz.me (only in Montenegrin) does not appear to provide a journey planner. However stations in Montenegro are included in the Serbian railways journey planner.

Downloadable Timetable

Some downloadable timetable information is provided at www.zcg-prevoz.me/prevoz_putnika/red_voznje.html.

Printed Timetable

Red Vožnje covers Serbia and Montenegro. Printed in Serbian throughout.

Engineering Information

None.

Maps

Timetable Map

A fold-out, near-geographic route diagram is included in the timetable, but many lines are shown which no longer have a passenger service.

Other Maps

There is no published map of the railways of Montenegro, except that in M.G. Ball's "European Railway Atlas".

Gauge

Standard

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz

Rule of the road

Right

Other Railways

None.

Tourist Lines

None.

Metro

None

Trams

None

Recent and future changes

All of the current rail network in Montenegro is of comparatively recent construction, largely due to the mountainous terrain; the route between Beograd and Bar only fully opened in 1976, replacing a 760mm gauge route to the Adriatic coast via Sarajevo.

The branch from Podgorica to Nikšić (table 51) has not operated for several years, possibly since 2001, and has been removed from the 2003/2004 timetable. However a Czech consortium has won a bid for refurbishing the line, with investment in tracks, signalling and electrification of the line.

The cross-border route from Podgorica to Albania did not open until 1986 and the treaty concerning its construction limited it to freight use only. See Border Crossings: Albania - Montenegro for more information.

Special Notes

In June 2006 Montenegro became independent of the former combined "Serbia and Montenegro", which on 4 February 2003 had replaced the former name "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia".

The Mala Rijeka viaduct, between Kolašin and Podgorica on the Beograd - Bar line, is beleived to be the highest viaduct in the world, being 198m from rail level to river level.

See also