M104 railway (Croatia)

The Zagreb Glavni kolodvor–Sisak–Novska railway, officially designated the M502 railway is a 116.8-kilometre (72.6 mi) railway line in Croatia connecting Zagreb to Sisak and Novska.[maps 1] It is a part of the Pan-European Corridor X. It was once a part of Orient Express line.[1][2]

Zagreb–Sisak-Novska railway
Technical
Line length	116.8 km (72.6 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	60 to 140 km/h (37 to 87 mph) max.
Route map M102 to Dugo Selo (M201 to Koprivnica and Budapest 424.4 Zagreb Glavni kolodvor Miramarska Road Savska Road M101 to Zaprešić and Ljubljana Vukovar Avenue Zagrebačka Avenue Savska Road Sava river bridge Dubrovnik Avenue M202 to Karlovac and Rijeka 417.1 Zagreb Klara Freight line to Sesvete Zagreb RK A3 Motorway Buzin 413.9 Odra A11 Motorway 409.8 Velika Gorica D31 state road Sava-Odra canal bridge 403.7 Mraclin D30 State road 400.5 Turopolje 395.3 Pešćenica 390.7 Lekenik 382.3 Greda 378.0 Stupno D36 state road Odra river bridge D37 state road 374.5 Sisak Kupa river bridge Viktorovac L210 to Petrinja 370.0 Sisak Caprag 362.0 Blinjski Kut 357.2 Brđani Krajiški 351.7 Sunja D224 state road R102 to Volinja and Bihać D224 state road 346.4 Staza 343.0 Papići 339.4 Šaš 333.1 Živaja 328.6 Cerovljani 326.0 Hrvatska Dubica 318.9 Višnjica Sava river bridge 315.3 Jasenovac D47 state road Velik Strug canal bridge A3 Motorway M103 to Dugo Selo and Zagreb 307.0 Novska M104 to Vinkovci and Belgrade

The western terminus of the railway is located at Zagreb Glavni kolodvor, where it links to the M101, M102 and M202 lines, as well as a number of other railway within the Zagreb railway node. In Sisak, the railway forms a junction to the L210. Further to the southeast, the line links to the R102 at Sunja. At the eastern terminus, in Novska, the railway links to the M103 (to Zagreb via Dugo Selo) and the M104 to Vinkovci and Belgrade.[3]

The M502 railway is electrified using a 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line system and it is single-tracked.[4][5] The maximum permitted speed along the M502 varies considerably. In Zagreb Glavni kolodvor–Zagreb Klara section the maximum speed is limited to 90 kilometres per hour (56 miles per hour). Between Zagreb-Klara and Velika Gorica, the speed is limited to 120 kilometres per hour (75 miles per hour). In Velika Gorica–Turopolje section, the limit is set at 100 kilometres per hour (62 miles per hour), and in Turopolje–Greda section it is increased to 140 km/h (87 mph). In Greda–Sunja and Hrvatska Dubica–Novska sections, the maximum speed is limited to just 60 kilometres per hour (37 miles per hour), while the limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) applies between Sunja and Hrvatska Dubica.[6]

Gallery

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  Zagreb Central Station
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  Sava river bridge

See also

• List of railways in Croatia

Maps

1. Overview map of the Zagreb-Novska railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved October 7, 2013.

References

1. "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
2. "Prostorno-prometna studija cestovno-željezničkog sustava šireg područja grada Zagreba" [Spatial and Transport Study of Greater Zagreb Area Road and Railway System] (PDF) (in Croatian). Institut IGH. May 2009. p. 11.
3. "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
4. "Annex 3.3. Types of Lines". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
5. "Annex 3.6. Electrification System". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
6. "Annex 3.14. Distance Between Establishments and Maximum Permitted Line Speed". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.