M203 railway (Croatia)

Rijeka–Šapjane railway
Rijeka–Šapjane railway
	M203 railway
Overview
Line number	M203 (HŽ)
Technical
Line length	30.9 km (19.2 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph) max.
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Rijeka–Šapjane−State border railway, officially designated the M203 railway is a 30.9-kilometre (19.2 mi) long, single-tracked railway line in Croatia, which is operated by HŽ Infrastruktura.^[1] M203 connects Rijeka to the Slovene railway network north of Šapjane and to the Zagreb via M202 east of Rijeka.^{[maps 1]} It is electrified with 25 kV AC from Rijeka to Šapjane and 3 kV DC from Šapjane to the national border. Until 2014, it was classified as M502.^[2]

History

The route was opened in 1873.^[3]

Gallery

Rijeka station
Opatija−Matulji station
Jurdani station

Maps

^ Overview map of the Rijeka−Šapjane–state border railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

References

^ "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "Istarska enciklopedija".

External links

Media related to Rijeka–Šapjane railway at Wikimedia Commons

[2] Overview map of the Rijeka−Šapjane–state border railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

[NN3-2014-1] "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[3] "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[4] "Istarska enciklopedija".

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