Slovenian Railways

Slovenian Railways (, SŽ) is the state railway company of Slovenia, created in 1991.

Slovenia is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Slovenia is 79.

History

What is now Slovenia received its first railway connection in the 1840s, when the Austrian Empire built a railway connection – Südliche Staatsbahn or Austrian Southern Railway – between its capital, Vienna, and its major commercial port, Trieste. Thus, Maribor was connected by railway to Graz in 1844. The stretch was extended via Pragersko to Celje in 1846, and further via Zidani Most to Ljubljana in 1849. A double-track line was continued via Postojna, Pivka, and Divača, finally reaching Trieste in 1857.

Before World War I, numerous other railways were built. In 1860, Pragersko was connected to Ormož and further to Čakovec, Croatia, thus connecting the Austrian and the Hungarian parts of the empire. In 1862, a single-track railway (expanded into double-track in 1944) along the Sava river was built, connecting Zidani Most with Zagreb.

Passenger trains

InterCity Slovenija (ICS)

The ICS trains are modern, air-conditioned high-speed trains which provide the highest level comfort and reach speeds up to 160 km/h. They are equipped with disabled access and other facilities. The passengers can buy food on board (from Monday to Friday), the 1st class passengers are offered a drink free of charge. There are also electric sockets in the 1st class compartment. The train is a tilting EMU. The reservation of a seat is obligatory and is included in the price of the ticket. Also included in the price of the ticket is the obligatory ICS supplement.[4]

The ICS trains run on the line between Maribor and Ljubljana and stop at:

In the past ICS trains occasionally also ran on the line from Ljubljana to Koper and stopped at:

Maribor
connection to Holmec and onwards to Austria
Pragersko
connection to Središče
connection to Hodoš and onwards to Hungary
Celje
connection to Velenje
connection to Sveti Rok ob Sotli
connection to Imeno
Zidani Most
connection to Dobova and onwards to Croatia
Ljubljana
connection to Rosalnice and onwards to Croatia
connection to Jesenice and onwards to Austria
connection to Kamnik Graben
connection to Kočevje

Pivka
connection to Ilirska Bistrica and onwards to Croatia
Divača
connection to Sežana
Hrpelje-Kozina
connection to Rakitovec and onwards to Croatia
Koper

InterCity (IC)

The IC trains are quality trains serving longer distances in national and international traffic. They connect bigger towns, cities and tourist resorts. They consist of comfortable cars. They provide fast connection and call only at major stations. The train usually consists of open or compartment coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have a restaurant car. An IC supplement must be paid for this type of train.

EuroCity (EC)

The EC trains are high-quality trains serving important lines in international traffic. They connect important cities in Slovenia and the rest of Europe. The EC trains are even faster than the IC trains and they call at fewer stations. The majority of the EC trains include air-conditioned cars and have catering facilities on board. The train usually consists of open and compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have a restaurant car. An EC supplement must be paid for this type of train.

International trains (MV)

The MV trains (Slovene for mednarodni vlak, international train) are quality trains serving international lines. They do not call at minor stations. The train usually consists of open and compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have a restaurant car. An MV supplement must be paid for this type of train.

EuroNight (EN)

The EN trains are high-quality overnight international trains. They offer open or compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class), couchette cars and sleeping cars. Some of the trains may have a restaurant car. The EC supplement must be paid for regular seats and an additional supplement must be paid for couchettes and sleeper cars. Some EN trains use "global" prices with an obligatory reservation.

Regional (RG) and local trains (LP)

The RG and LP (Slovene for lokalni potniški, local passenger train) trains are other trains, connecting all parts of Slovenia. They serve as commuter trains. On some lines, they are the only type of trains available, for example lines to Kamnik and Imeno. The trains offer 2nd class and the new Stadler trains also offer 1st class. They are usually EMUs and DMUs on unelectrified lines.

Supplements

In addition to the supplements for faster trains, there is also one for tickets bought on the train instead of beforehand.[5] It is set at €5.00, and no discount is available for children, the elderly, groups, and so on.

Named trains

Many trains are assigned names. The examples include:[5]

IC 502 / 503 "Pohorje"
IC 508 / 509 "Dana"
IC 518 / 519 "Ptuj"
IC 516 / 517 "Mura"
EC 150 / 151 "Emona"
EC 158 / 159 "Croatia"
EC 210 / 211 "Sava"
EC 212 / 213 "Mimara"
EN 414 / 415 "Alpine Pearls"
EN 498 / 499 "Lisinski"
MV 246 / 247 "Citadella"

Former named trains

A noted train of the SŽ was the Casanova linking Ljubljana to Venice in a 4-hour ride, eliminated in April 2007. Last train connection with Italy, night train EN 440 / 441 "Venezia" from Budapest to Venice was eliminated in December 2011.

nationalrailway	Slovenske železnice
ridership	13.42 million (2017) ‡R1R‡
passkm	650 million km (2017) ‡R1R‡
freight	4.4 billion tonne-km (2017) ‡R1R‡
length	1209 km‡R1R‡
doublelength	331 km‡R1R‡
ellength	610 km‡R1R‡
map	Railway map of Slovenia.png

History

Rolling stock

System

Rail links to adjacent countries

Crossroad of Pan-European corridors