Serbia unveils 2030 strategy for 1,219 km of railway lines

289.1 km of ongoing projects (including Zemun Polje–Nikola Tesla Airport–National Stadium, Niš–Brestovac, Niš–Dimitrovgrad) are to be built by 2030 and a further 929.95 km in 2026 to 2035 (including Valjevo–Vrbnica–Montenegro at 209.8 km, Pančevo–Zrenjanin–Subotica at 200 km, Ruma–Šabac–Loznica at 110 km); the report gives no costs, and according to Vučić the transport minister considers the plan overambitious.

President Vučić presented the national strategy Serbia 2030 at the Serbian Palace on 7 March 2026; its rail part provides for the construction and upgrading of a total of 1,219 km of railway. Of this, 289.1 km are already under construction or in progress and are to be finished by 2030 (including Zemun Polje–airport–National Stadium, Niš–Dimitrovgrad, Paraćin–Trupale); a further 929.95 km are planned for 2026 to 2035, among them Valjevo–Vrbnica–Montenegrin border (209.8 km), Pančevo–Zrenjanin–Subotica (200 km) and Ruma–Šabac–Loznica (110 km). The report gives no costs or financing; according to Vučić, transport minister Aleksandra Sofrenić considers the plan overambitious. (LOK Report, 11 Mar 2026)