Editing Podgorica (section)

==Transport==

===Public transport===

Public transport in Podgorica consists of 11 urban and 16 suburban bus lines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.podgorica.me/%C5%BDivotuPodgorici/Saobra%C4%87aj/tabid/129/language/sr-Latn-CS/Default.aspx |title=Saobraćaj |publisher=Podgorica.me |access-date=2013-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325043642/http://www.podgorica.me/%C5%BDivotuPodgorici/Saobra%C4%87aj/tabid/129/language/sr-Latn-CS/Default.aspx |archive-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> The city-owned ''AD Gradski saobraćaj'' public transport company used to be the sole bus operator until the 1990s, when private carriers were introduced. The company went bankrupt in 2001, and buses were since operated solely by private carriers. As of 2023 Public transport in Podgorica is done only by buses, 12 city and 16 suburban lines.

Public transport faces competition from very popular dispatched taxi services due to recent de-regulation in the sector.

===Roads===
Podgorica's location in central Montenegro makes it a natural hub for rail and road transport. Roads in Montenegro (especially those connecting Podgorica to northern Montenegro and [[Serbia]]) are usually inferior to modern European roads. Both major Montenegrin motorway projects, [[A-1 motorway (Montenegro)|Bar-Boljare motorway]] and [[Adriatic–Ionian motorway#Montenegro|Nudo–Božaj motorway]], will pass near Podgorica. The first phase of motorway A-1 (Bar-Boljare) was opened on July 13, 2022. The [[Sozina tunnel]] (4.2&nbsp;km) shortened the journey from Podgorica to [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]] (Montenegro's main seaport) to under 30 minutes. A new road bypass had been constructed in 2011, to remove transport routes from north to south of the country, out of the city center. A south-western bypass had also been constructed with the same goal of moving heavy transport out of the city core. Podgorica is also characteristic of its extensive network of multi-lane boulevards which make inner-city transport quick and effective. Traffic over the [[Morača River]] also goes fluently since river banks are very well connected with 6 vehicular and 3 pedestrian bridges.

The main transit connections of Podgorica are:
* north ([[European route E65|E65]], [[European route E80|E80]]), towards [[Belgrade]] and on to Central Europe
* west ([[European route E762|E762]]), towards [[Nikšić]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]] and on to Western Europe
* south ([[European route E65|E65]], [[European route E80|E80]]) towards the [[Adriatic coast]]
* east ([[European route E762|E762]]), towards [[Albania]]
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File:Electric_scooters_Podgorica.jpg|Rental electric scooters
File:Sozina-Tunnel.png|[[Sozina Tunnel]] shortens the journey from Podgorica to Montenegro's main port [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]], by some 25&nbsp;km.
File:PGWelcome.jpg|Northern entrance to Podgorica ([[European route E65|E65]], [[European route E80|E80]]).
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===Rail===
[[File:01.10.13 Podgorica 6111.101 & 461.040 (10101220063).jpg|thumb|[[Podgorica Rail Station]]]]
Podgorica is a hub of the X-shaped [[Railways of Montenegro|Montenegrin rail network]]. The [[Belgrade–Bar railway|Belgrade–Bar]] line converges with the [[Nikšić-Podgorica railway|line to Nikšić]] and [[Podgorica–Shkodër railway|line to Shkodër]] at the [[Podgorica Rail Station]]. The station itself is located {{cvt|1.5|km|2}} to the southeast of the main city square. Podgorica's main railway link (for both passenger and freight traffic) is Belgrade–Bar. The link to [[Nikšić]] was recently under reconstruction ([[Railway electrification|electrification]]);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montenegroberza.com/code/navigate.asp?Id=718 |title=U Željeznicu ulažu 52 miliona eura |access-date=16 May 2009 |archive-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004629/http://www.montenegroberza.com/code/navigate.asp?Id=718 |url-status=live}}</ref> afterwards, passenger service started in October 2012. The rail link to [[Shkodër]] is used as freight-only.

===Air===
[[File:Podgorica airport.jpg|left|thumb|[[Podgorica Airport]] near [[Golubovci]].]]
[[Podgorica Airport]] is located in [[Zeta Plain]], {{cvt|11|km|mi}} south of Podgorica City centre, and is Montenegro's main international airport. The airport is locally known as Golubovci Airport (Аеродром Голубовци / Aerodrom Golubovci), as it is located within the administrative boundaries of the town of [[Golubovci]]. The IATA code of the airport is still TGD because Podgorica was named Titograd, during which time the airport opened. It is the main hub for [[Air Montenegro]] and [[Di Air]].