The company "Infrastruktura Železnice Srbije" announced that at 03:06 last night, railway dispatchers on duty received an anonymous telephone report about explosive devices placed in all incoming trains and depots, which is why all railway traffic was suspended.
"Members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) were immediately informed of this. The competent state authorities are taking measures to check trains and depots, with the aim of preserving the safety of railway traffic, passengers, service users and employees," the statement on the company's website added.
As they stated, further instructions are awaited from the competent authorities on further actions regarding the organization of rail traffic.
The company "Srbijavoz" announced that all passengers who purchased a train ticket for travel during today's suspension of train traffic will be able to receive a refund in the full amount of the paid fare.
Service users can submit a request for a refund for a train ticket purchased electronically (website and mobile application) using the form found in the Terms of Use or by email to reklamacijie.voznekarte@srbijavoz.rs.
For tickets purchased at a ticket office or ticket machine, a refund request can be submitted to the nearest ticket office.
All train traffic on the Serbian railway network was suspended early this morning, but the company "Srbijavoz" did not give a reason.
Tonight at 4:43, the company "Srbijavoz" informed service users on its website that as of 4:15 today, "Serbian Railway Infrastructure" has suspended the traffic of all trains on the Serbian railway network until further notice.
Also at 5:10, "Srbijavoz" informed service users that due to the suspension of train traffic today, bus transportation will be organized for passengers of the international train departing from Bar station at 8:10 p.m., which was stopped at Požega station.
Bus transportation of passengers is organized from Požega to Belgrade.
Students in a blockade are organizing a protest today at Slavija Square in Belgrade, and rail traffic in Serbia has been suspended every time there have been large protests, the reason being mostly reports of bombs placed on all trains.
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Academics, activists and citizens from other parts of Serbia have announced their arrival at the gathering.
The rally at Slavija is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM and last until 8:00 PM, and will be preceded by gatherings at four locations in Belgrade, from where the columns will head towards Slavija ahead of the rally.
From 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, they will gather at the Faculty of Agriculture in Zemun, and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Republic Square, near Autokomanda and near the Faculty of Law.
The column from Zemun, towards Slavija, is scheduled to leave at 4:00 PM, and from Republic Square, Autokomanda and the Faculty of Law at 5:00 PM.
Students have held protests on Slavija Square several times, with last year's, on March 15th, considered the largest ever held in Serbia.
There has been no concrete response from the authorities to the previously raised student demand for elections, but mostly, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has been going public with possible dates.
In the meantime, students have also organized campaigns to distribute and stick "Students Win" stickers and print sweatshirts and T-shirts, as well as bags and caps with that inscription.
The arrival at Slavija was also announced by the citizens' group "Čačanski Front", which announced that activists from several cities in western Serbia would organize a student protest from Preljina.
They are expecting the arrival of activists from Kruševac, Vrnjačka Banja, Raška, Kraljevo, Čačak, Ivanjica, Užice, Valjevo, Požega, Kosjerić, Lučani and other places.
And in Belgrade, the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia and the Journalists' Association of Serbia announced that their offices would be open to the media during the student rally on Slavija Square. The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) also called on media workers to report any cases of interference or security threats during reporting to the Safe Line 0800 100 115.
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