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Serbia, and in particular the valley of Morava is often described as "the crossroad between the East and the West", which is one of primary reasons for its turbulent history. The valley is by far the easiest way of land travel from continental Europe to Greece and Asia Minor.

[edit] Railways

Main article: Rail transport in Serbia

total: 3,800 km (2006 est.)
standard gauge: (1435 mm) 3,800 km (2006 est.) (1,364 km electrified, 2002)
narrow gauge: Some narrow gauge railways are being reinstated for touristic purposes

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

[edit] Direct

Bosnia and Herzegovina - yes
Bulgaria - yes
Croatia - yes
Hungary - yes
Republic of Macedonia - yes
Montenegro - yes
Albania - yes
Romania - yes

[edit] Indirect

Italy - yes
Greece - yes
Turkey - yes
Germany - yes
Switzerland - yes
Slovenia - yes
Russia - yes
Austria- yes
Ukraine - yes

[edit] Roads and highways

Main article: Roads in Serbia

The following European routes pass through the country:

E65 – section from Bijelo Polje to Skopje
E70 – section from Slavonski Brod via Bajakovo, Belgrade, Vršac, on to Timişoara
- section between Slavonski Brod and Belgrade is a modern highway
E75 – section from Subotica via Belgrade, Niš on to Kumanovo
- most of it is a modern highway or at least semi-highway
E80 – section from Dubrovnik via Niš on to Sofia

In addition:

E662 – Subotica-Sombor on to Osijek
E761 – from Sarajevo to Užice, Čačak, Kraljevo, Kruševac, Pojate, Paraćin, Zaječar
E763 – Belgrade, Čačak, Nova Varoš on to Bijelo Polje
E771 – from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Niš
E851 – from Albania to Prizren, Priština. An important highway is under construction. It is the Kragujevac-Batocina~20 km, which it will link to the Belgrade-Nis highway. The highway will be finished at the end of 2009