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Slovenian Railways

January 20, 2023

Slovenian Railways (Slovene: Slovenske železnice, SŽ) is the state railway company of Slovenia, created in 1991.

Slovenian Railways
Operation
National railwaySlovenske železnice
Statistics
Ridership13.42 million (2017)[1]
Passenger km650 million km (2017)[1]
Freight4.4 billion tonne-km (2017)[1]
System length
Total1,209 kilometres (751 mi)[1]
Double track331 km (206 mi)[1]
Electrified610 km (380 mi)[1]
Track gauge
Main1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
High-speed1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Map

Slovenia is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Slovenia is 79.

History

Main article: History of rail transport in Slovenia
 
Steam locomotive SŽ 25-026, manufactured in 1920 in Vienna, used by Slovenske železnice for tourism

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 (Slovene: Slovenske železnice, SŽ), the state railway company of Slovenia, was created in 1991 from the Ljubljana division of the former Yugoslav Railways after the breakup of Yugoslavia.

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

Main article: Rolling stock of the Slovenian Railways

System

 
Freight train SŽ 541-102

Slovenian Railways operates 1,229 km of standard gauge tracks, 331 km as double track, and reaches all regions of the country. Slovenia is well connected by rail to all surrounding countries, reflecting the fact that it used to be part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later part of Yugoslavia. Left-hand running is used on double-track sections, unlike the remainder of the former Yugoslavian railways.

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 25 kV AC system, so trains to Zagreb have to change engines at Dobova in the absence of dual voltage engines. The DC system was inherited from the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato on the Sežana-Pivka-Postojna and Pivka-Ilirska Bistrica-Šapjane lines, which were electrified in 1936; starting in 1962, further electrification was conducted with the same system, to preserve compatibility. This also necessitated different rolling stock compared to the rest of Yugoslavia: after World War II, the newly formed Slovenian division of Yugoslav Railways received 17 FS Class E.626 locomotives as war reparations for operation on the formerly Italian-owned lines, with newly produced electrical traction vehicles coming in 1962 after electrification was extended from Postojna to Ljubljana (JŽ class 362), 1964 (JŽ class 311), 1967 (JŽ Class 342) and 1975-1977 (JŽ class 363). Due to the Croatian sector of the national railways (as well as the sectors of the other republics of Yugoslavia) choosing the more modern 25 kV system, a voltage break was created in Dobova, which necessitates locomotive switching. Another voltage break arose in Croatia in Šapjane in 2012 after Croatia switched their own 3 kV network that ran around Rijeka to the 25 kV standard.

Rail links to adjacent countries

  • Same gauge
    • Austria  — voltage change to 15 kV AC
    • Croatia  — voltage change to 25 kV 50 Hz AC
    • Hungary  — voltage change to 25 kV 50 Hz AC
    • Italy  — same voltage 3 kV DC

Crossroad of Pan-European corridors

Ljubljana is at the heart of the SŽ system. Here, the Pan-European corridors V and X intersect. These transportation corridors are being established to tie larger segments of Europe economically together: Corridor V links Venice - Trieste/Koper - Ljubljana - Maribor - Budapest - Kyiv, while Corridor X connects Salzburg - Ljubljana - Zagreb - Belgrade - Skopje - Thessalonica. The freight system to Koper, a modern and growing port near Trieste, represents the shortest connection to the Mediterranean for a large portion of the hinterland of Central and Eastern Europe.

In 2010, Slovenske Železnice joined Cargo 10, a joint venture with other railways in the region.[3]

Passenger trains

InterCity Slovenija (ICS)

 
ICS Pendolino ETR-310 serving as fast train between Ljubljana and Maribor.

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:

In the past ICS trains occasionally also ran on the line from Ljubljana to Koper and stopped at:

InterCity (IC)

The IC trains are quality trains serving longer distances in national and international traffic. They connect bigger towns, cities and tourist resorts. They consist of comfortable cars. They provide fast connection and call only at major stations. The train usually consists of open or compartment coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have a restaurant car. An IC supplement must be paid for this type of train.

EuroCity (EC)

The EC trains are high-quality trains serving important lines in international traffic. They connect important cities in Slovenia and the rest of Europe. The EC trains are even faster than the IC trains and they call at fewer stations. The majority of the EC trains include air-conditioned cars and have catering facilities on board. The train usually consists of open and compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have a restaurant car. An EC supplement must be paid for this type of train.

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 restaurant car. An MV supplement must be paid for this type of train.

EuroNight (EN)

The EN trains are high-quality overnight international trains. They offer open or compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class), couchette cars and sleeping cars. Some of the trains may have a restaurant car. The EC supplement must be paid for regular seats and an additional supplement must be paid for couchettes and sleeper cars. Some EN trains use "global" prices with an obligatory reservation.

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 Kamnik and Imeno. The trains offer 2nd class travel only. They are usually EMUs and DMUs on unelectrified lines.

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 €2.50, 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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Railway Statistics – 2017 Synopsis" (PDF). International Union of Railways, IUC. 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Slovenia completes electrification of rail link to Hungary". June 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Balkan railways: From Berlin to Beijing?". The Economist. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  4. ^ "Vrste vlakov". Slovenske železnice (in Slovenian). 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  5. ^ a b "Slovenske železnice - Error404 - Slovenske železnice". www.slo-zeleznice.si.

External links

  • Official site in English
  • Map
  • SŽ stock list gallery

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Slovenian Railways news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Slovenian Railways Slovene Slovenske zeleznice SZ is the state railway company of Slovenia created in 1991 Slovenian RailwaysOperationNational railwaySlovenske zelezniceStatisticsRidership13 42 million 2017 1 Passenger km650 million km 2017 1 Freight4 4 billion tonne km 2017 1 System lengthTotal1 209 kilometres 751 mi 1 Double track331 km 206 mi 1 Electrified610 km 380 mi 1 Track gaugeMain1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeHigh speed1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in MapSlovenia is a member of the International Union of Railways UIC The UIC Country Code for Slovenia is 79 Contents 1 History 2 Rolling stock of the Slovenian Railways 3 System 4 Rail links to adjacent countries 5 Crossroad of Pan European corridors 6 Passenger trains 6 1 InterCity Slovenija ICS 6 2 InterCity IC 6 3 EuroCity EC 6 4 International trains MV 6 5 EuroNight EN 6 6 Regional RG and local trains LP 6 7 Supplements 6 8 Named trains 6 9 Former named trains 7 Railway operators 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditMain article History of rail transport in Slovenia Steam locomotive SZ 25 026 manufactured in 1920 in Vienna used by Slovenske zeleznice for tourism What is now Slovenia received its first railway connection in the 1840s when the Austrian Empire built a railway connection Sudliche 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 Divaca finally reaching Trieste in 1857 Before World War I numerous other railways were built In 1860 Pragersko was connected to Ormoz and further to Cakovec 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 Divaca connected Pula the Austrian naval base via Presnica In 1906 Bohinj Railway was built connecting Villach with Jesenice along the Soca 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 Ormoz with Ljutomer and Murska Sobota and opened in 1924 After World War II a single track electrified line connecting Presnica with Koper was built in 1967 Slovenian Railways Slovene Slovenske zeleznice SZ the state railway company of Slovenia was created in 1991 from the Ljubljana division of the former Yugoslav Railways after the breakup of Yugoslavia In 1999 a single track line between Murska Sobota and Hodos 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 Hodos 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 EditMain article Rolling stock of the Slovenian Railways SZ series 310 SZ series 510 SZ series 313 Stadler FLIRT DMU SZ 610 615 Siemens Desiro SZ 312 317 SZ 713 715 SZ 813 814System Edit Freight train SZ 541 102 Slovenian Railways operates 1 229 km of standard gauge tracks 331 km as double track and reaches all regions of the country Slovenia is well connected by rail to all surrounding countries reflecting the fact that it used to be part of the Austro Hungarian Empire and later part of Yugoslavia Left hand running is used on double track sections unlike the remainder of the former Yugoslavian railways Electrification is provided by a 3 kV DC system and covers 610 km with electrification from Pragersko to Hodos on the Corridor V completed in April 2016 The remainder of the former Yugoslavian railways that have been electrified operate with the 25 kV AC system so trains to Zagreb have to change engines at Dobova in the absence of dual voltage engines The DC system was inherited from the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato on the Sezana Pivka Postojna and Pivka Ilirska Bistrica Sapjane lines which were electrified in 1936 starting in 1962 further electrification was conducted with the same system to preserve compatibility This also necessitated different rolling stock compared to the rest of Yugoslavia after World War II the newly formed Slovenian division of Yugoslav Railways received 17 FS Class E 626 locomotives as war reparations for operation on the formerly Italian owned lines with newly produced electrical traction vehicles coming in 1962 after electrification was extended from Postojna to Ljubljana JZ class 362 1964 JZ class 311 1967 JZ Class 342 and 1975 1977 JZ class 363 Due to the Croatian sector of the national railways as well as the sectors of the other republics of Yugoslavia choosing the more modern 25 kV system a voltage break was created in Dobova which necessitates locomotive switching Another voltage break arose in Croatia in Sapjane in 2012 after Croatia switched their own 3 kV network that ran around Rijeka to the 25 kV standard Rail links to adjacent countries EditSame gauge Austria voltage change to 15 kV AC Croatia voltage change to 25 kV 50 Hz AC Hungary voltage change to 25 kV 50 Hz AC Italy same voltage 3 kV DCCrossroad of Pan European corridors EditLjubljana is at the heart of the SZ system Here the Pan European corridors V and X intersect These transportation corridors are being established to tie larger segments of Europe economically together Corridor V links Venice Trieste Koper Ljubljana Maribor Budapest Kyiv while Corridor X connects Salzburg Ljubljana Zagreb Belgrade Skopje Thessalonica The freight system to Koper a modern and growing port near Trieste represents the shortest connection to the Mediterranean for a large portion of the hinterland of Central and Eastern Europe In 2010 Slovenske Zeleznice joined Cargo 10 a joint venture with other railways in the region 3 Passenger trains EditInterCity Slovenija ICS Edit ICS Pendolino ETR 310 serving as fast train between Ljubljana and Maribor 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 connection to Sredisce connection to Hodos and onwards to Hungary 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 Jesenice and onwards to Austria connection to Kamnik GrabenIn 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 Divaca connection to Sezana Hrpelje Kozina connection to Rakitovec and onwards to Croatia KoperInterCity IC Edit The IC trains are quality trains serving longer distances in national and international traffic They connect bigger towns cities and tourist resorts They consist of comfortable cars They provide fast connection and call only at major stations The train usually consists of open or compartment coaches 1st and 2nd class Some of the trains may have a restaurant car An IC supplement must be paid for this type of train EuroCity EC Edit The EC trains are high quality trains serving important lines in international traffic They connect important cities in Slovenia and the rest of Europe The EC trains are even faster than the IC trains and they call at fewer stations The majority of the EC trains include air conditioned cars and have catering facilities on board The train usually consists of open and compartment passenger coaches 1st and 2nd class Some of the trains may have a restaurant car An EC supplement must be paid for this type of train International trains MV Edit 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 restaurant car An MV supplement must be paid for this type of train EuroNight EN Edit The EN trains are high quality overnight international trains They offer open or compartment passenger coaches 1st and 2nd class couchette cars and sleeping cars Some of the trains may have a restaurant car The EC supplement must be paid for regular seats and an additional supplement must be paid for couchettes and sleeper cars Some EN trains use global prices with an obligatory reservation Regional RG and local trains LP Edit The RG and LP Slovene for lokalni potniski 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 Kamnik and Imeno The trains offer 2nd class travel only They are usually EMUs and DMUs on unelectrified lines Supplements Edit 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 2 50 and no discount is available for children the elderly groups and so on citation needed Named trains Edit 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 Soca Former named trains Edit A noted train of the SZ 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 EditBesides 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 EditSlovenian 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 SloveniaReferences Edit 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 zeleznice in Slovenian 2020 04 20 Retrieved 2020 10 17 a b Slovenske zeleznice Error404 Slovenske zeleznice www slo zeleznice si External links EditOfficial site in English Site for railways of the former Yugoslavia Map SZ stock list gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slovenian Railways amp oldid 1130022885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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