Croatia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 11 December 2022 to 9 December 2023. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series - The Balkans) by M.G. Ball.
Obscure services
Ogulin Avoiding Line: Oštarije - Oštarije Ravnice
[70] (ERA-E 100C2; ERA-R 220A5) HR23/1
This curve linking the Zagreb/Karlovac and Knin/Split lines east of Ogulin allows fast trains to avoid reversal there.
D | B 1840 | Vukovar - 00:22 Oštarije - Split | |
D | B 1880 | Osijek - 02:07 Duga Resa - Split | |
D | ICN1521 | Zagreb Gl. kol. - 08:46 Oštarije - Split | |
ICN523 | Zagreb Gl. kol. - 16:46 Oštarije - Split | ||
D | B 1841 | Split - 01:33 Gospić - Vukovar | |
D | B 1881 | Split - 02:33 Gospić - Osijek | |
D | ICN520 | Split - 13:19 Josipdol - Zagreb Gl. kol. | |
D | ICN1522 | Split - 18:56 Plaški - Zagreb Gl. kol. |
Zagreb Gl. kol Avoiding Line
[??] (ERA-E 100C2; ERA-R 220A5) HR23/2
This curve allows services to run direct from Slovenia towards the Split or Rijeka lines and new for 2023 is use by a pair of limited Summer only RegioJet services. Note special fares only on this service available from the RegioJet website.
D | MWSO from Zagreb | RJ 1367 | Prague hl n - 05:47 Zagreb Zapadni kolodvor - Rijeka |
D | MWSO | RJ 1364 | Rijeka - 17:30 Ogulin - Prague hl n |
Note D: Runs southbound leaving Praha on Friday 16 June to northbound leaving Riejka on Saturday 30 September 2023
Trams
See Croatia - Tram services over obscure routes
Other sparse services
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally) - fewer than three trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday.
17 | Macinec - Središče (Slovenia) | Two return services Monday to Friday, one on Saturday and Sunday |
20 | Koprivnica - Gyekenyes (Hungary) | One return service all year plus additional service during summer (to be confirmed) |
21 | Križevci - Sveti Ivan Žabno | Three trains eastbound but only two westbound on weekdays |
30 | Osijek DG - Dalj - Erdut | Monday to Friday only, two return services |
30/47 | Erdut - Bogojevo (Serbia) | Table 47 shows two return services Monday to Friday, however both HŽPP (Croatian) and ŽS (Serbian) web sites note them as suspended until December 2023 |
40 | Tovarnik - Šid (Serbia) | Temporarily suspended due to construction works |
41 | Daruvar - Pčelić | One return service daily, except none southbound on Saturdays and two on Sundays |
42 | Pleternica - Čaglin | Monday to Friday only, two return services |
70 | Plaški - Gospić - Knin | One return service daily, except during summer months and holiday weekends when up to five return services operate |
74 | Ploče - Metković - Čapljina (Bosnia-Herzegovina) | A summer-only services runs Fridays to Sundays in 2023 from 2 June to 27 August |
80 | [Rijeka] - Permani - Ilirska Bistrica (Slovenia) | Two return services daily, to/from Ljubljana |
90 | Buzet - Rakitovec (Slovenia) | One return service daily between 22 April and 24 September |
Deletions since previous edition
61 | [Karlovac -] Bubnjarci - Metlika (Slovenia) | Service suspended in 2020 due to Covid but not reinstated |