Pan-European Corridor X
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{{Infobox road
|country = EUR
|type = Pan
|route = X
|map = Pan-European_corridor_X.svg
|map_alt = Pan-European Corridor X runs across southern Eastern Europe from Austria to Greece
|map_notes = Pan-European Corridor X highlighted in red
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|direction_a = Start
|terminus_a = Salzburg (Austria)
|junction =
|direction_b = End
|terminus_b = Thessaloniki (Greece)
|countries = {{flag|Austria}}
{{flag|Bulgaria}}
{{flag|Croatia}}
{{flag|Greece}}
{{flag|Hungary}}
{{flag|North Macedonia}}
{{flag|Serbia}}
{{flag|Slovenia}}
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The Corridor X is one of the pan-European corridors. It runs between Salzburg in Austria and Thessaloniki in Greece. The corridor passes through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Greece. It has four branches: Xa, Xb, Xc, and Xd.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has given loans to support infrastructure improvements along Corridor X.{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/corridor-x-funds-awarded.html|access-date=2010-10-31|title=Railway Gazette: Corridor X funds awarded}}
Branches
= Branch A (Corridor Xa) =
= Branch C (Corridor Xc) =
Corridor Xc follows the route Niš - Sofia - Plovdiv - Edirne - Istanbul.
The road in Serbia from Niš to the Bulgarian border nearby Dimitrovgrad is recently upgraded to a motorway standard. The construction works in all sections are completed on November 9, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.b92.net/eng/news/business.php?yyyy=2019&mm=11&dd=09&nav_id=107496|title = Mission accomplished: Corridor 10 officially released for traffic today VIDEO/PHOTO}}
In Bulgaria, I-8 road connect Sofia with the Serbian border, but Kalotina motorway is planned to supersede it. Currently the transit traffic has to pass via the Sofia Ring Road, but a new bypass Northern Speed Tangent is under construction since 2015{{cite web|title=The Construction of North Speed Tangent Starts up|url=http://www.api.bg/index.php/en/prescentar/novini/construction-north-speed-tangent-starts/|publisher=RIA|date=18 February 2015}} and is expected to be completed in 2016. Trakia motorway (A1) runs from Sofia to Chirpan, where Maritsa motorway (A4), completed in October 2015,{{cite web|title=След 36 години АМ "Марица" най-после е готова!|url=http://news.plovdiv24.bg/592782.html|website=plovdiv24.bg|date=28 October 2015|access-date=29 October 2015|language=bg}} branches off to Turkey.
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