Serbia: Serbian Railways declare being ready for abolition of visa regime

Serbian Railways is ready for abolition of visa regime and increased demand for railway transport after it happens - the company announced on its website.

- In the year 2009, Serbian Railways transported about 700 thousand passengers in international traffic, and we expect that the liberalization of visa regime will significantly contribute to the increase of the number of passengers in our trains on international relations, during the period of upcoming Christmas and New Year’s Holidays, and especially in the following year - Media Center was told today at the Serbian Railways Passenger Service Department.

At the Serbian Railways Passenger Service Department they are pointing out that there are 42 trains daily on our lines in international traffic, and that it is highest quality segment of Passenger transport in Serbian Railways, when it comes to the quality of services, regularity and punctuality of the trains.

- Serbia is connected by direct railway connections with all of the most significant European tourist, traffic, economical and cultural metropoles: Munich, Budapest, Vienna, Zurich, Prague, Thessalonica, Kiev, Moscow, Sofia, Istanbul, Venice and Bucharest, as well as with Zagreb, Ljubljana, Skopje, Sarajevo and Podgorica. The passenger coaches of the highest quality operate on international relations, and since 2005, we were the only railway management in this region which committed itself to the Chart on quality in international traffic, which obliges us to the strict compliance with the time table, because otherwise we have to make the reimbursement to the passengers, up to 30% of the ticket price value, - they are pointing out at Serbian Railways"Passenger Service Department.

Serbian Railways international traffic offer is certainly contributed by a large number of commercial concessions, which results in transport prices lower even down to 40 % compared to the regular train tickets. Above all, this refers to Inter Rail ticket, which is the most popular among the young people, and which enables the unlimited number of journeys on European rails within the defined time table. Beside that other popular concessions are: Rail Plus, City Star, Balcanflexipass, Munich Special, Vienna Special and others.Owing to these concessions the most favorable return ticket of the second class, costs, for example, EUR 26 to Budapest, about EUR 155 to Prague, about EUR 142 to Munich, EUR 70 to Vienna, EUR 10 to Venice, about EUR 239 to Zurich, about EUR 68 to Thessalonica, about EUR 97 to Istanbul, about EUR 41 to Sofia, EUR 121 to Kiev, EUR 48 to Bucharest, about EUR 180 to Moscow, and to Bratislava about EUR 85. Serbian Railways realize half of their passenger transport revenues on international relations.

In the Serbian Railways Passenger Service Department they are announcing that, with their offer and quality service, they are completely ready for abolition of visa regime and the increased number of passengers in international trains.


Source: railwaymarket.eu