As of April 19, 2022, the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway has a total of 1,140 EMU trains running, with an average of 38 trains per day, and a total of 221,700 passengers, an average of 7,390 passengers per day, and a maximum of 13,076 passengers per day.

The safe, convenient and fast high-speed railway is warmly sought after and widely praised by the Serbian people. "The opening of the new railway has put us on the fast track of high-speed rail development, and my business has become better and more convenient." Ivan, a true Novi Sad native, has been in Belgrade and Novi Sad all year round. Doing business between them suffers from the inconvenience of transportation between the two places. Now, with the opening of the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia railway, the travel time between Serbia's first and second largest cities has been shortened from more than 90 minutes to 33 minutes, which makes him very happy.

The Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway starts from Belgrade Station, the capital of Serbia, passes through the old Pazova Station, and ends at Novi Sad Station, with a total length of about 80 kilometers. The equipment of the old railway line is seriously aging, and some sections (Old Pazowa to Novi Sad) are single-track railways, and the running speed is only about 40 kilometers per hour, which seriously limits the passenger and cargo transportation capacity and the travel speed of people. Since June 2018, China Railway International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Railway Corporation, has led the establishment of a Chinese joint venture company with China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. to renovate the Belgrade-Old Pazova section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway in a general contracting mode. The old Pazova to Novi Sad section of the single-track railway will be renovated, and a second line will be added.

Over the past three years, all units of the Chinese joint venture have actively overcome difficulties such as the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, shortage of labor resources, and shortage of building materials, mobilizing construction personnel and machinery in various ways, optimizing on-site construction organization, strengthening safety and quality control, and scientifically and orderly. Promote project construction. In particular, they have completed the EU certification of Chinese railway equipment, realized the interconnection and friendly connection between Chinese railway technical standards and EU railway technical standards, and ensured that the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway was completed and opened to traffic on schedule and with high quality. After the opening of the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia railway, the Serbian people realized their "high-speed rail dream".

Stepan, who has lived along the railway line for more than 20 years, said he has deep feelings for the railway. The railway has improved our country's transportation, strengthened commercial links between cities, and brought a better future to the local economy. He hoped that the Hungary-Serbia railway will be completed and opened to traffic as soon as possible to facilitate the travel of Serbian people and promote the economic development of Serbia. Keywords: One Belt One Road, One Belt One Road News, One Belt One Road Project

The Hungary-Serbia Railway is the first modern railway in Serbia, and it is also a key project of the Belt and Road Initiative between China and Central and Eastern European countries. After the opening and operation of the Beno section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway, it not only greatly facilitates the travel of people along the railway, but also plays an important role in promoting the development of tourism resources along the railway, the construction of urbanization, the construction of the China-Europe international trade channel, and the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative. effect. In the next step, China Railway International Co., Ltd. will take the lead in participating in the construction of the enterprise, and promote the construction of the Novi Sad-Subotica-Border Section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway with high quality on schedule, so as to contribute to the early opening of the entire Hungary-Serbia Railway.Editor/XuNing