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BUJANOVAC SOON GETS FAST RAIL LINES

20. October 2016.

Bujanovac – According to the “RZD International” Company, works on the reconstruction of two sections of the railway line in the southern part of the European Corridor 10, from Vranje Spa to Ristovac and from Bujanovac to Bukurevac, which began in April 2016, are close to being completed.

“All construction and assembly works are performed in the technological regime of closing the tracks for 36 hours, without completely stopping the running of trains.  Upon completion of the reconstruction of the railway line, the speed of passenger trains, which currently doesn’t exceed 50 kilometers, will be increased to 120 kilometers per hour," the" RZD International" Company said. The company also said that the works launched on the Vinarce – Djordjevo section of the rail track would be over in the second quarter of 2017.

"RZD International" started works on the Vinarce-Djordjevo section of the rail line, the last of the three sections of the southern part of the Corridor, which is, under the annex to the basic contract, included in the planned reconstruction. 

The total value of the project of the reconstruction of the southern part of Corridor 10, which is funded by the Russian state loan for the modernization of the Serbian railways, exceeds 38 million US dollars.

Source: Bujanovac News and Coordination Body