Belgrade tram system
Station "Block 45"
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| Owner | GSP Belgrade | ||
| Locale |
 Belgrade, Serbia
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| Transit type | Tram | ||
| Number of lines | 11 (daytime) | ||
| Website | GSP (Serbian) | ||
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| Began operation | 1892 (horse tram) 1894 (first electric tram) 1904 fully electric tram grid |
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| Operator(s) | GSP Belgrade | ||
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| System length |
Route length: 43.5 km (27.0 mi) Line length: 127.3 km (79.1 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
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The Belgrade tram system is a 1000 mm gauge network that in 2011 had 10 routes running on 43.5 kilometres (27.0 mi) of (at least mostly double) track in the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is operated with around 200 trams, including ČKD Tatra KT4, CAF Urbos, and DUEWAG Be 4/6 vehicles. The first tram line was introduced in October 1892. In the late 2000s, complete reconstruction of the system commenced.
There are (as of January 2016) 11 lines in operation every day until around 12:00 am. There are no tram services throughout the night.
These lines ran on the current tram network, all these services were discontinued in early 1990s.
Another line was discontinued in 2012 after re-routing of the line 12 in Resavska street and extension of the line 3 to Omladinski Stadion through Slavija Square:
More lines were discontinued in 2015 after the reinstatement of tramlines 9, 10 and 14:
On the 14th of October 1892, the first tram line in Belgrade was opened. It went from Kalemegdan to Slavija. The first electric line was introduced in 1894. Then for about 10 years, from the end of 1894, there were no works on modernization and widening of the tram system. It was not until 1903, when the operations related to the construction and exploitation of tram transport and electric lighting were passed, that the electrification of tram lines sped up.
During 1904, electric trams replaced horse-drawn trams on the Kalemegdan – Slavija and Kafana Žagubica (Inn) – Električna centrala routes and in 1905 the last ones were replaced at Terazije - Novo groblje route. Apart from performing the function of public transport, “horse trams” were also a focus of great interest in Belgrade at the time and their striking image remained with their contemporaries for a long time.
Twenty years after the introduction of tram transport and 7 years after the electrification of the last line, in 1912 there were 8 tram lines in Belgrade on which a daily average of 24 tram motor cars and 12 trailers operated. That year 7.5 million passengers were transported.
World War I and occupation of Belgrade left the electric power plant, electric network and, consequently, city tram transport in a very bad state. Soon after the liberation of the city in 1919, the Belgrade Municipality took over the system, which was previously private. Most of what was left from the pre-war period was worn out. It was replaced in stages, by 1932.
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