Podgorica Railway Station Жељезничка станица Подгорица Željeznička stanica Podgorica | |||||||||||
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 View of the station at night | |||||||||||
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| Location | Trg golootočkih žrtava 7 Podgorica, Montenegro | ||||||||||
| Owned by | ŽICG | ||||||||||
| Lines | Belgrade - Bar Nikšić - Podgorica Podgorica - Shkodër | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1927 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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ThePodgorica Railway Station (Montenegrin:Жељезничка станица Подгорица,romanized: Željeznička stanica Podgorica) is arailway station located inPodgorica,Montenegro.
The first railway station in Podgorica was built in 1927 near theclock tower in theStara Varoš (Old Town) part of the city, some 0.8 km (0.50 mi) away from the current station. The current station was built afterWorld War II, and it wasupgraded gradually to its current shape and capacity up until the 1970s.
It is the only train station located in Podgorica, and serves as a hub forRailways of Montenegro.[1] TheBelgrade–Bar railway converges with theline to Nikšić andline to Shkodër at the station. The station is a through station, located on a trunk line that bisects Podgorica in a north–south direction.
The station building was not planned as a permanent passenger station, but rather as an administration and control centre for the Montenegrin railway system. The passenger terminal was meant to be built as a separate building. However, due to the lack of funds, the current building is still serving as a provisional passenger terminal. Thus, the waiting room, restaurant, ticket booths and retail facilities are of inadequate capacity, and the quality of service is subpar when compared to the main stations of cities of similar size.
There are threetracks for passenger service, served by oneside platform adjacent to the terminal building, and oneisland platform, with a pedestrian crossing between the two. The area further from the station terminal building is occupied by the largestrail yard in Montenegro, where there are numerous service, repair, freight and other facilities used by the variousMontenegrin railway companies. The large area surrounding the station, coupled with the headquarters and operational services situated in the station building, make up the heart of the Montenegrin railway system.
It is one of 52 scheduled stops on theBelgrade–Bar railway and the main southern terminal (freight trains continue south to the port). The station is served by bothMontenegro Railways andSerbian Railways for regularSerbia-Montenegro routes, however during the summer season, it also servesMacedonian Railways (Bar-Skopje line).[2] andRussian Railways (Bar-Moscow line).[3]
42°25′57″N19°16′09″E / 42.4325°N 19.2693°E /42.4325; 19.2693
