Croatia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 15 December 2024 to 13 December 2025. Standard abbreviations are explained here.

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: Book 3) by M.G. Ball.

Obscure services

Ogulin Avoiding Line: Oštarije - Oštarije Ravnice

[70] (ERA-E 100C2; ERA-R 220A5) HR25/1

This curve linking the Zagreb/Karlovac and Knin/Split lines east of Ogulin allows fast trains to avoid reversal there.

Note D1 B 1840 Vukovar - 00:26 Oštarije - Split
Note D2 B 1880 Osijek - 02:10 Duga Resa - Split
Note D1 ICN 521 Zagreb Gl. kol. - 09:15 Oštarije - Split
ICN 523 Zagreb Gl. kol. - 15:52 Oštarije - Split
Note D3 B 1841 Split - 01:35 Gospić - Vukovar
Note D3 B 1881 Split - 02:37 Gospić - Osijek
Note D4 ICN 520 Split - 14:03 Josipdol - Zagreb Gl. kol.
Note D5 ICN 522 Split - 18:58 Plaški - Zagreb Gl. kol.

Note D1: Daily from 29 June to 30 August 2025

Note D2: Daily from 27 June to 31 August 2025

Note D3: Daily from 30 June to 31 August 2025

Note D4: SuX until 28 June, daily 29 June to 31 August, SuX from 1 September 2025

Note D5: SuO until 22 June, daily 27 June to 31 August, SuO from 7 September 2025

Zagreb Gl. kol Avoiding curve

[10, 60] (ERA-E 100B3; ERA-R 216B5) HR25/2

This curve allows trains to run direct from Slovenia towards the Split or Rijeka lines and was used regularly for the first time in 2023.

Note A MThSO from Zagreb EN 1153 Bratislava Nové Mesto - 01:33 Zagreb Zapadni kolodvor - Split
Note A MThSO EN 1152 Split - 23:55 Ostarije – Bratislava Nové Mesto

Note A: Runs southbound leaving Zagreb and northbound leaving Split on Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 1 May to 13 October 2025. Services operated by ÖBB Nightjet

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
18 Mursko Središće - Lendava (Slovenia) Two pairs of trains, one M-F and the other SuX
20 Koprivnica - Gyekenyes (Hungary) One return IC service daily throughout the year
30 (Osijek -) Osijek DG - Dalj - Erdut Monday to Friday only, two return services
40 Tovarnik - Šid (Serbia) HŽPP service suspended in 2020 due to Covid and not reinstated. Seasonal service operated by Optima Express uses this route
41 Daruvar - Pčelić One return service daily, except none southbound on Saturdays and two on Sundays until 15 June and from 28 September 2025.
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 from 27 June to 31 August 2025, operated by ŽFBH
80 [Rijeka] - Permani - Ilirska Bistrica (Slovenia) Two return services daily to/from Ljubljana, plus additional southbound service daily 21 July to 31 August 2025

Deletions since previous edition

13 Zabok - Krapina Full service restored from 4 September 2024 following completion of upgrade work
90 Buzet - Rakitovec (Slovenia) No service advertised in 2024/25

See also