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November 2021). The construction of the 107.4 km section between Novi Sad and Subotica (Hungarian border) was started on 7 April 2022 and is due to be completed for the end of 2024.
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505:"Another Silk Road fiasco? China's Belgrade to Budapest high-speed rail line is probed by Brussels"
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370:(CRI), with the investment of $ 350.1 million, funded with a loan from the
664:"Hungary kicks off USD 3.6 billion Belgrade-Budapest rail line investment"
1234:"IHO - Vasút - Százhatvanra alkalmas, évezredek alatt térül meg – mi az?"
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801:"Serbia starts Belgrade-Stara Pazova railway overhaul - govt"
738:"Who Benefits From the Chinese-Built Hungary-Serbia Railway?"
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964:"Почели радови на модернизацији пруге Београд – Будимпешта"
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1152:"Budapest-Belgrád vasútvonal: Miért titkolózik a kormány?"
1043:"Viktor Orban's oligarchs: a new elite emerges in Hungary"
1018:"Viktor Orban's oligarchs: a new elite emerges in Hungary"
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Belgrade - Novi Sad line reopens following reconstruction
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connects the capital cities of Hungary and Serbia – the
1125:"A kínaiaknak pont tökmindegy a Budapest–Belgrád-vasút"
1260:"Belgrade-Budapest high-speed train: Highway to rail?"
1099:"Mészáros firm among winners of massive rail contract"
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Hungary launched Belgrade – Budapest line construction
589:"Work starts on high-speed Belgrade-Budapest railway"
1178:"130 év alatt térülhet meg a méregdrága kínai vasút"
763:"130 év alatt térülhet meg a méregdrága kínai vasút"
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935:"Пруга Стара Пазова – Нови Сад до новембра 2021"
449:of the most expensive project in the history of
227:As a $ 2.89 billion, 350 km (220 mi)
532:"Vojvodina: Eigensinnige Provinz an der Donau"
854:"李克强见证匈塞铁路商务合同签署公司应邀参加中国-中东欧国家经贸论坛，孙子宇代表公司签约"
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881:"Brze pruge i savremene železničke stanice"
1204:"2400 év alatt térülhet meg Orbán vasútja"
331:In Hungary, the project is carried out by
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364:China Communications Construction Company
255:port in Greece with the heart of Europe.
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310:and the Serbian province of Vojvodina.
233:Budapest–Belgrade–Skopje–Athens railway
323:Modernization of the Hungarian section
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906:"Почела изградња тунела "Чортановци""
251:initiative, connecting the China-run
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968:"Инфраструктура железнице Србије" ад
910:"Инфраструктура железнице Србије" ад
354:Modernization of the Serbian section
1176:Tamás, Mészáros (1 December 2017).
974:from the original on 8 October 2018
945:from the original on 8 October 2018
916:from the original on 8 October 2018
1123:Bálint, Szalai (8 December 2017).
1049:. 21 December 2017. Archived from
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27:Railway line in Hungary and Serbia
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562:, mavcsoport.hu, 15 October 2021.
476:Trans-European Transport Networks
378:was reconstructed by the Russian
345:China Railway International Group
333:Kínai-Magyar Vasúti Nonprofit Zrt
790:, railwaypro.com, November 2021.
736:Vörös, Zoltán (4 January 2018).
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291:Route, geography and landscapes
222:Belgrade Centre railway station
218:Budapest Keleti railway station
314:Track condition, modernization
247:hallmark project of Beijing's
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587:Moares, Romana (2021-11-29).
577:, railjournal, 29 March 2022.
418:Bids of the Hungarian section
368:China Railways International
235:international connection in
206:200 km/h (125 mph)
1289:International railway lines
697:, 10 November 2016, on the
374:. The section Stara Pazova–
372:Export-Import Bank of China
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970:(in Serbian). 2017-11-28.
912:(in Serbian). 2017-09-18.
1103:Budapest Business Journal
214:Budapest–Belgrade railway
162:350 km (220 mi)
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33:Budapest–Belgrade railway
18:Budapest-Belgrade railway
1294:Railway lines in Hungary
1299:Railway lines in Serbia
484:Pan-European Corridor X
140:19 March 2022
994:, Marko Jeremić, 2019.
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879:Hajnalka, Miklós.
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308:Bács-Kiskun County
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773:20 December
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538:(in German)
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245:Chinese-CEE
168:Track gauge
159:Line length
121:Operator(s)
1283:Categories
1269:2023-07-26
1135:1 November
1047:archive.fo
978:2018-10-07
949:2018-10-07
920:2018-10-07
747:1 November
642:Kormányzat
617:Government
598:2022-02-18
536:Die Presse
491:References
447:corruption
339:Zrt. with
144:2022-03-19
1264:Kafkadesk
430:Criticism
301:Vojvodina
154:Technical
127:(current)
1182:index.hu
1129:index.hu
972:Archived
943:Archived
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767:Index.hu
465:See also
457:towards
411:Novi Sad
399:Belgrade
395:Novi Sad
391:Belgrade
384:Subotica
376:Novi Sad
285:Istanbul
191: in
98:Stations
50:Overview
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864:19 July
648:10 June
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436:Piraeus
259:History
253:Piraeus
237:Central
186:⁄
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132:History
106:Service
77:Termini
71:Hungary
1238:iho.hu
1156:ATV.hu
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510:Forbes
137:Opened
67:Serbia
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