Sarajevo-Ploče railway

Sarajevo-Ploče railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Termini Sarajevo railway station
Ploče railway station
Operation
Opened 1891 (1891)
Operator(s) ŽFBH; HŽ
Technical
Line length 194 km (121 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed 70 km/h (43 mph)in BiH, 110 km/h in Croatia [1][2]
Route map
 from Sarajevo depot
 Sarajevo
 Alipašin Most
to Šamac
 Blažuj
 Binježevo
 Hadžići
 Zovik
 Pazarić
 Tarčin
 Raštelica
 Bradina
 Plješevac
 Grad
 Ovčari
 Konjic
 Čelebić
 Ostrožac
 Jablanica Grad
 Jablanica n/N
 Grabovika
 Drežnica stara
 Drežnica
 Raška gora
 Raštani
 Mostar
 Mostar teretna
 Bačevići
 Žitomislići
 Kručevići
 Šurmanci
 Čapljina
 Struge
 Gabela
 Border Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia
 Metković
 Kula Norinska
 Krvavac
 Opuzen
 Komin
 Banja
 Rogotin
 Stablina
 Ploče

The Sarajevo-Ploče railway is a 194-kilometre (121-mile) long railway in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The line connects Sarajevo with Konjic, Mostar and Ploče. The route operates through the regions of Sarajevo Canton, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The route largely follows the route of the Neretva river. Services along the full length of line have now been discontinued, running only between Sarajevo and the town of Capljina on the Bosnian-Croatian border as of January 2015.[3]

History

The line was opened in 1891 in the Bosnian gauge of 760mm. From 1963 the line was realigned and rebuilt to Standard gauge. Parts of the original line were flooded by the creation of the a number of Hydroelectric dams along the river. The standard gauge line was officially opened on 26 and 27 November 1966. The line was electrified in 1969.

Between 1968 and 1988 the number of freight trains on the line quadrupled, while the passenger numbers got smaller.

Development of freight and passenger traffic in 1968-1988 to Ploče train station (black) and the Port of Ploče (red)

Usage

The line is used by the following services:

References

  1. ↑ Željeznice FBiH - Dopuštena brzina
  2. ↑ HŽ Infrastruktura d.o.o. - Izvješće o mreži 2014
  3. ↑ http://www.absolute-croatia.com/travel-magazine/travel-inspiration/road-trips/item/ploce-to-sarajevo-train-discontinued

This article is based upon a translation of the Croatian language version as at November 2014.

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