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By the early decades of the 21st century, Serbian rail was outdated and dilapidated. [7] [8] In 2013, stemming from China's Belt and Road Initiative, China, Hungary, and Serbia signed a memorandum of understanding to redevelop the Budapest–Belgrade railway [a] by introducing high-speed rail, [10] with the start of works originally scheduled for 2015. [11]
On 1 November 2024, the canopy of the Novi Sad railway station collapsed, killing 15 people and leaving two others with non-critical injuries. The collapse shocked the Serbian public, with many questioning the structural integrity and maintenance oversight of public infrastructure.
NOVI SAD, Serbia (Reuters) -Serbia wound up a rescue operation and opened an investigation on Saturday into a roof collapse at a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 14 ...
The railway station, including the canopy, was built in 1964. The renovation work was carried out by Chinese companies. The renovated station was inaugurated by President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, over two years ago as a major stopover for a planned fast train line between Belgrade and Budapest.
NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Protesters threw flares and red paint on the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last week's collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people. Police responded by firing tear gas canisters.
The 15-minute traffic blockades on Friday started at 11:52 a.m., the exact time of the canopy collapse in Novi Sad. Serbian universities have been blockaded for two months, along with many schools. A lawyers’ association also has gone on strike, but it remained unclear how many people stayed away from work in the state-run institutions on Friday.
Novi Sad railway station (Serbian: Железничка станица Нови Сад, Železnička stanica Novi Sad) is the main railroad station in Novi Sad, Serbia.The current station, located at Jaše Tomića Boulevard, was opened in 1964, after closing the old railway station from 1883 previously located at what is today the Liman fresh market.
Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse: Novi Sad, Serbia: Canopy 15 dead, 2 injured [85] [86] See also. Structural integrity and failure;