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Although Belgrade has
about 2 million citizens and a problem
with traffic, it still does not have an undergound, nor will it get
one in near future (although it has the deepest underground
railway station in Europe).
City transport is carried out by buses, trams and trolley-buses.
The transport by buses is carried out by the municipal service
under the jurisdiction of the City Council and a couple of private
companies, which means that the buses on the streets come in
various shapes, colours and years of manufacture.
For all operators (and all kinds of transport) the ticket
is
the same and it is bought on the news-stands,
price:
32 dinars.*
The ticket can be bought from the driver
immediately on
boarding
the vehicle. It is more expensive
there, 45 dinars.*
The tickets should be punched in
the machines next to
the doors.
Transport working hours are, roughly, from 4.30am to
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On every stop
there is a board
with information
on city transport
lines |
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11.30pm. In the night traffic the
vehicles run every hour
from12.10am to 2.10am. The ticket for the night transport
costs 74 dinars*
and it is bought from the driver.
In the night traffic the busses leave from the special stops
on
Republic Square towards the other parts of the city.
Fine for stealing a ride or for not punching the ticket is
1,800
dinars.*
 
Riding on a tram is a little more exotic since the trams roll
like
ships on restless seas, and when one of them breaks
down -
the whole line gets blocked (that, naturally, happens
always
between the two stops when it is raining).
Public city transport mainly functions well. It is a quicker
mode
of transport in the old part of the city than a car since
there are
special lanes for the buses in most of the streets.
Underground train station “Vukov spomenik” is interesting
because Belgrade has got the deepest underground train
station in Europe (43m deep) although it does not have an
underground! The escalators leading to it are 65m long and
7.5m wide.
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Major city transport
lines are marked on our map of Belgrade
which accompanies the guide.
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“Beograd” City Transport
Company:
www.gsp.co.yu
* 1 EUR is
currently worth around 76 dinars. |
Ticket punching
machine
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