Tuesday, May 8, 2018

train ride through mountainous Montenegro


"Get a ride throughout whole Montenegro, from the Adriatic Sea to the galleries and tunnels in the mountainous part of the country. Railway line Belgrade - Bar rises from the sea level to an altitude of 1032 metres. The lowest point of the railway line is 3-metre altitude and it is located in the Port of Bar. The railway then slowly climbs to the Sozina tunnel. The Sozina tunnel, 6171 metres long, is the longest tunnel on the Belgrade - Bar line. After passing through the mountain Rumija the railway line meanders through the valley of Lake Skadar. Until the city Podgorica railway line is located in the plain. After the city of Podgorica the line becomes much more interesting. There is a canyon of the river Morača.

"The line runs through a multitude of tunnels and galleries, across many bridges and continuously climbs towards Kolasin. To overcome the high altitude difference at a short distance, a serpentine was made in the canyon of Mala Rijeka river. On that part the line crossing over the highest railway bridge in Europe. Mala Rijeka bridge has a height of 200 metres from river to track. On one part of the railway there is a tunnel Trebesica with a bridge built in it. During the digging of the tunnel mountain cleavages have encountered. This part of track had to be bridged. 

"After Trebesica tunnel there is a continental climate and a different flora and fauna. The line highest point is located in the tunnel, near Kolašin. After Kolašin the line descends towards Bijelo Polje. 

"The whole Belgrade - Bar railway line has 254 tunnels and 234 bridges. There are 102 tunnels and 96 bridges in Montenegro. The most prominent infrastructure facilities in the Montenegrin part are: - Tunnel "Sozina" ( 6171m ), - Bridge "Tanki rt" ( 200m ), - Bridge "Mala Rijeka" ( 499m long, 200m height ), - Tunnel "Trebesica" ( 5172m ), - Tunnel "Ostrovica" ( 3827m ), - Tunnel "Šljivovica" ( 2194m ), - Bridge "Tara I" ( 270m long ), - Tunnel "Radigojno" ( 2370m ), - Bridge "Tara III" ( 340m long ), - Tunnel "Razvršje" ("Mojkovac") ( 3246m ) and - Bridge "Ljuboviđa" ("Slijepač most") ( 450m long ). This video was created from train 1136 "Panonija" in July 2017. The train composition and all essential route information are displayed during the video."

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