M105 railway (Croatia)

The Novska–Tovarnik railway (Croatian: Pruga Novska-Tovarnik), officially designated as the M104 railway, is a 185.4-kilometre (115.2 mi) long railway line in Croatia that connects Novska to the Serbian railway network east of Tovarnik, continuing to the city of Belgrade.[maps 1] Its route follows the Sava river valley. It is an integral part of railway Pan-European Corridor X running from Salzburg and Ljubljana towards Skopje and Thessaloniki. It is electrified and double-tracked.[1][2]

Novska–Tovarnik railway
Sunset at Nova Gradiška station
Technical
Line length	185.4 km (115.2 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	160 km/h (99.4 mph) max.
Route map M103 to Dugo Selo and Zagreb M502 from Sisak and Zagreb 0.0 307.0 Novska 296.6 Rajić 291.9 Lađevac Sloboština 287.1 Okučani D5 state road 280.0 Dragalić Šumetlica 272.9 Nova Gradiška D51 state road Rešetarica 266.0 Zapolje 260.8 Staro Petrovo Selo Vrbova 256.1 Vrbova Kamenica 250.4 Nova Kapela-Batrina L206 to Našice D3 state road Orljava 244.7 Lužani-Malino 241.6 Orlovac 238.3 Brodski Stupnik 236.8 Kuti Glogovica 234.4 Stari Slatnik 229.3 Sibinj 227.5 Slobodnica D525 state road A3 Motorway D53 state road L105 to Bosanski Brod 220.7 Slavonski Brod D423 state road Biđ 211.9 Donja Vrba 209.4 Zadubravlje A3 Motorway 206.7 Garčin 201.8 Staro Topolje 198.1 Andrijevci A5 Motorway 193.2 Perkovci D7 state road M303 to Slavonski Šamac and Sarajevo 187.8 Strizivojna–Vrpolje M302 to Osijek 177.0 Stari Mikanovci 171.1 Vođinci 166.7 Ivankovo D46 state road 160.7 Jarmina Vinkovci (cargo) (L211, L212 lines) L210 to Županja 155.9 Vinkovci L209 to Osijek M601 to Vukovar D55 state road R105 to Brčko L216 to Vrapčana 150.7 Mirkovci D46 state road 145.7 Novi Jankovci 145.4 Jankovci 142.7 Srijemske Laze 140.7 Slakovci 138.2 Orolik D57 state road 134.6 Đeletovci Stop 134.2 Đeletovci 132.1 Vinkovački Banovci 130.5 Šidski Banovci 128.5 Ilača L213 to Vukovar 123.5 Tovarnik 119.5 Croatia-Serbia border Line to Belgrade

History

It was the route of the Orient Express service from 1919 to 1977.[3]

As part of the Zagreb–Belgrade railway, electrification was finished in 1970. It was the first fully electrified line in Croatia with 25 kV 50 AC system (Zagreb-Rijeka was electrified earlier, but with older 3 kV DC system).[4]

Gallery

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  Novska railway station
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  Okučani railway station
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  Nova Kapela–Batrina railway station
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  Oriovac railway station
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  Slavonski Brod railway station
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  Vinkovci railway station
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  Šidski Banovci railway station
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  Border facility at the Tovarnik railway station

See also

• List of railways in Croatia

Maps

1. Overview map of the Novska-Tovarnik railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved December 20, 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)
3. Smith, Mark. "A history of the Orient Express". Seat Sixty One. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
4. Nadilo, Branko. Radovi uvjetovani voznim redom. Građevinar, 10/2012

External links

Media related to M105 railway (Croatia) at Wikimedia Commons