Serbia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 14 December 2014 to 12 December 2015, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
Obscure services
[44] (52A3 not shown, ERA 102C3) RS16/1
The suspension of the Beograd to Bucureşti Nord international service has removed the only train to travel from Beograd to Beograd Dunav via the Sava riverside line. The international train has not appeared in the 2013-2014,2014-2015 or 2015-2016 timetables.
The following trains use the section of line between Beograd Dunav station and the junction at Pančevački Most:-
| 2601 | 07:25 Beograd Dunav - Vršac | ||
| 2500 | 10:40 Beograd Dunav - Zrenjanin | ||
| 2603 | 11:50 Beograd Dunav - Vršac | ||
| SSuX | 2605 | 15:10 Beograd Dunav - Vršac | |
| 2607 | 16:15 Beograd Dunav - Vršac | ||
| 2502 | 17:25 Beograd Dunav - Zrenjanin | ||
| 2609 | 20:20 Beograd Dunav - Vršac | ||
| 2600 | Vršac - 07:02 Pančevački Most - Beograd Dunav | ||
| 2501 | Zrenjanin - 10:18 Pančevački Most - Beograd Dunav | ||
| 2602 | Vršac - 11:20 Pančevački Most - Beograd Dunav | ||
| 2604 | Vršac - 15:50 Pančevački Most - Beograd Dunav | ||
| 2503 | Zrenjanin - 16:54 Pančevački Most - Beograd Dunav | ||
| 2606 | Vršac - 20:05 Pančevački Most - Beograd Dunav |
Notes:-
- The route between Novi Beograd and Pančevački Most via Beograd Centar sees a regular service of electric multiple unit trains marketed as BG Voz/BG Train.
- Most of the outer suburban Beovoz trains to or from the Pančevo glavna st. direction that terminate at or start from Pančevački Most use a side platform there, on the single line to Beograd Dunav, labelled Dunavski Kolosek or Dunavski Peron.
Golubinci - Inđija
[10, 30] (52A3, ERA 102C2 & 107B1) RS16/2
This curve connects the Beograd - Šid and Beograd - Novi Sad lines.
| 4200 | Novi Sad - 05:50 Inđija - Šid | ||
| 4202 | Novi Sad - 22:03 Inđija - Sremska Mitrovica | ||
| 4201 | Šid - 08:50 Golubinci - Novi Sad | ||
| 4203 | Sremska Mitrovica - 23:25 Golubinci - Novi Sad |
Karađorđev Park - Rakovica (Rasputnica Dedinje)
[52/53] (52A3 not shown, ERA 10 2C3 not shown) RS16/3
This section of the Beovoz Beograd suburban network, forming the third side of a triangular junction bypassing Beograd Centar station, has had a limited service in previous years.
The journey planner shows no services using this line in the 2015-2016 timetable
Niš – Niš ranžirna – Crveni Krst
[91] (52B3 not correctly shown) RS16/4
Niš ranžirna is a freight yard to the west of Niš, and is connected to both the Niš - Beograd and Niš - Skopje lines via triangular junctions. Trains run from Niš via the east to north curve off the Skopje line, call at the freight yard station at Niš ranžirna (where they wait for 15 minutes and change train number), then run via the south to east curve to Crveni Krst and back to Niš, performing a clockwise loop. Though these trains are clearly intended for members of staff, no objection has been raised to other passengers using them. Total journey time is about 40 minutes.
The staff trains have not appeared on the 2015-2016 journey planner and have either ceased, or are no longer advertised. The 2014-2015 timings are given below. More information would be welcomed by the compilers.
| 6300/6301 | 06:40 Niš - Niš ranžirna - Niš | ||
| 6202/6303 | 14:40 Niš - Niš ranžirna - Niš | ||
| 6304/6305 | 18:40 Niš - Niš ranžirna - Niš |
Vršac – Bela Crkva
[former 43] (48B1 - 52A3) RS16/5
This approximately 44 km line has not had a regular passenger service since about 2005. A tourist service operated every weekend from 20 June to the end of August 2015, with a connection to and from Beograd. It is possible it will run again in 2016, but no timings are currently loaded. The summer 2015 times were as follows:
| E | SSuO | 09:30 Vršac – Bela Crkva | |
| E | SSuO | 17:20 Bela Crkva – Vršac |
Paraćin - Gilje
[70] ( ERA 103A4) RS16/6
At the end of 2015 a new cut-off opened north of Paraćin which straightened the line north to Gilje. The southern part of the old main line was retained to serve Ćuprija with a new east to north curve, west of the station, joining the old line with the northern half of the new deviation. There are therefore two routes between Paraćin and Gilje. All local trains and some fast trains run via Ćuprija. A few fast services use the southern part of the new deviation. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.
Trains without a station stop at Ćuprija can be assumed to travel via the southern half of the new deviation. They are as follows:-
| D293 | Beograd Glavna – 00:27 Jagodin - Sofia | ||
| D292 | Sofia – 01:44 Paraćin - Beograd Glavna | ||
| D334 | Thessalonlki – 04:48 Paraćin - Beograd Glavna | ||
| 490 | Sofia – 16:58 Paraćin - Beograd Glavna |
Other sparse services
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than three trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday:
| 33 | Senta - Banatsko Miloševo |
| 34 | Horgoš - Kanjiža |
| 45 | Mala Krsna - Požarevac |
| 60 | Raška - Lešak - Zvečan - Kosovska Mitrovica Sever (Kosovo) [service Zvečan - Kosovska Mitrovica Sever not confirmed as running; information welcomed] |
| 73 | Kraljevo - Stalać |
| 85 | Prokuplje - Merdare |
| B | Horgos - Röszke (Hungary) |
| C and 10 | Šid - Tovarnik (Croatia) |
| D and 20 | Bogojevo - Erdut (Croatia) |
| E and 44 | Vršac - Stamora Moravita (Romania) |
| F | Dimitrovgrad - Kalotina Zapad (Bulgaria) |
| G | Preševo - Tabanovce (Macedonia) |
Deletions since previous edition
None
