Heritage route
Šargan Eight
Mokra Gora → Šargan Vitasi · Serbia
A 760 mm loop climbing 300 m through 22 tunnels and 5 bridges in a literal figure-eight to gain height.
How this line was checked
- The 16 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 8345558 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Srbija Voz — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Šargan Eight?
The Šargan Eight runs 15.5 km from Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi.
How long does the Šargan Eight take?
Over the 15.5 km, the fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h (round trip). The line's top service speed is 15 km/h.
Who runs the Šargan Eight?
Srbijavoz, with Narrow-gauge heritage railbus “Nostalgia” (Ćira), Class 83 diesel.
How old is the Šargan Eight?
The line has been in service since 1925. 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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