Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
2. ADVENTAGES OF RAILWAYS
The question is Why railroads and railways The answer is simple and lies in the basic characteristics
of the railway as a transport system. The hub function of ports is impossible without the railroads and
railways. Specifically, a barge 1000 to 5000 tons (small and medium capacity) are serviced from one
to five trains (possibly less), or 50 to 250 trucks, which means 100 to 500 trucks driving at an
appropriate route (no less), which is best shown in Figure 2 and in Table 1.
Figure 2. Ratio between barge, train and truck
Usage of only road transport for port terminals linkage with hinterland would produce traffic and
environmental collapse in populated areas around port. It is quite clear that the Pan-European
Corridors VII and X are one of the greatest development opportunities not only for transport and
logistics in Serbia, but also its economy as a whole. Their development and modernization, as well as
the rehabilitation and modernization of regional railroads by defining and implementing a logistics
concept of Republic of Serbia will make a faster, simpler and administratively cheaper access for
products from Serbia to the European Union [2].
Table 1. Equivalent of road to the rail and inland waterway transport
Means of transport Capacity Equivalent in trucks
barge 1500 tons 57
wagon 50 tons 2
train 1000 tons 36
truck 26 tons 1
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