Slovenian Railways
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Slovenian Railways (
Slovenia is a member of the
History
What is now Slovenia received its first railway connection in the 1840s, when the Austrian Empire built a railway connection – Südliche Staatsbahn or Austrian Southern Railway – between its capital, Vienna, and its major commercial port, Trieste. Thus, Maribor was connected by railway to Graz in 1844. The stretch was extended via Pragersko to Celje in 1846, and further via Zidani Most to Ljubljana in 1849. A double-track line was continued via Postojna, Pivka, and Divača, finally reaching Trieste in 1857.
Before World War I, numerous other railways were built. In 1860, Pragersko was connected to Ormož and further to Čakovec, Croatia, thus connecting the Austrian and the Hungarian parts of the empire. In 1862, a single-track railway (expanded into double-track in 1944) along the Sava river was built, connecting Zidani Most with Zagreb. In 1863, the "Carinthian railway" was built along the Drava river, connecting Maribor with Dravograd, Klagenfurt and Villach. In 1870, a railway along the upper Sava river valley was built, connecting Ljubljana with Kranj, Jesenice and Tarvisio, Italy. In 1873, a line from Pivka via Illirska Bistrica connected Rijeka, then the most important commercial port in the Hungarian part of the empire. In 1876, a line from Divača connected Pula, the Austrian naval base, via Prešnica. In 1906, Bohinj Railway was built, connecting Villach with Jesenice, along the Soča river valley to Gorizia and further to Trieste, with two over 6000 meter tunnels.
Few lines were opened after World War I. One of them connected Ormož with Ljutomer and Murska Sobota, and opened in 1924. After World War II, a single-track electrified line connecting Prešnica with Koper was built in 1967.
Slovenian Railways (
In 1999, a single-track line between Murska Sobota and Hodoš was rebuilt, offering a direct connection with the Hungarian railway system. The line was originally built in 1907 and closed down in 1968, among numerous other lines closed down during the 1960s. In April 2016 the electrification of the Pragersko - Hodoš line was completed.[2]
Numerous ex-Yugoslav Railways steam locomotives are plinthed at stations around Slovenia and there is a railway museum at Ljubljana.
Rolling stock of the Slovenian Railways
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Stadler FLIRT DMU (SŽ 610/615)
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Siemens Desiro (SŽ 312/317)
System
Slovenian Railways operates 1,229 km of
Electrification is provided by a 3 kV DC system and covers 610 km, with electrification from Pragersko to Hodoš on the Corridor V completed in April 2016. The remainder of the former Yugoslavian railways that have been electrified operate with the
Rail links to adjacent countries
- Same gauge
Crossroad of Pan-European corridors
In 2010, Slovenske Železnice joined Cargo 10, a joint venture with other railways in the region.[3]
Passenger trains
InterCity Slovenija (ICS)
The ICS trains are modern, air-conditioned high-speed trains which provide the highest level comfort and reach speeds up to 160 km/h. They are equipped with disabled access and other facilities. The passengers can buy food on board (from Monday to Friday), the 1st class passengers are offered a drink free of charge. There are also electric sockets in the 1st class department. The train is a tilting EMU. The reservation of a seat is obligatory and is included in the price of the ticket. Also included in the price of the ticket is the obligatory ICS supplement.[4]
The ICS trains run on the line between Maribor and Ljubljana and stop at:
- Maribor
- connection to Holmec and onwards to Austria
- Pragersko
- Celje
- connection to Velenje
- connection to Sveti Rok ob Sotli
- connection to Imeno
- Zidani Most
- connection to Dobova and onwards to Croatia
- Ljubljana
- connection to Rosalnice and onwards to Croatia
- connection to Jeseniceand onwards to Austria
- connection to Kamnik Graben
- connection to Kočevje
In the past ICS trains occasionally also ran on the line from Ljubljana to Koper and stopped at:
- Pivka
- connection to Ilirska Bistrica and onwards to Croatia
- Divača
- connection to Sežana
- Hrpelje-Kozina
- connection to Rakitovec and onwards to Croatia
- Koper
InterCity (IC)
The
EuroCity (EC)
The
International trains (MV)
The MV trains (Slovene for mednarodni vlak, international train) are quality trains serving international lines. They do not call at minor stations. The train usually consists of open and compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have a
EuroNight (EN)
The
Regional (RG) and local trains (LP)
The RG and LP (Slovene for lokalni potniški, local passenger train) trains are other trains, connecting all parts of Slovenia. They serve as commuter trains. On some lines, they are the only type of trains available, for example lines to
Supplements
In addition to the supplements for faster trains, there is also one for tickets bought on the train instead of beforehand.[5] It is set at €5.00, and no discount is available for children, the elderly, groups, and so on.[citation needed]
Named trains
Many trains are assigned names. The examples include:[5]
- IC 502 / 503 "Pohorje"
- IC 508 / 509 "Dana"
- IC 518 / 519 "Ptuj"
- IC 516 / 517 "Mura"
- EC 150 / 151 "Emona"
- EC 158 / 159 "Croatia"
- EC 210 / 211 "Sava"
- EC 212 / 213 "Mimara"
- EN 414 / 415 "Alpine Pearls"
- EN 498 / 499 "Lisinski"
- MV 246 / 247 "Citadella"
- MV 480 / 481 "Opatija"
- MV 482 / 483 "Ljubljana"
- MV 1472 / 1473 "Istra"
- RG 1604 / 1605 "Istra"
- RG 600 / 601 "Soča"
Former named trains
A noted train of the SŽ was the Casanova linking Ljubljana to Venice in a 4-hour ride, eliminated in April 2007. Last train connection with Italy, night train EN 440 / 441 "Venezia" from Budapest to Venice was eliminated in December 2011.
Railway operators
Besides Slovenia's national railway operator, Adria Transport, Slovenia's first open-access operator dedicated to freight transport, also operates in the nation's network.
See also
- Slovenian Railway Museum
- Railway lines in Slovenia
- Spielfeld-Straß–Trieste railway - This line connects Slovenia and Italy
- List of steam locomotives in Slovenia
- Transport in Slovenia
- Narrow gauge railways in Slovenia
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Railway Statistics – 2017 Synopsis" (PDF). International Union of Railways, IUC. 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Slovenia completes electrification of rail link to Hungary". June 13, 2016.
- ^ "Balkan railways: From Berlin to Beijing?". The Economist. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Vrste vlakov". Slovenske železnice (in Slovenian). 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ a b "Slovenske železnice - Error404 - Slovenske železnice". www.slo-zeleznice.si.