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
[10, 60] (ERA-E 100B3; ERA-R 216B5) HR23/2
This curve allows services to run direct from Slovenia towards the Split or Rijeka lines and are new for 2023. Note the limited Summer only RegioJet services are special fares only available from the RegioJet website.
| Note A | ThSMO from Zagreb | EN 1153 | Bratislava Hl s - 00:34 Zagreb Zapadni kolodvor - Split |
| Note B | MWSO from Zagreb | RJ 1367 | Prague hl n - 05:47 Zagreb Zapadni kolodvor - Rijeka |
| Note B | MWSO | RJ 1364 | Rijeka - 17:30 Ogulin - Prague hl n |
| Note A | MThSO | EN 1152 | Split - 23:45 Ostarije - Bratislava Hl s |
Note A: Runs southbound leaving Bratislava on Wednesday 7 June to northbound leaving Split on Saturday 2 September 2023
Note B: 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 |
