Company Serbian Railways starts construction of new railway in Smederevo

The Administrative Board of Serbian Railways made decision on construction of railroad from the crossroads Jezava, on the current railroad Smederevo – Mala Krsna, to the new railroad station, the Smederevo Harbor, and farther to the harbor on the Danube, in total length of 5.3 km.

Works on the construction of the railroad should begin in 2006 and the entire investment is estimated to about 8.6m EUR, which should be provided by the Republic Government.

With the construction of that railroad, harbor station and industrial railroad tracks, the railroad tracks for the reloading of ore and other materials, from ships into railroad cars, will be relocated from downtown Smederevo.

The new railroad will have one railroad track, it will be electrified, equipped with signal-safety and telecommunication devices. A quay for ship docking have already been built and two loading cranes set up in the new harbor, which belongs to the business system of "U.S. Steel Serbia".

The new railroad and station will mostly be used for the needs of "U. S. Steel", while passenger and cargo transport for other clients will still be carried out at the present station.