Nikšić–Podgorica railway
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| Overview | |
| Termini |
Nikšić Podgorica |
| Stations | 5 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1948 |
| Owner | ŽICG |
| Operator(s) | ŽPCG |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 56.4 km (35 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Old gauge | 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV, 50 Hz AC |
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) – 100 km/h (62 mph) |
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The Nikšić–Podgorica railway is a railway connecting Montenegro's capital Podgorica and the country's second largest city, Nikšić. The line connects to the Belgrade–Bar railway and the Podgorica–Shkodër railway at Podgorica. It is operated by ŽICG.
Nikšić–Podgorica is a 56.4 km (35 mi) kilometre-long standard gauge railway. It passes through 12 tunnels of total length of 3,439 m (11,283 ft), and over 9 bridges (overall length of 279 m (915 ft)), mostly following the Bjelopavlići plain along its corridor. The speeds on this line are between 75 km/h (47 mph) and 100 km/h (62 mph). The line has 5 train stations (Nikšić, Ostrog, Danilovgrad, Spuž and Podgorica) and 7 train halts.
The line was built as a narrow gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) railway in 1948. It was connected to the preexisting Nikšić–Bileća line. In 1965, the line was upgraded to standard gauge. The extension to Bileća was decommissioned in 1976.
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