Serbia starts overhaul of Nis-Dimitrovgrad railway

The project will cost 169.7 million euro ($181.4 million), with the deadline for completion set at three and a half years, the company said in a press release on Saturday.

The project includes the reconstruction of the 80 km Sicevo-Stanicenje-Dimitrovgrad section, the construction of a 22 km single-track electrified bypass around Nis and the electrification of the entire railway line that connects Nis to Dimitrovgrad.

The project was originally expected to start in August.

The Nis-Dimitrovgrad link forms part of pan-European transport Corridor X connecting central Europe to Thessaloniki in Greece.

In March, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the EU signed with Serbia a 2.2 billion euro financing package for the reconstruction and modernisation of the Belgrade - Nis railway line.

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