Europe's most spectacular Mountain Railway: (Beograd-) Bijelo Polje - Bar, Montenegro by Local Train

[@skovara23]

When I was a kid, I used to go on Adriatic sea with my parents, during summer holidays, with this same old train. Never been bored in train as kid, head through the window and watched every km of this spectacular railway. Man... those were the days!

[@boxy1375]

I am serb, forever in love with Montenegro's nature, mountains, rivers and sea. Live Montenegro is even more beautiful

[@jozefsvejkv4]

What I absolutely love about this channel is how you not only present the railway line itself, but give its deeper historical/political context as well. Absolutely amazing content, keep it up!

[@The0070049]

Exatly - this type of channel offers some real useful background infos. Railway journeys form travellers - where other channels on this topic often just mention WiFi access, silly lounge areas or access from/towards airports ...

[@DateTwoRelate]

For a price far cheaper than your average Disney amusement ride, one can travel on this breathtaking and historic train.

[@craiglogistics2092]

This railway line is simply stunning, it's just a shame that ZPCG doesn't look after their trains very well, I would love to have the opertunity to help them improve the railway and the trains, Montenegro is a beautiful country with alot of potential for economic growth

[@bogu7288]

Welcome in Montenegro.

[@nemanjadjokic8446]

Welcome to my country

[@orkosporko3522]

Yugoslavia?

[@caractax.3110]

It would be very nice in summertime 🌳🌲☀️

[@andjelanovakovic6561]

just wonderful! Greets from Bar, Montenegro😁

[@tamna-je-noc]

Prelijepa si.

[@Dachrinnensaeufer]

Spectacular video! Thanks for sharing! You obviously fell in love with this country as the last part looks like a ‚Visit Montenegro‘ clip.

[@railwaycrossing]

Love from srilanka🇱🇰

[@tomekdarda]

Just returned from a bike trip through Montenegro and Serbia mixed with running this line twice. It blew my mind, can’t wait to go back. Thank you for all the info: 114 kms in the tunnels, insane! One of the greatest engineering projects of our era, Yugoslavia was sure a force!

[@fiveinitaly]

This is a great video👍👍👍 ciao from italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@arijitpiyu]

Wonderful video. Spectacular indeed, with lots of information.

[@statebriga3924]

One additional note regarding information @13:45 - Durmitor can't be seen from train. The peaks that can be seen near Kolašin from that position (right side) belongs to Sinjajevina mountain. Sinjajevina streches as plateau 40 kilometres northwest to southeast, from Durmitor mountain all the way to town of Kolašin, where main group of peaks are located.

[@lukakosic288]

ŽIVJELA NAM BRATSKA CRNA GORO......I TVOJA LIJEPA PRIRODA.....I DOBRI LJUDI BRAĆA CRNOGORCI SA NAGLASKOM

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Wow not only a beautiful scenic tour through the mountains but I’m also super impressed by the railway builders who made this line possible, another outstanding post thoroughly enjoyed it

[@chriscorrigan7420]

One of the best rail videos I've seen. The scenery, Prehistoric and spectacular and your way of short intro's was very good. Thankyou for sharing this with us all. I have now put this in my favourites list.

[@1977inspiral]

You make full pro films with NO ERRORS .! Bravo...

[@statebriga3924]

Regarding "Tara" Daily Belgrade - Bar Train - the train ran last year from mid June to mid September, so I hope it will be established again during summer season.

[@v.s.8759]

Sutomore -Beograd 16,5 sati putovanja vozom, bolje da sam biciklom išao.

[@dejanmarkov14]

@@Just_another_Euro_dude pa komotnije je putovati i ovim vozom makar kaskao par sati duze nego u autobusu ili autu biti sardina. Jbg sve ima prednosti i mane

[@milanrsfc]

95. - 96. godine se od Subotice do Bara po redu vožnje putovalo manje od 12 sati

[@HHH-so9ro]

Some places and services in Montenegro are unknown to many tourists. Montenegro is a developed country with good people.

[@netrhyda8761]

Breathtaking (and hair raising) scenery! Those canyons, wowsers. And then the sea!! Well done!!

[@BeynePK29]

La plus belle ligne d Europe

[@HarryRail08]

You are like Mr. Bean. Do not say a word, but get the people amused.

[@DuskoZRS]

Car next to locomotive is from 1964, second hand from Deutsche Bahn. :) Amazing video.

[@bogu7288]

Welcome from Montenegro.

[@radosavdjurovic9632]

That's what I wanted to say. Anyway, great video!

[@necasto]

Belgrade (Serbia)🇷🇸 to Bar (Montenegro)👏👏👏

[@jf6395]

You are so right this is a fantastic railroad journey, ive done it both directions more than once

[@richardbridges7664]

Thanks, really enjoyed the view

[@COPPAS70]

Much appreciated this. The scenery is still breathtaking. Haven’t traveled this stretch by train since the 1980s, but many summers was spent in Crna Gora. Although we usually travelled the area by car. The biggest problem for the railway line is probably the lack of revenue. Earlier there was quite a lot of import and export that moved thru the Bar harbour. Nowadays it is much less. Remembering when Zastava for an instance shipped cars from Kragujevac to Bar.

[@rdrogel1116]

I wish the Hellos Express can be reinstated just like the old times to Munich and then to Dortmund.

[@Toxic4262]

I slept one night in Susanj, Bar , Montenegro. In early morning, i heard some strong noise, i thought that airpline is landing on the roofs, i didnt know there is a railway behind the house 😁 That was this train 🙂

[@ferenccseszko6178]

Terrific job! I rode that line back in the 1980s, but there was no Internet in those times, so I didn't know how shockingly beautiful it is. Still remember that trip, and never had a train ride more memorable than that. The tracks were in better shape, though...

[@m-a-l-3000]

What a beautiful and interesting video. Thank you very much!

[@nicowag45]

thanks for the trip!!! guess i'll take a ticket on this line soon, it looks fantastic!!!

[@wnj765]

Cheers from Poland 4k walk .On your vid we will see images that we wont see even by drones .👋👍🙋‍♂️

[@likeasong63]

Spectacular scenery. How does this train continue to operate with so few passengers?

[@theriseofnikas]

'cause we are shitty, corupted, criminalised country...that's how..

Thank you for this story and all history, geograpical and cultural information. I had travelled many times through this line from Belgrade, but last twenty years it lost importance. You remind me also that my first kiss happened in this train with a girl I met on the trip while I travelled on the sea. Nice memories. 😊

[@zeljkogojacanin4472]

Pozdrav svima zeljko iz bijelog polja vs France

[@stefanv9660]

Wow this is amazing🤩

[@Sorin_Vasilescu]

Wow, it is indeed very spectacular and beautiful railway. Thanks!

[@rusmoscow1971]

Захватывающая серия

[@deanmeixner]

An amazing train journey, a short one, but unforgettable 🤗 Those mountains and the scenery are worth it alone.

[@kaletovhangar]

Short isn't the word I would use regarding this railroad. It's 16 hours long journey from Bar to Belgrade.

[@vosa88vosa]

Jednom sam putovao BG-Bar i nikad vise. Stvarno jeste prelepo pogotovo tamo od sredine Srbije pa sve do Bara.. Problem je pruga krenuli smo u 8 navece iz BG a dosli u Bar u pola 10 ujutru..Kolima ja iz SM do Sutomora dodjem za 7 sati sa dve kratke pauze,ali vredi putovati svako jednom mora da proba. PRELEPO

[@zerooneonetwothree1872]

Spavaća kola su opcija za razmatranje, ali da... Dugo traje, naše pruge su užas... Beograd - Niš 6 sati... Kolima 2 - 2 ipo

[@vosa88vosa]

​@@zerooneonetwothree1872 Pruge su uzas sagradjenje 1920 uz pomoc belih rusa koji su pobegli tokom oktobarske revolucije i pomogli gradnju pruga u Srbiji od 1918 pa na dalje,zadnji put su obnovljene tokom Titovog doba,a posle Tita neke mini deonice samo. Na primer ja sam iz Sida mi kad idemo vozom za BG stignemo za 1:20 min,ali kad ides BG-Sid putujes 3 sata 10 min plus minus...Deonica od Beograda prema HR je uzas..

[@Razor_Burn]

Such a wonderful video that made the viewer feel like a passenger. My first visit to Montenegro was mid 2006 driving the Moraca canyon by tour bus post Bioča derailment were the damage was still evident months later. A somber moment knowing 45 innocent people lost their lives that fateful 23 January 2006... T__T

[@vasilicastoica3943]

Felicitări Prietene 👏👏👏👏

[@martinhill9261]

I've been lucky enough to do that journey about fifty times.Always a pleasure.

[@xscores9694]

Great video, thank you

[@sellier-bellot22]

Incredible scenery ,indeed !!!

[@didinul]

A new report on high standards doc7austin brand. Thank you for everything you offer us!!

[@ame24b]

Wonderful, thanks for sharing!

[@Stefy293]

Ovo je predobro, top. Kada je snimljeno ovo jel 2022 godine? 😊

[@vasilicastoica3943]

Doamne Ce Frumos videoclip 📽️😀,ai 👍

[@MarekSNV1]

Very Nice,💪💪💪 Super,👍

[@canario447]

Dios , viejos trenes de Checoslovaquia de 70 80 anos siglo pasado.. hasta se me volvió recuerdo de olor tan especifico que tienen esos vagones jajaja

[@MisterD_777]

I did Podgorica - Kolasin return trip last christmas days 🙂 en joyed every moment on the train ! Your video is amazing ! 🙂👍😎

[@The0070049]

Beautiful video - congrats !!! I was lucky enough to travel the region in 2010: With the Lovcen overnight train from the old traditional Belgrade station beside the Sava river to Bar - thankfully to a proper delay the impressive valley section happened already with daylight. Spent a night in Sutomore. Then a bus ride towards Ploce and overnight via Sarajevo to Zagreb. As Interrailer - I spent another night on the trains by re-boarding the Lovcen until Pozega with a return on the service towards Subotica untill Novi Beograd. How things changed again in these few years ... Do you know, why the Bar trains don't travel from/to the new Beograd Centar station ? Though impressive is the new chinese-built section towards Novi-Sad (watched the video from Dulevoz). Not to compare to the veeery slow ride on the classic Zagreb-Sid-Beograd mainline - despite the modernized tracks there that time already. Hopefully the chinamen will also support the maintenance/renovation of the beautiful Tito-line towards the mediterranean sea ... with well maintained classic railway stock of course - fully opeanable windows oblige and maybe there will even be some pounds left for the similary spectacular Sarajevo-Ploce corridor ...

[@rajindersharma9345]

Thanks to you for taking us through a virtual spectacular trip. To me, this perhaps is one of your finest vlogs after the Siberian Series. Going through these European train journeys, I wonder how do these train operators sustain the system, because the occupancy in these trains appears really low.

[@osasunaitor]

You can say thank you to the stupid graffiti vandals for trying to ruin the spectacular views with their hideous tags over the windows. God, how I hate those bastards. They ruin everything that's good on trains. I won't be satisfied until I see each one of them rotting in prison or cleaning up the mess they create.

[@mpingo91]

+1

[@atanasivanov7200]

В един от тунелите по линията е построен мост. При прокопаването на тунела строителите откриват пещера и се налага да се построи мост през нея.

[@mil9187]

True. That's in the tunnel Trebesica 👍

[@damirbecirbasic]

11:10 Tara -> Drina -> Sava* -> Danube -> Black sea

[@santoshyellapragada6003]

really wonderful video Name of the background music please

[@venca2]

In the video description.

[@gaxnemo6833]

Fantastic video, bummer it was cloudy. An idea for the future, your Transib series was incredible, not least because of typical russian music. If you could do the same with the (hopefully) many more videos... Beautiful balkan landscape with beautiful balkan music, just imagine. 🤓

[@alegomes13]

Espetacular!! Vou tentar fazer 🚋🛤👏

[@edgardodiaz7870]

Bonito viaje. Muy poca gente se ve. Lastima que los trenes tengas tantos grafitis.

[@nicktozie6685]

I am booking asap,incredible

[@alexevo8016]

The most beautiful mountain railway in Europe. I also recommend the Jiu river gorge, the Targu-Jiu - Petrosani railway from Romania, the railway digs in the mountains through approx. 40 tunnels, many viaducts and wild landscape. Hint and info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXepnYV-qqaCmJI

[@vasilicastoica3943]

Salut Prietene 🙋🙋🙋

[@1019ha]

奇麗な国ですねイタリアに向かい合っている国ですね。

[@nikolamajic8472]

40:53 Tunel Sozina prolazi preko planine Sutorman a ne Rumija

[@1977inspiral]

nice nice nice.... more full ride staff like this ?

[@erichhouchens3711]

A few years ago I "rode" the headend of this line through a KZbin video by Dulevoz. At that time it seemed most of the signals on the line were not working. Watching your video I see your train passing at least two RED (stop) signals at speed. It looks like not much has changed since "Dulevoz" shot his video. While you might not have noticed that as a KZbin traveler I as a retired railroad/railway worker made me wonder just how safe that line is. Looking at the state of the signal system I'm surprised the catenary still works.

[@jaumelara8181]

Dear mMr. Houchens, I watched the video and I'm alsoreally concerned about the safety of the line cause it seems to me that the track is in pretty bad condition... And I'm also concerned about bridges condition... Do you think this line meet the minimum safety criteria to use it? I'd like to complete the journey between Bar and Beograd. Thanks!

[@charlo90952]

This needs to be developed as a proper tourist train with high quality observation cars. It's kind of like the Copper Canyon in Mexico. That has a private operator running a very successful tourist train. That's what this needs. The state operator will never do it.

[@craiglogistics2092]

This railway is on my bucket-list for sure although I think the whole railway needs upgrading because at the moment it is not a good advertisement for Montenegro

[@tombombadil9123]

only for true rail fans. and some adrenaline junkies because the tracks are in such a bad state 😆

[@DuskoZRS]

In 1999. Nato interrupted the line in Serbia in two places, brigde near Bistrica na Limu was bombed and the line in Štrpci in Bosnia was mined. There in Štrpci Nato soldiers killed the security guy too.

[@starcityoldy]

I’m from Bijelo Polje (nedakuse)

[@balicnijaz9299]

I ja isto

[@starcityoldy]

@@balicnijaz9299 brat nedakusan

[@draganrabrenovic90]

Pre tačno,40 god,Poslovni voz BG- BR.putovao 8 sati,ovo je fak ju.

[@aprilhilliard3302]

Hi Doc7...great video! The explanatory text is nice, but how about some narration? Would love to hear your thoughts while travelling! Cheers!

[@IPAlight]

Awesome video , what is the name of the Hotel with swimming pool ?

[@Shthophyckq]

Great video! Can you make videos from serbian part of the line and from the line Sarajevo-Ploče? Or some other ex-eastern countries?

[@zerberus500]

MEGA!😎👍 Darf ich mal fragen wo Du die Fahrkarte gekauft hast? Ich würde genau diese Strecke gerne Anfang September mal fahren, allerdings dann von Belgrad aus bis runter nach Bar!

[@doc7austin]

im Zug

[@thelegotechnicchannel1256]

@@doc7austin kann man mit Euro Bezahlen?

[@doc7austin]

logisch; der Euro ist die offizielle Währung in Montenegro

[@thelegotechnicchannel1256]

@@doc7austin kann ich das auch im internationalen Zug von Belgrad nach Budapest noch in Serbien für Euro Tickets im Zug erwerben? Oder zumindest für serbisches Geld? Der ist ja von Montenegro betrieben. Bin da nächstes Monat unterwegs und der Ticketkauf im Voraus wäre sehr aufwändig. Ach so und weißt du wie voll die Liegewagen sind? Besteht die Gefahr, dass im Juli alle ausgebucht sind?

[@stephanweinberger]

What'sthe purpose of stops like Krusevacki Potok? It seems to be in the middle of nowhere without any connecting roads or villages nearby. Also it dowsn't look like there's a siding or passing loop there.

[@jgodfrey546]

Wonderful video Q: what are the tunnels at 46:15 ...?

[@stefanm5636]

I think that those were used by military.

[@bbeg1956]

I tried to find info on camera used, scrolled all the comments but no avail! Would you mind sharing this info with us. Btw. GREAT VIDEO! Well done!

[@veliborb]

Well, this railway will be gone soon probably. People rarely use it, and the new highway will be completed in a month, then there be no reason for people to travel through the canyon with this train. It is a pity, the river canyons are spectacular, but the maintenance and improvement of this railway is a huge investment even for much larger and richer countries.

[@jalasuriol]

woaa what a pity! are you shure about that? I still have to travel on this line!!! What a pity!!! Do you know the inaugural date for the new motorway? Thank you!

[@veliborb]

@@jalasuriol the railway will surely function for a few more years. It currently depends on state subsidies, but it also depends on the agreement between Serbia and Montenegro, maybe they will find some economic solution for the future. As for the highway, it will most likely be opened at the end of May.

[@amarillorose7810]

The works were supposed to start at the end of this year on the side of Serbia, the teams of "Serbian Railway Infrastructure" and the Russian company "RZD International" last year recorded and measured every kilometer of the railway using the latest data collection methods, such as 3D scanning and surveying with a geodetic drone, assessing the risks and opportunities for selecting the most efficient solutions and to determine its condition. But because of this situation, I don't know what will happen to the project and whether it will start when it is planned. The route is certainly beautiful and it would be a shame not to renovate and modernize it.

[@markosimic3898]

Velibore,ne kaki majke ti

[@veliborb]

@@markosimic3898 bolje da kakim po tebi onda, za drugo i nisi

[@elnendecalapona]

I'd like to do this trip soon. For taking pictures is good to have a train with real opening windows. Is there any way to know which train number are served with old rolling stock (with real windows) and which one is served with modern rolling stock? THANKS!

[@doc7austin]

all the regional trains bijelo polje - bar should be served with older rolling stock

[@elnendecalapona]

@@doc7austin Thank you very much! ;-)

[@jaroslavgrubo4816]

How can i contact you to ask some quenstions about your journeys?

[@sibaritdicapri1333]

You have chosen wrong time of the year. Best time to travel is in June.

[@tombombadil9123]

since the beginning of works on the Belgrade-Novi Sad line rail links to Subotica have been cut off. now that the Belgrade-Novi Sad line is completed, work was started on the Subotica-Novi Sad section. God knows when that will be completed. hence no Subotica-Bar service. anyways due to the appalling state of the carriages, excruciatingly slow speed, unpredictable times of departure and arrival and so on - the railway hasn't been a popular choice to travel to Bar or to Montenegro for decades. only freight has provided at least some excuse to keep the line in operation

[@thelegotechnicchannel1256]

Line is very well used by tourists. Trains in the summer are full!

[@tombombadil9123]

@@thelegotechnicchannel1256 not really full, and that only during the Summer season. but even then the trains are (half) full only because there are so few of them and the locals need to save every penny - even on vacation. rest of the year the only advantage is that you are most likely to have the compartment all to yourself.

[@doc7austin]

The Tara Intercity train has been not running for two years now

[@RovexHD]

Subotica - novi sad was slow as hell when I took it 4 years ago. Line is in such disrepair, some sections speed didn’t exceed a walking pace,,

[@arijitpiyu]

If you wish, you can make videos in India too. You will get all the diversities in our country, dessert-jungle-moutains-sea etc. Lots of scenic beauty are here in India too.

[@EpicThe112]

Matching Locomotive here would have been a DB BR220 because the former Dictator of Yugoslavia Joseph Broz Tito used one for his Blue train when he opened the Belgrade Bar Railway in the 1970s. So is the Yugoslav cousin of GP38-2 GP40 SD40-2 the Yugoslav Railways class 664

[@orkosporko3522]

Maybe Tito was a dictator, but today we have many more dictators, even worst than Tito by itself. What about today's dictators? Are you ready to call them dictators or you will wait the time they will die together with a neoliberal sistem to post a stupid comment here?

[@schepanmali7876]

Свака част, али убедљиву станицу има Бијело Поље само да се реновира

[@jalasuriol]

Great video! Thanks for posting it! By the way... There is no train between Bar and Beograd anymore???

[@doc7austin]

just the beograd-bar sleeper train is left

[@tomaskelly7272]

Great content as usual .. just a quick question how did you get there ? I'm wondering did you fly into Serbia ? Thanks again

[@doc7austin]

i flew into tivat, montenegro

[@jaumelara8181]

Very good trip report!!! I am planning a trip on this railway for next August... but I'm really concerned about the safety of the line cause it seems to me that the track is in pretty bad condition... And I'm also concerned about bridges condition... Does anyone know if montenegro railways meet the minimum safety criteria? Is still safe to travel along this line? I'd like to complete the journey between Bar and Beogard. Thanks!

[@stef2004]

I am from Montenegro and only 1 accident happened during my lifetime for 24 years, so its pretty safe :)

[@stefanm5636]

Yes it is safe and you are welcom in my country ! Trains are slower than usual but they are safe belive me, everyday thay transport people from north to south.

[@thetrainspecialist]

@@stef2004 thanks!!!

[@thetrainspecialist]

@@stefanm5636 thanks!!!

[@Visalcon]

21:08 what for is this station? Idoubt if anybody lives there

[@astmatik]

In small towns and villages, stations are sometimes built several kilometres away because it would be impossible or expensive to build railroads directly there or this one could be just for industrial use.

[@ranaantonio]

so , this train comes from Belgrade all the way to Bar , passing by Bijelo , right? can you do it at night ? or just during the day?

[@imperatoravgust2585]

You can travel by night and you have rooms with bed also

[@ranaantonio]

@@imperatoravgust2585 thank you !

[@mpingo91]

I don't understand stations like Lutovo or Perev Brijeg. They are situated on the slopes of very steep mountains. Just behind the back wall of the station building - a chasm. A few meters from the front - a steep wall. Is there anything at all that makes people get on or off the train there?

[@doc7austin]

hiking, i guess

[@markosimic3898]

Lutovo is a station made just for traffic reasons,in order for trains to bypass each other,people are not allowed to depart in that station. Pelev Brijeg is not in use anymore,but while it was - it was used by people from the village of Pelev Brijeg who used the scales which you cannot see in the video.

[@mpingo91]

@@markosimic3898 Thanks for the information. I have to go there. You have a real treasure!