Belgrade

Secretariat For Public Transport
Gradska uprava grada Beograda SEKRETARIJAT ZA JAVNI PREVOZ 27. marta 43-45
1050 Belgrade
Serbia

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Basic information

Name of the public transport authority: City of Belgrade, City Administration, Secretariat for Public Transport (SfPT)

Name of the PTA in local language: Grad Beograd, Gradska uprava, Sekretarijat za javni prevoz

Geographical area: City of Belgrade

Inhabitants in the PTA area: 1.7 million

Responsibilities

Ticketing: There is a tariff policy department in the Secretariat for public transport. PUK (“Payment for transport services Belgrade”), a company founded on 13 April 2023, deals with the sale and collection of tickets, as well as the ticket inspection in the territory

Procurement:

Private operators are tendered, while a direct award is made with PUC GSP “Belgrade” and for railway traffic.

Rolling stock and depot ownership: The operators own the rolling stock and the depots.

Public transport planning:

SfPT is in charge of planning all public transport (including taxis).

Marketing of public transport: SfPT participates independently and in cooperation with other institutions in promoting public transport.

Passenger information: SfPT organises passenger information at all public transport stops, SfPT website and in the Belgrade Plus application. For the technical support of these activities, SfPT has a contract with different companies (eg development and maintenance of apps).

Organisational model

City department

The City of Belgrade is a separate territorial unit, in which the citizens run the local self-government. The City Administration performs administrative affairs in the scope of rights and responsibilities of the City of Belgrade and certain professional tasks required by the City Assembly, Mayor and City Council. The Secretariat for Public Transport as a part of the city administration is in charge for public transport.

Transport service contracting

Procured by the PTA: urban buses, regional buses within the PTA, commuter trains, trams, electric vehicles for transportation in the pedestrian zone (Vrabac servis)

Current developments

As of 2024:

  • Metro construction project
  • Public transport development strategy