Prokop (Belgrade)
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The Prokop railway station or Belgrade [Centre] railway station (Serbian
Cyrillic: Железничка станица Београд Центар) is the new railway station as the core of the massive reconstruction of the Belgrade railway junction
in Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
that officially started 1974. Prokop is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac
.
The unsuccessful, decades long attempted construction of the new central railway station of Belgrade was hampered by lack of funding problems to finish adjoining 14 km of tunnels, several railway bridges of whom the New Railroad Bridge
across the Sava river, a new road network connecting to the city and technical installations. Plans call now for a partly completion of Prokop until 2010 which will leave only the entrance hall of the station for a later completion.
and Senjak
on the west and Dedinje
on the south. It is bounded by three boulevards: Franše D'Eperea (actually, a highway), Vojvoda Putnik and Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević.
. Previously, it was a geographical reference, as the area was located in the lower valley of the now underground stream of Mokroluški Potok
. The earth and gravel were dug here and used to cover and drain the swamps on the Sava's right bank, so that neighborhoods of Savamala
and Bara Venecija
could be constructed, so as the building of Belgrade's central railway station. After the works were completed, the area around Mokroluški Potok was left as a steep, elongated cut in the ground and so got its name (Serbian prokop, cut or dug through). Jatagan Mala was demolished in mid and late 1960s. The population of modern local community of Prokop was 2,103 in 2002.
, but the idea was suddenly dropped, and one of the major authorities at the time, Branko Žeželj, picked Prokop instead, which eventually brought to the incompletion of the Autokomanda interchange the way it should have been. Despite constant attempts to build it and upgrade it, after years of starting and then halting works and bankrupted companies, Prokop railway station is still just one of a dozen secondary stations in Belgrade.
After TV tower on Avala
was destroyed in NATO bombing of Serbia 1999
, certain Russian
companies offered to built a new, higher (300 meters) TV tower in Prokop. No one took it seriously so the news was mostly used for publicity purposes.
As a curiosity, daily Politika
from March 8, 2007 reprinted its own article from 1957 about Prokop. The article, titled "For how long will Prokop defy the construction of the city", colors Prokop as a black hole in the city center and describes the project of the reconstruction of the Franše d'Eperea street (modern highway) which would include an artificial lake with lots of restaurants, foreseeing that Prokop will be the most beautiful part of Belgrade.
The city's largest brewery, BIP
is located near the highway.
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
Cyrillic: Железничка станица Београд Центар) is the new railway station as the core of the massive reconstruction of the Belgrade railway junction
Belgrade railway junction
The Belgrade railway junction is a massive major reconstruction of the railroad network in Belgrade, Serbia. In was launched 1971 with works officially starting 1974 with the construction of the New Railroad Bridge...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, the capital of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
that officially started 1974. Prokop is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac
Savski Venac
Savski Venac is one of 17 urban municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Savski Venac is one of the three municipalities that constitute the very center of the city .-Location:Savski Venac is located on the right bank of the Sava river...
.
The unsuccessful, decades long attempted construction of the new central railway station of Belgrade was hampered by lack of funding problems to finish adjoining 14 km of tunnels, several railway bridges of whom the New Railroad Bridge
New Railroad Bridge
New Railway Bridge is a bridge over the Sava river in Belgrade. It is a cable-stayed bridge.The railway bridge across the River Sava between the Novi Beograd and Prokop stations is 1928 m long....
across the Sava river, a new road network connecting to the city and technical installations. Plans call now for a partly completion of Prokop until 2010 which will leave only the entrance hall of the station for a later completion.
Location
Prokop is located 5–6 kilometers south of downtown Belgrade to which it is directly connected by the Kneza Miloša street. It borders the area of former Zapadni Vračar on the north, MostarMostarska Petlja
Mostar interchange or colloquially Mostar is a major interchange and a surrounding urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac....
and Senjak
Senjak
Senjak is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia. Located in Savski Venac, one of the three municipalities that constitute the very center of the city, it is an affluent and distinguished neighborhood lavished with embassies, diplomatic residences, and mansions...
on the west and Dedinje
Dedinje
Dedinje is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac...
on the south. It is bounded by three boulevards: Franše D'Eperea (actually, a highway), Vojvoda Putnik and Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević.
History
Prokop is located in the eastern section of the former neighborhood of Jatagan MalaJatagan Mala
Jatagan Mala is the former urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac.- Location :...
. Previously, it was a geographical reference, as the area was located in the lower valley of the now underground stream of Mokroluški Potok
Mokroluški potok
The Mokroluški potok is a stream in north-central Serbia, which forms a 15 km-long former right tributary to the Sava river. During its entire concourse, it runs through the urban section of Belgrade...
. The earth and gravel were dug here and used to cover and drain the swamps on the Sava's right bank, so that neighborhoods of Savamala
Savamala
Savamala is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac and Stari Grad.- Location :...
and Bara Venecija
Bara Venecija
Bara Venecija is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac.-Location:...
could be constructed, so as the building of Belgrade's central railway station. After the works were completed, the area around Mokroluški Potok was left as a steep, elongated cut in the ground and so got its name (Serbian prokop, cut or dug through). Jatagan Mala was demolished in mid and late 1960s. The population of modern local community of Prokop was 2,103 in 2002.
Construction
The ill-fated construction of new railway station which was supposed to replace the old one in Savamala spawns for decades. The official work began in 1977, it was halted in the 1980s, resumed in the 1990s and halted again in 2000. Originally, in the late 1960s, it was supposed to be constructed near the present interchange of AutokomandaAutokomanda
Autokomanda is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located on the tripoint of the Belgrade's municipalities of Voždovac, Savski Venac and Vračar.- Location :...
, but the idea was suddenly dropped, and one of the major authorities at the time, Branko Žeželj, picked Prokop instead, which eventually brought to the incompletion of the Autokomanda interchange the way it should have been. Despite constant attempts to build it and upgrade it, after years of starting and then halting works and bankrupted companies, Prokop railway station is still just one of a dozen secondary stations in Belgrade.
After TV tower on Avala
Avala
Avala is a mountain in Serbia, overlooking Belgrade. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view to Belgrade, Vojvodina and Šumadija, as the surrounding area on all sides is mostly a lowlands...
was destroyed in NATO bombing of Serbia 1999
Operation Allied Force
The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was NATO's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999...
, certain Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
companies offered to built a new, higher (300 meters) TV tower in Prokop. No one took it seriously so the news was mostly used for publicity purposes.
As a curiosity, daily Politika
Politika
Politika is a Serbian newspaper. It is considered the newspaper of record and is the oldest daily in the Balkans, having been founded on January 25, 1904 by Vladislav Ribnikar. It is currently being published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines , a joint venture between Politika AD and...
from March 8, 2007 reprinted its own article from 1957 about Prokop. The article, titled "For how long will Prokop defy the construction of the city", colors Prokop as a black hole in the city center and describes the project of the reconstruction of the Franše d'Eperea street (modern highway) which would include an artificial lake with lots of restaurants, foreseeing that Prokop will be the most beautiful part of Belgrade.
The city's largest brewery, BIP
BIP
Bip or BIP may refer to:* Basic Imaging Profile, Bluetooth profile which is designed for sending images between devices and includes the ability to resize, and convert images to make them suitable for the receiving device....
is located near the highway.
External links
- Clip of the planned railway hub with metro interchange
- Clip about the Belgrade railway hub and Beovoz commuter network http://www.youtube.com/user/goblenstudio#play/all/uploads-all/0/xet_Kkk8UbE