Classic route
Podgorica–Nikšić line
Podgorica → Nikšić · Montenegro
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Reopened to passengers after electrification in 2012, the line takes 12 tunnels and 9 bridges below the cliffs of Ostrog Monastery.
Stations
- 0 kmPodgorica
- 10 kmPričelje
- 18 kmLjutotuk
- 30 kmSlap
- 33 kmŠumanovića Bare
- 35 kmŠobajići
- 41 kmDabovichi
- 47 kmStubica
- 56 kmNikšić
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18789775 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 7100
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Podgorica–Nikšić line?
The Podgorica–Nikšić line runs 56 km from Podgorica to Nikšić.
How long does the Podgorica–Nikšić line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 50 min for the 56 km. That is an average of 67 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Podgorica–Nikšić line?
Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore, with CAF Civity EMU.
How old is the Podgorica–Nikšić line?
The line has been in service since 1948. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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