So the current plan is to build 2 major lines 1 from Makiš to Mirijevo and the 2nd from Mirijevo to Zemun. (The 3rd line exists on the plan but as of now we dont know when a proper date will be set for this line). Right now, the digging mashines will be ordered in China which need 11 months for construction. After that, the digging for the tunnels can start. Right now, the main depot is getting constructed and this year, the first 4 (i think) stations on line 1 will be started. The due date for line 1 is 2028 & the 2nd line is supposed to be finished during 2030 (unrealistic unfortunately imo). In general, there have been some critics for the 1st line, since the first 5~ stations are set to be on locations where Belgrade plans to expand which means that currently on those locations, there is little urbanism. The first line also avoids the central station Prokop (because of geographic difficulties from this direction) & the 3rd line will pass through the central station from the eastern direction. The 1st line also doesnt go directly under the main hospital (because the doctors etc didnt want it because the metro would cause vibration which is not allowed for some instruments for operations etc in the hospital) so it has a planned station at ‚Mostar‘ (some ~300m away from the hospital) with a direct tunnel to the hospital for passengers, which is a decent solution imo. The 2nd line overall doenst have as many ‚bad sides‘ since it is pretty similar to the previous plan.
And yes, it would definitely help. The city is very congested during rushhour and allocating some of that traffic from busses to a metro would be fantastic.
How did you came to the resolution that a Metro system is something Serbians desperately need? Isn’t it something you desperately needed as a foreigner?
@@JeLo85 @NickandAnna is right. The time it takes to get from Železnik to Mirijevo by bus. And those are the final destinations of the metro line. It is the same time it takes to get from Belgrade to Subotica by car. Subotica is a city on the border with Hungary.
I dont know the city that much. Does really Belgrade needs that metro system so much? Great video by the way👍🏻. And maybe you can check Tbilisi metro and its vanished tram system too.
Well, I was writing the script I wondered the same thing. And every opportunity they have invested in the tram not work. Maybe it is still necessary for some connections? You could also just be a song for cost fallacy. Thanks for giving the suggestion
@@petrilio I wrote that Belgrade is the largest city in Europe without a metro, not the only city with 1+mil people that doesnt have a metro (yet). Belgrade is bigger than Dublin.
Thank you for covering this! Public transport has been one of the worst in the world in the past 15 years, since a lack of funding and lack of development. The metro will only loosen traffic so much, because the planned lines do not really correspond to the city's needs and don't really go into traffic-dense areas as much as they need to to be functional. For example, the bus lines 74 and 72 operate only 7 buses in total, but are some of the most used lines in the city, so in rush hour in particular, it is sometimes so full you cannot even enter the bus. The buses in general are awfully unmaintained and the tram lines for the most part use janky old yugoslav trams with no cooling or heating. Same goes for the buses. You are lucky to encounter one with an A/C. Although the city did buy new Mercedes and Setra buses, they were put on lines like 607, 608 and 860MV, 804, 324, a.k.a. buses that go from the center to some ditch on the outskirts of the city.
There are many reasons for this. In Yugoslavia, Belgrade was the only city eligible for a metro, due to its size. Other Yugoslav Republics opposed the idea. Lack of money was always a problem. Then came the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, sanctions... In 1995 we built a metro station Vukov spomenik. The metro is a promise of every elections. Maybe in 10 years.
So the current plan is to build 2 major lines 1 from Makiš to Mirijevo and the 2nd from Mirijevo to Zemun. (The 3rd line exists on the plan but as of now we dont know when a proper date will be set for this line). Right now, the digging mashines will be ordered in China which need 11 months for construction. After that, the digging for the tunnels can start. Right now, the main depot is getting constructed and this year, the first 4 (i think) stations on line 1 will be started. The due date for line 1 is 2028 & the 2nd line is supposed to be finished during 2030 (unrealistic unfortunately imo). In general, there have been some critics for the 1st line, since the first 5~ stations are set to be on locations where Belgrade plans to expand which means that currently on those locations, there is little urbanism. The first line also avoids the central station Prokop (because of geographic difficulties from this direction) & the 3rd line will pass through the central station from the eastern direction. The 1st line also doesnt go directly under the main hospital (because the doctors etc didnt want it because the metro would cause vibration which is not allowed for some instruments for operations etc in the hospital) so it has a planned station at ‚Mostar‘ (some ~300m away from the hospital) with a direct tunnel to the hospital for passengers, which is a decent solution imo. The 2nd line overall doenst have as many ‚bad sides‘ since it is pretty similar to the previous plan.
2028 & 2030? cant wait :D
Thanks for covering this!
Greetings from Belgrade!
And yes, it would definitely help.
The city is very congested during rushhour and allocating some of that traffic from busses to a metro would be fantastic.
Ah yes. The Belgrade Metro, which they will build 4 years after 20 years after 9 years after 11 years after 2 years after 100 years after 7 years-
We spent a month in Belgrade and they DESPERATELY need a metro. The bus system works, but it's woefully over extended.
How did you came to the resolution that a Metro system is something Serbians desperately need? Isn’t it something you desperately needed as a foreigner?
@ ok let me rephrase: it would be a nice thing for the people of Belgrade to get around.
@@JeLo85 @NickandAnna is right. The time it takes to get from Železnik to Mirijevo by bus. And those are the final destinations of the metro line. It is the same time it takes to get from Belgrade to Subotica by car. Subotica is a city on the border with Hungary.
I dont know the city that much. Does really Belgrade needs that metro system so much?
Great video by the way👍🏻. And maybe you can check Tbilisi metro and its vanished tram system too.
Well, I was writing the script I wondered the same thing. And every opportunity they have invested in the tram not work. Maybe it is still necessary for some connections? You could also just be a song for cost fallacy.
Thanks for giving the suggestion
Belgrade is the biggest city in Europe without a metro. Yes, we NEED a metro.
NYC gets jealous of the traffic jams in belgrade
@@gamps2771 Actually, not the only one large European city without metro. Dublin is a 1+ million city with no metro.
@@petrilio I wrote that Belgrade is the largest city in Europe without a metro, not the only city with 1+mil people that doesnt have a metro (yet). Belgrade is bigger than Dublin.
Thank you for covering this! Public transport has been one of the worst in the world in the past 15 years, since a lack of funding and lack of development. The metro will only loosen traffic so much, because the planned lines do not really correspond to the city's needs and don't really go into traffic-dense areas as much as they need to to be functional. For example, the bus lines 74 and 72 operate only 7 buses in total, but are some of the most used lines in the city, so in rush hour in particular, it is sometimes so full you cannot even enter the bus. The buses in general are awfully unmaintained and the tram lines for the most part use janky old yugoslav trams with no cooling or heating. Same goes for the buses. You are lucky to encounter one with an A/C.
Although the city did buy new Mercedes and Setra buses, they were put on lines like 607, 608 and 860MV, 804, 324, a.k.a. buses that go from the center to some ditch on the outskirts of the city.
There are many reasons for this. In Yugoslavia, Belgrade was the only city eligible for a metro, due to its size. Other Yugoslav Republics opposed the idea. Lack of money was always a problem. Then came the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, sanctions... In 1995 we built a metro station Vukov spomenik. The metro is a promise of every elections. Maybe in 10 years.
Overground Monorail/Hängebahn instead?
Maybe, yeah. Thanks for your thoughts!
Too expensive, and we don't really have that much space for overground rail.
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