M103 railway (Croatia) explained

Dugo Selo–Novska railway
Linelength:	83.41NaN1
Gauge:	1435 mm
Electrification:	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Speed:	60to max.

The Dugo Selo–Novska railway (Croatian: Pruga Dugo Selo–Novska), officially designated as the M103 railway, is a 83.405km (51.825miles) railway line in Croatia that connects Dugo Selo, situated east of national capital Zagreb, to Novska and the M105 railway extending east towards Belgrade.^[1] Its route follows the Sava River valley.^[2] It is an integral part of railway Pan-European Corridor X running from Salzburg and Ljubljana towards Skopje and Thessaloniki.^{[3] [4]}

The line is used for passenger (regional and international) and freight traffic.

The M103 railway is electrified using a 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line system and single-tracked.^{[5] [6]} The maximum permitted speed along the Dugo Selo–Moslavačka Gračenica section is 60km/h, while the maximum speed along Moslavačka Gračenica–Novska section 80km/h.^[7]

At its western terminus in Dugo Selo, the railway connects to the M102 and M201 railways connecting Zagreb and Budapest (via Koprivnica) respectively. In Banova Jaruga, the railway connects to the L205 railway extending north towards Lipik. At the southern terminus of the railway, located in Novska, the railway links to the M104 railway connecting Zagreb via Sisak as in addition to the M105 railway.^[8]

History

The Dugo Selo–Novska railway was opened in 1897.^[9] It was the route of the Orient Express service from 1919 to 1977.^[10]

As part of the Zagreb–Belgrade railway, electrification was finished in 1970.^[11]

Reconstruction of the existing and construction of the second track on the corridor (2024 - 2029)

Because of the unsatisfactory technical condition of the track on the route, major reconstruction of the corridor (including the construction of the second, parallel track along entire route) is scheduled to be carried out between 2024 and 2029. ^[12]

See also

• List of railways in Croatia

Maps

1. OpenStreetMap. Overview map of Dugo Selo-Novska railway. December 20, 2013.
2. http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02 2014 HŽ network statement
3. Web site: Producent drewnianej architektury ogrodowej .
4. Web site: Government of Croatia. Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga. Croatian. Decision on Classification of Railways. Narodne novine. 81. 2006.
5. Book: HŽ Infrastruktura . http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02 . PDF . Network Statement 2014 . Annex 3.3. Types of Lines . 1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212714/http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02 . 2013-10-04 .
6. Book: HŽ Infrastruktura . http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02 . PDF . Network Statement 2014 . Annex 3.6. Electrification System . 1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212714/http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02 . 2013-10-04 .
7. Book: . http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02 . PDF . Network Statement 2014 . Annex 3.14. Distance Between Establishments and Maximum Permitted Line Speed . 2–3 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212714/http://www.hzinfra.hr/network-statement02 . 2013-10-04 .
8. Web site: . Karta pruga . Railway map . Croatian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017210234/http://www.hzinfra.hr/karta-pruga . 2013-10-17 .
9. Žuljić, Stanko . Razvoj sistema magistralnih željeznićkih pruga na području SR Hrvatske [Development of the railway network on the territory of the SR Croatia] . Croatian . Geografski Glasnik . 1978 . 40 .
10. Web site: A history of the Orient Express . 2013-03-13 . Smith . Mark . Seat Sixty One.
11. http://www.casopis-gradjevinar.hr/assets/Uploads/JCE_64_2012_10_R2_Sanacija_i_obnova.pdf Nadilo, Branko. Radovi uvjetovani voznim redom. Građevinar, 10/2012
12. Web site: Priprema projekata i druge projektne dokumentacije za dogradnju, obnovu i izgradnju drugog kolosijeka te izgradnju nove dvokolosiječne pruge Dugo Selo – Novska, faze 2 i 3 HŽ Infrastruktura . 2023-03-08 . en-US.