Corridor X: Belgrade – Niš Railway Line, Paraćin-Trupale-Međurovo Section will be funded with WBIF EU grant of €175.9 M. Previous EU grant is €6.3 M, EIB loan (est.) €188.3m and EBRD loan (est.) €76.9m. This investment project will construct a 48.3 km long double-track section, including electrification and signaling and telecommunication systems, of the line from Belgrade to Niš on Corridor X in Serbia for traffic speed of up to 200 km/h.
This is the second endorsement made by the EU for the same Corridor under the EIP, following the approval of grant funds for the Stalac –Djunis section of Corridor X, with the aim of establishing an interoperable core transport network compliant with the EU TEN-T standards in the region.