M101 railway (Croatia)

Savski Marof–Zagreb railway
Savski Marof–Zagreb railway
	Zagreb Glavni kolodvor
Overview
Line number	M101 (HŽ)
Locale	Zagreb; Zagreb County
Stations	11
Service
Type	Suburban rail; Regional rail; International rail
History
Opened	October 1, 1862
Technical
Line length	26.709 km (16.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1435 mm
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	Up to 120 km/h (74.6 mph)
Route map
Route map
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The state border–Savski Marof–Zagreb Glavni kolodvor railway (Croatian: Pruga državna granica–Savski Marof-Zagreb Glavni kolodvor), officially designated as the M101 railway, is a 26.709-kilometre (16.596 mi) railway line in Croatia, connecting the nation's capital Zagreb and its main railway station to the Slovene railway network west of Savski Marof and further on with Ljubljana.^[1]^{[maps 1]} Its route follows the Sava Valley.^[2] It is an integral part of the Pan-European Corridor X running from Salzburg and Ljubljana towards Skopje and Thessaloniki. The line is electrified and double-tracked.^[2] The line is used for passenger (urban-suburban, regional and international) and freight traffic.

The railway connects to the M102 railway at its eastern terminus in Zagreb, linking Zagreb with railways extending north to Budapest and east to Belgrade. Furthermore, the railway connects to the M202 linking Rijeka, the R201 to Čakovec via Zabok and the L102 railway to Kumrovec. The L102 is largely unused, and only a short section extending to the village of Harmica is in use.^[3] The M405 railway, a short line branching off to the south between the Zagreb Zapadni railway station and Zagreb Glavni kolodvor. The M405 terminates at the Trešnjevka wye, where it connects to the M104 and M202 railways.^[4]

The Savski Marof–Zagreb railway was opened in 1862 in former Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), as a part of a railway line from Zidani Most (present day Slovenia) to Sisak. The second track was commissioned in 1944.^[5] It was the route of the Orient Express service from 1919 to 1977.^[6]

In the early 1990s, stops in Kustošija and Gajnice were added between Zagreb West Station and Zaprešić for the needs of then newly introduced Zagreb Commuter Rail.^[7] In the first half of 2000s, stops in Vrapče and Gajnice were reconstructed: new 160 meter long and 55 meter high southern and northern platforms were built, with adding of the canopies, ticket offices, access for people with disabilities and rest of the urban equipment. ^[8]

Reconstruction of the Zagreb West Station - Savski Marof section (2021 - 2022)

From 2021 to 2022, entire 17.8 km (11.06 miles) long section between the stations Zagreb West Station (excluded) and Savski Marof, very important for international freight and urban/suburban transport, was reconstructed. Reconstruction included:

Improvement of the construction parameters of the railway to designed construction speed of a maximum of 120 km/h (74.6 mph)
Complete restoration of the upper and lower rail structure
Rehabilitation of the bridges Krapina, Lužnica and Vrabeščak
Repair of culverts and repair of underpasses Vrapčanska and Škorpikova
Rehabilitation of three underpasses and installation of synthetic flooding at the railway-road crossings Sokolska, Kolodvorska, Savska, Brdovec and Savski Marof
Arrangement of buildings in Savski Marof station and Brdovec stop
Replacement of existing platforms and landscaped areas with new ones at Zaprešić station and Kustošija, Podsused Stajalište, Zaprešić Savska and Brdovec stops
Installation of canopies in the Kustošija, Podsused, Zaprešić Savska and Brdovec stops
Harmonization of signaling and security and telecommunication devices
Complete overhaul of the electrification system^[9]

Reconstruction of the Zagreb West Station - Zagreb Main Station section (2023 - 2024)

From 2023 to 2024, 3.4 km (1.2 mi) long section between Zagreb West Station and Zagreb Main Station was also reconstructed. The railway renovation project on the section Zagreb West Station (inclusive) - Zagreb Main Station (exclusive) included complete renovation of the upper and lower track structure (including renovation of tracks, replacement of switches and replacing of the old passenger platforms with new ones in the area of Zagreb West Station), as well as work on bridges/culverts, signal-safety and telecommunication devices and partial renovation/replacement of the electrification network system. ^[10] Reconstructions of the Zagreb Zapadni railway station building and two at-grade railway crossings were also included. Maximum operational speed for trains on the route after section's reconstruction was raised to 120 km/h.^[11]

Maps

^ Overview map of the state border–Savski Marof–Zagreb Glavni kolodvor railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

References

^ "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. 2006.
^ ^a ^b 2014 HŽ network statement Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
^ "Annex 3.1. Line classification". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2013.
^ Žuljić, Stanko (1978). "Razvoj sistema magistralnih željeznićkih pruga na području SR Hrvatske [Development of the railway network on the territory of the SR Croatia]". Geografski Glasnik (in Croatian) (40).
^ Smith, Mark. "A history of the Orient Express". Seat Sixty One. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
^ "Stajalištu u Gajnicama obnova, Sesvetskoj Sopnici novi peron". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Listopad 2005". www.zagreb.hr. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Potpisan Ugovor Za Izvođenje Radova Na Obnovi Pruge Zagreb Zapadni Kolodvor – Savski Marof". view.officeapps.live.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "Potpisan ugovor za radove na obnovi dionice Zagreb ZK – Zagreb GK". mmpi.gov.hr. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ Laslo, Danijela (17 March 2023). "USKORO KREĆE VELIKA OBNOVA: Zapadni kolodvor očekuju veliki radovi, obnovit će se i zgrada stara 160 godina". Zagreb.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.

External links

Media related to M101 railway (Croatia) at Wikimedia Commons

[2] Overview map of the state border–Savski Marof–Zagreb Glavni kolodvor railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

[NN81-2006-1] "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. 2006.

[hzns-3] 2014 HŽ network statement Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[HZmap-4] "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.

[Statement-Annex33-5] "Annex 3.1. Line classification". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2013.

[Žuljić-6] Žuljić, Stanko (1978). "Razvoj sistema magistralnih željeznićkih pruga na području SR Hrvatske [Development of the railway network on the territory of the SR Croatia]". Geografski Glasnik (in Croatian) (40).

[Seat61-7] Smith, Mark. "A history of the Orient Express". Seat Sixty One. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[8] "Stajalištu u Gajnicama obnova, Sesvetskoj Sopnici novi peron". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[9] "Listopad 2005". www.zagreb.hr. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[10] "Potpisan Ugovor Za Izvođenje Radova Na Obnovi Pruge Zagreb Zapadni Kolodvor – Savski Marof". view.officeapps.live.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[11] "Potpisan ugovor za radove na obnovi dionice Zagreb ZK – Zagreb GK". mmpi.gov.hr. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[12] Laslo, Danijela (17 March 2023). "USKORO KREĆE VELIKA OBNOVA: Zapadni kolodvor očekuju veliki radovi, obnovit će se i zgrada stara 160 godina". Zagreb.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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