Belgrade-Glavna railway station

Belgrade Main Railway Station Железничка станица Београд Главна / Železnička stanica Beograd Glavna (Serbian)
Station building and surroundings
Location	Savski trg 2, Belgrade  Serbia
Owned by	Serbian Railways
Platforms	6 bay platforms
Tracks	13
Connections	100 m: Belgrade Bus Station 36, 46, 51, 78, 83, 91, 92, 511, 551, 552, 553, 601, A1, E1 2, 3, 7, 9, 12, 13
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	August 23, 1884

The Belgrade Main railway station (Serbian: Железничка станица Београд Главна / Železnička stanica Beograd Glavna) is the main intercity train station in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the busiest train station in the country and a major railway hub in the region. It was built between 1882 and 1885 after the designs of the architect Dragutin Milutinović, and it has the status of the сultural monument of great importance.

After opening of the new Belgrade Center station (Prokop) in January 2016, it was announced that the passenger trains will be gradually relocated to the new station during 2016. The Main station is expected to be closed afterwards, freeing up the space for the Belgrade Waterfront.

The station is directly connected with the construction of the first Serbian railway line Belgrade–Niš, finished in 1884. The site where the railway station was built was called Ciganska Bara and later on Bara Venecija. The building is constructed after the railway stations of the big European countries and is a monumental edifice. It was built between 1882 and 1885 after the designs of the architect Dragutin Milutinović, and it has the status of the сultural monument of great importance.

The first train from this station departed towards Zemun with courtly honours, on 20 August (1 September) 1884, at 3 pm. The first passengers were King Мilan, Queen Natalija and the Crown Prince Аleksandar Obrenović, on the way to Vienna. More than 200 foreign guests and couple of thousands of citizens attended the opening ceremony of the station. The first composition towards Niš departed three days later, whereas the first regular line to Niš started on 3/15 September at six o`clock. On the same day, the line to Pest was established, and at the beginning only two trains a day departed on these lines. From 1980 till 2009, next to the railway station entrance there used to be a locomotive of the Blue train, which was used by Marshal Tito.