Last update for this page: 12 May 2010.
National railway system: Hrvatske Željeznice
Official Website: www.hznet.hr
Language: Croatian.
Currency: Kuna
UIC code: numeric 78; alpha HR
| Journey Planner: | www.hznet.hr/iSite3/Default.aspx?sec=94 |
| Downloadable Timetable: | No downloadable timetable appears to be available on the official HŽ website. However, an unofficial one is available at hzhr.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/vr0910.pdf. This URL will obviously change from year to year, but a higher level link at hzhr.wordpress.com will probably be updated each year to point to the current timetable. |
| Printed Timetable: | Vozni Red, published annually. This includes introductory material in German. Presentation is straightforward, with use of standard symbols. |
| Engineering Information: | www.hznet.hr/iSite3/Default.aspx?sec=52 in Croatian only. |
Timetable Map: A fold-out route diagram shows principal stations.
Gauge: Standard
Electrification: 25 kV 50 Hz. Moravice to Šapjane via Rijeka is 3 kV dc, but the section from Moravice to Rijeka is undergoing conversion from 3 kV dc to 25 kV 50 Hz.
Rule of the road: Right
Private railways: None
Tourist lines: None
Metro: None
Trams: Osijek, Zagreb
Recent and future changes:
It was reported early in 2010 that HZ plans to withdraw over 200 passenger trains, resulting in a number of lines having no service at weekends. No definite dates have been given but the proposals include complete withdrawal of passenger trains over the following routes:
| 32 | Bizovac - Belišće (whose passenger service has only recently been introduced) |
| 71 | Knin - Zadar |
| 90 | Lupoglav - Buzet (and presumably across the border to Slovenia) |
It has been announced that the line from Strizivojna-Vrpolje to Osijek is to be electrified and expresses between Zagreb and Osijek will run that way, instead of via Koprivnica.
The following routes were reinstated in the 2008/2009 timetable (the first two were casualties of the 1990s Croatian war of independence):
Track has been lifted from the war-damaged line from Karlovac to Sisak, but passenger services have been introduced over two lines that were freight-only under JŽ: Bjelovar to Kloštar and Bizovac to Belišće (though the latter now has a restricted service).
The line from Erdut to Bogojevo has reportedly reopened for freight traffic after rebuilding of the river bridge.
Cross-border services to Bosnia-Hercegovina resumed in 2001/2002 between Volinja and Dobrljin, between Slavonski Šamac and Bosanski Šamac and between Drenovci and Brčko via Gunja. It was reported that the line between Knin and Bihac opened early in 2001, but no passenger service has been advertised yet.
Cross-border services to Lendava, Sveti Rok ob Sotli and Imeno, all in Slovenia, have all been withdrawn, though Lendava still sees freight traffic.
Corridor Trains:
None.
Special notes:
Under no circumstances should disused railway lines or installations be explored, because they may not have been cleared of mines.
The Buzet to Pula line is accessible by rail only via Slovenia. A bus service, on which rail tickets are accepted, runs between Rijeka and Lupoglav and is the preferred route from Zagreb to Pula. An international ticket, at a higher fare, is required for travel on a through train via Ljubljana and passengers are subject to passport and customs checks at both border crossings.
Maps: There is no published map of Croatian railways, except that in M.G. Ball's "European Railway Atlas".
Last complete update: 26 February 2009. Subsequent amendments: "Timetable" and "Recent and future changes" amended (16 January 2010); "Recent and future changes" amended (4 April 2010); "Downloadable Timetable" amended (9 April 2010); "Engineering Information" amended (12 May 2010).
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