Belgrade Airport rail construction to begin in 2024

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Construction of a new suburban rail line, which will link Belgrade Airport both to the city and the EXPO 2027 site will begin in mid-2024. According to Serbia’s Minister for Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić, the project documentation should be finalised by the end of the year, while technical documentation for the project will be completed by mid-2024 after which construction will begin. It will take eighteen months to complete the new line. The new rail line originates at Zemun Polje and continues to new stations Singidunum - Belgrade Airport - Surčin - National Stadium. The Zemun Polje station is part of the Belgrade urban rail system and linked to the city’s central railway station through the BG Voz line 1. Furthermore, it is one of the stations on the Belgrade - Subotica line, which includes a stop in Novi Sad, as well as the Belgrade - Šid line. Trains on the new rail track, which includes the airport, will run every half an hour, and up to every fifteen minutes during peak commute times. Trains on the new track will reach speeds of 120 kilometres per hour.