THE PRESENT CONDITION AND PROJECTION OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY NET OF THE DANUBE-MORAVA CORRIDOR
THE PRESENT CONDITION AND PROJECTION OF CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY NET OF THE DANUBE-MORAVA CORRIDOR

Summary/Abstract: The railway net of the Danube-Morava corridor, together with the road netrepresent the central section of the Pan-European transport corridor X. According to the traffic and economic standards, the railway net represents the second main traffic direction of this corridor as the area-functioning system of the territory of Serbia. Mainrailway lines have favourable positions as they are located along prominent geographical features, namely river valleys thus enabling considerable flow of goods, passengers andinformation. The paper presents some characteristics of the present condition of the railway net, its functioning and safety, with certain ideas of its future construction and expected exploitation till 2015. Traffic infrastructure represents the initial factor of overall development of a state and its connection with the surrounding countries. It is consideredto be of strategic importance for a country to built railway net. Improvement and additional construction of railway lines is of the greatest priority for the purpose of enlargement of overall mobility and quality of life of population, to make urban areascloser, to improve connections, functions, efficiency and level of services of railway system, reduction of negative influence on other economic systems and human environment, better safety, etc.

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