The Belgrade tram system is a 1000 mm gauge network that in 2021 had 12 routes running on of (at least mostly) double track in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. It is operated with 231 trams, including ČKD Tatra KT4, CAF Urbos, and Duewag Be 4/6 trams. The first tram line was introduced on 14 October 1892. In the late 2000s, complete reconstruction of the system commenced.
Lines
As of February 2026, there are thirteen regular tram lines; however, due to prolonged works on multiple corridors, only four are currently operating normally, while the others are replaced by combinations of tram and bus services. Out of these, seven serve the larger part of the city on the right bank of Sava, while another three reach New Belgrade on the left bank. All trams run during the daytime: the once-existing night lines have been abolished.
Inactive lines Inactive temporary lines Temporary lines Temporary bus replacements Line Termini Notes 2 Pristanište Vukov spomenik Pristanište A famous circle line introduced in 1892, Line 2 runs around the city centre. It's been temporarily out of operation since 2025. 2L Pristanište Trg Slavija Gospodarska mehana Temporary replacement for a part of line 2. 2A Dorćol (SRC Milan Gale Muškatirović) Beograd na Vodi Dorćol (SRC Milan Gale Muškatirović) Temporary bus replacement for a part of line 2. 3 Omladinski stadium Kneževac It was launched in 1894, reaching from Terazije to Topčider and temporarily closed in 2019 due to repairs on Patriarch Pavle Boulevard. It was supposed to be re-opened in summer 2024, but the reconstruction is yet to be finished. 3L Tašmajdan Topčider railway station It was established on 12 July 2018 alongside bus line 38A to reach the station which then briefly served as the starting point of the Belgrade–Bar railway. The line was discontinued alongside line 3 in 2019, while the station was closed down in 2021. 3A Beograd na vodi Kneževac Temporary bus replacement for a part of Line 3, introduced in 2019. 5 Kalemegdan /Donji Grad/ Ustanička 6 Tašmajdan Ustanička 7 Ustanička Block 45 These were introduced on 1 January 1958, becoming the second and the third lines to connect the older part of the city to New Belgrade after Line 11. Both lines were re-routed to the Ada Bridge on 2 November 2024 after the Old Sava Bridge was shut down as 7L and 9L, respectively. 9 Banjica Block 45 7L Ustanička Most na Adi Block 45 Temporary replacements for lines 7 and 9. Out of operation due to construction works on New Belgrade. 9L Banjica Most na Adi Block 45 7L1 Ustanička Most na Adi Pogon Sava Temporary replacements for parts of lines 7 and 9. 9L1 Banjica Most na Adi Pogon Sava 7A Block 45 TC Ušće Block 45 Temporary bus replacements for parts of lines 7 and 9. 9A Trg Slavija /Nemanjina/ Block 72 8 Omladinski stadion Banjica 10 Kalemegdan /Donji Grad/ Banjica It was introduced on January 17, 1926, initially connecting Slavija to Voždovac, later extended on both sides several times. It has since operated almost without interruption, even being briefly reestablished during the occupation in World War 2. It celebrated its 100th birthday in 2026. 11 Kalemegdan /Donji Grad/ Block 45 Its first iteration connected Terazije to Pristanište through Jug Bogdanova street, the site of the present day bus terminal of Zeleni venac. This line only lasted about three years. It was then established in 1984 as the first line reaching New Belgrade, having crossed Sava via the Old Sava Bridge. It was discontinued in 2011 because of low ridership and subsequently re-established in 2015, this time via the new Ada Bridge. Temporarily out of operation due to works in Karađorđeva. 12 Omladinski stadion Banovo brdo It was first introduced in 1932 between Prince Mihailo Monument and Dedinje. In 1942, it was permanently discontinued after three tragic accidents on the route. By 1986, it was re-directed to connect Dimitrije Tucović Square, now known as Slavija Square to Banovo brdo. 13 Banovo brdo Block 45 It was originally launched in 1932 to serve older parts of Čukarica and then discontinued in 1969. It was reestablished in 1986 as a line between Banovo brdo and Kalemegdan, and then re-routed again towards Block 45. Temporarily out of operation due to construction works on New Belgrade. 14 Ustanička Banjica Originally launched on November 5, 1935, to connect Zemun to the center of Belgrade. After the desctruction of the King Alexander bridge in 1941, it was operated by occupational authorities in a shortened version. It was permanently discontinued in 1947 after the construction of the Palace of the Federation cut through the original Belgrade-Zemun road. The current iteration was established in the late 1980s.
Former lines
On current infrastructure
These lines ran on the current tram network, all these services were discontinued in the early 1990s.
Line 1: Kalemegdan – Main Railway Station – Rakovica – Kneževac Line 4: Kalemegdan – Dorćol – Omladinski Stadion
Another line was discontinued in 2012 after re-routing of the line 12 in Resavska street and extension of the line 3 to Omladinski Stadion through Slavija Square:
Line 7L: Tašmajdan – New Belgrade Block 45
Another 2 lines were discontinued in 2006 after moving on night buses:
Line 7N: Block 45 – New Belgrade – Railway Station – Slavija Square – Vukov Spomenik – Ustanička (discontinued 1 January 2017) Line 9N: Block 45 – New Belgrade – Railway Station – Slavija Square – Banjica (discontinued 1 July 2009)
Pre-WW2
Overall, Belgrade had 12 tram lines by the end of 1938, with 11 criss-crossing the city and the twelfth one reaching towards Zemun. Line 1: Kalemegdan - Slavija Square. It was the first line line ever launched in Belgrade in 1892, running until 1947, when it was discontinued and replaced by a trolleybus. The line was briefly restored in 1978 to reach from Kalemegdan to Rakovica and then extended to Kneževac, but was shut down again in 1985. Line 1A: Savinac - Prištinska. Line 2: King Dušan Street - Slavija - King Dušan Street. Just like today, it was a circular line, reaching Pristanište, the main railway station and then going to the Slavija Square via Nemanjina Street. From there, it headed towards modern-day Vukov spomenik, before circling back towards Dorćol and the main power plant. Line 3 - Prince Mihailo Monument - Topčider. Line 6 - Prince Mihailo Monument - King Alexander Settlement. Line 7 - Kalemegdan - New Cemetery. Line 9 - National Theatre - Prince Paul Settlement. It was first launched in 1925 and eventually extended to Prince Mihailo Monument, before being closed down in 1939 and replaced by a bus line. Line 9A - Prince Paul Settlement - New Cemetery. Line 10 - Slavija Square - to Kraljice Marije suburb. Line 12 - Prince Mihailo Monument - Dedinje. Going across the modern Theodore Dreiser Street, it was known for its views towards Sava and Danube from Topčidersko brdo. It suffered from two accidents owing to its hilly route before the war and then a third one during the occupation, which led to it being discontinued in 1942. Line 13 - Gospodarska mehana - Čukarica. Line 14 - Belgrade - Zemun. Line 14 was the first and as of today only tram line to connect the city to Zemun, crossing Sava via the King Alexander Bridge. It was launched on 5 November 1935, precisely 17 years after Serbian troops entered Zemun. The line had first been 6.2 kilometres long and had had seven stations, the first one being the House of the National Assembly; it was subsequently extended towards the New Cemetery, becoming the longest public transit line in Belgrade at the time. There were also plans for the line to go below the city downtown: if they had ever been realized, it would have been the beginning of Belgrade's metro.
Discontinued prior to WW2
Line 4 - Prince Mihailo Monument - Gospodarska mehana (shorter variant of line 3) Line 5 - Kalemegdan - Main Railway Station - Kalemegdan. Another circular line was planned as a narrower version of the 2 in its northern parts. Line 8 - Prince Mihailo Monument - New Cemetery. Originally numbered 5, this line irregularly appeared until around 1936. Line 11 - Terazije - Pristanište. The tracks, going across Jug Bogdanova street, were placed in 1930, but the line wasn't opened until three years later.
Infrastructure Barring repairs, trams run between ten GSP-designated termini: Pristanište, Vukov spomenik, Omladinski stadion, Κneževac, Kalemegdan, Ustanička, Tašmajdan, Blok 45, Banjica and Banovo brdo. Most lines connect two outer termini via several major interchange stops: for example, Line 10 runs from Kalemegdan to Banjica via Slavija, where it links to multiple other lines. Lines 2 & 6, however, are exceptions to the rule. The former runs in a circle around the downtown, with its two termini - Pristanište and Vukov spomenik - used for convenience, while the latter only reaches the terminus in Tašmajdan. Additionally, Line 13 is the only one not to connect to any of the downtown stops; reaching between Banovo brdo and Blok 45, it runs on the Ada Bridge.
With the exception of Vukov spomenik, the termini extend into non-revenue turning loops serving as the end of physical track segments. Most lines share tracks extensively; that way, a single line represents a service pattern that can be introduced, diverted or canceled without changes to physical infrastructure. For example, Lines 12 & 13 serve Banovo brdo, while Lines 8, 9, 10 and 14 serve Banjica. The temporarily-discontinued Line 3 is the only one to solely serve its terminus in Kneževac.
Almost the entire system follows at-grade tracks; the only elevated sections are around the Ada Bridge interchange. Two primary traffic patterns exist: median-running and side-running. In the former case, trams run in the centre of the street; for example, such an approach is used on the Savska Street. This way, trams run on their own right-of-way and have separate stops. In contrast, the side-running trams share their stops with buses and trolleys; for example, they run this way on the Ruzveltova Street.
In addition to connections to street-running transit, trams also connect to the city's railway system, with transfers to Vukov spomenik, Karađorđe's Park and New Belgrade; in the latter case, they also connect to the new Belgrade Bus Station. Prior to the reconstruction, several tram lines also used to connect to the former Belgrade Main railway station; additionally, Line 3 reached Rakovica and Κneževac stations in the south, while Line 3L briefly connected to the Topčider station. As of early 2026, tracks for both remain under reconstruction; as for the Topčider station, it was closed down in 2021.
History From 1892 to World War I
Belgrade administration signed a contract with Periklos Tziklos from Milan, Italy, in 1891, regarding construction of long tram grid ("city railway"). Tziklos headed the Serbian-French Society and was concurrently awarded with the concession on introduction of the electricity in Belgrade.
On 14 October 1892, the first tram line in Belgrade was opened. It went from Kalemegdan to Slavija and was horse-powered. A large festivity was organized in the city for this occasion and two cars were placed in front of the municipal building (Belgrade was organized as a municipality at the time). First passengers were municipal president (mayor) Milovan Marinković and members of the municipal administration (deputies, clerks, etc.). The tram started its inaugural ride at 11:00 AM, in the direction of the central Terazije square, where several thousand of citizens gathered to greet "city train", and where the Metropolitan of Belgrade, Mihailo Jovanović, blessed the first tram.