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BG Voz

Belgrade commuter rail network

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ2877040 ↗
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BG Voz (Serbian Cyrillic: БГ Воз; stylized as BG:VOZ) is a suburban rail system that serves the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Operated by the "Beogradski metro i voz" public utility company, the system connects the central parts of Belgrade to its distant suburbs. Urban trains carry passengers between the termini of Ovča, Batajnica and Resnik, while suburban ones reach towards Lazarevac in the south.

The system serves 27 stations across three primary lines supplemented by auxiliary routes. BG Voz is linked to the city's ground transport: in addition to buses, three stations - Karađorđe's Park, Vukov Spomenik and New Belgrade - are served by trams, while Belgrade Center is served by trolleybuses.

Used by some 20,000 passengers every day, BG Voz has been described as the fastest transportation mode in Belgrade, but also the least maintained. Common issues include the trains' age, irregular departures, overcrowding and poor hygienic conditions. Plans exist both to introduce new trains and construct additional lines, which are aimed to connect Makiš to Karaburma and Zemun Polje to the future National Stadium.

History

BG Voz was preceded by Beovoz, an older commuter rail system opened in 1992. At its peak in 2002, Beovoz reached Pančevo, Inđija, Valjevo, Velika Plana, Požarevac as well as Belgrade's southern suburbs.

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