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flag The Novi Sad-Subotica high-speed rail, built by China, opened on Oct. 3, 2025, cutting travel time to 1 hour 10 minutes and marking China’s first European high-speed rail project.

flag The Novi Sad-Subotica segment of the Hungary-Serbia high-speed railway, built by Chinese firms, opened on October 3, 2025, cutting travel time from Subotica to Belgrade to about one hour and 10 minutes. flag Designed for 200 km/h speeds and compliant with EU technical standards, the 183.1-kilometer Serbian section is part of a larger 341.7-kilometer project, with the Belgrade-Novi Sad portion already operational since 2022. flag The line, which created over 1,000 jobs and upgraded rail signaling to ETCS Level 2, is a flagship Belt and Road Initiative project and the first high-speed rail built by a Chinese firm in Europe. flag Hungary’s section is expected to open next year, enabling a direct high-speed link between Belgrade and Budapest in about 1 hour 35 minutes.

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