Type Heavy rail Opened 1891 (1891) Line length 194 km (121 mi) | Status in use Operator(s) ŽFBH; HŽ | |
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Termini Sarajevo railway station
Ploče railway station Locale Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia | ||
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 Čapljina on the Bosnian-Croatian border as of January 2015.
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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.
Usage
The line is used by the following services: