Due to the high number of conference participants who expressed interest to participate in a technical visit, we have slightly adapted the initial program offering more opportunities for our delegates to get acquainted with the current state of Serbian railways and its historical development.
On Friday, April 28, two optional technical visits will be arranged. The booking of the technical visits can be made on-site at the registration desk. It is on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to IAROR members and international conference participants.
The local conference committee will organize the transfers between the conference venue and the on-site locations. For both visits, a departure point will be in front of the conference venue. Technical visits will start shortly after the closing ceremony and lunch.
Please note that regular Friday afternoon traffic peaks and the following non-working days might create a heavier traffic jam in Belgrade on April 28th. Be aware of that and plan extra time to reach the airport in Belgrade if you are travelling back on that day.
Technical Visit I: Belgrade Centar Station and Blue Train interior tour
Bus transfer time: 20 minutes in one direction (approximately)
On-site visit duration: 2 hours (approximately)
Short description: A visit to Belgrade Centar Station which is under construction works. The completion of construction works in Belgrade Centar Station is one of the most important Serbian infrastructural priorities. The technical visit includes a welcome presentation and a short tour of the station.
After the station tour, participants are invited to take a 10 minutes transfer ride by a shuttle train to Rakovica and visit a special train named ‘’Blue Train’’. ‘’Blue Train’’ was built for the former president of SFRY (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Josip Broz Tito. The train was designed to provide a pleasant stay for Tito while travelling across the country and abroad. More than 60 official foreign state delegations travelled by this train. Besides travelling across Yugoslavia, the train was used for official state delegation visits to France, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and SSSR.
Participants are free to leave the group at Belgrade Centar Station and arrange their return trip. We kindly ask all those who plan to leave the group in Belgrade Centar Station to inform the staff.
Technical Visit II: Nelt’s Dry Port & Logistics Hub
Bus transfer time: 45 minutes in one direction (approximately)
On-site visit duration: 1.5 hours (approximately)
Short description: The technical visit includes a welcome presentation of Nelt and an on-site tour of the intermodal container terminal within Nelt’s distribution and logistics center. Refresment & fingerfood will be organized. Nelt’s distribution and logistics center presents a complex of buildings, warehouses, various facilities and parking spaces located on an area covering 68 ha. Launched as the first private intermodal terminal in Serbia, it covers more 30,000 m2 and has a capacity for receiving and disposing of 1,500 full and 500 empty containers.
Additional individual visiting option: Railway Museum
Location: Nemanjina 6 (in the city center)
Time: from 12:15 to 17:00
Short description: After the conference closing ceremony, the Railway Museum will open its door to the conference participants for their individual visits. Technical and historical collections of various infrastructure and rolling stock equipment present the development of the railway in Serbia and abroad. The Museum owns more than 40,000 items including the first locomotive built in Serbia in 1882.
For this additional visiting option, the local organizing committee does not provide an organized transfer from the venue to the museum. To get to the Museum from the venue, please use tram line 9. Please see the suggested routes here.
