M502 railway (Croatia)

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Zagreb–Sisak–Novska railway
Technical
Line length116.8 km (72.6 mi)
Track gauge1435 mm
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed60 to 140 km/h (37 to 87 mph) max.
Route map
Legend
424.4 Zagreb Glavni kolodvor
Miramarska Road
Savska Road
Savska Road
Sava river bridge
417.1
Freight line to Sesvete
Zagreb RK
Buzin
413.9 Odra
409.8 Velika Gorica
Sava-Odra canal bridge
 403.7 Mraclin
400.5 Turopolje
 395.3 Pešćenica
 390.7 Lekenik
 382.3
378.0 Stupno
river bridge
374.5 Sisak
Kupa river bridge
Viktorovac
370.0 Sisak Caprag
 362.0 Blinjski Kut
 357.2
351.7
D224 state road
to Volinja and Bihać
D224 state road
 346.4 Staza
 343.0
339.4 Šaš
 333.1 Živaja
 328.6 Cerovljani
 326.0 Hrvatska Dubica
 318.9
Sava river bridge
 315.3 Jasenovac
canal bridge
M103 to Dugo Selo and Zagreb
 307.0 Novska

The Zagreb Glavni kolodvor–Sisak–Novska railway, officially designated the M502 railway is a 116.8-kilometre (72.6 mi) railway line in Croatia connecting Zagreb to Sisak and Novska.[maps 1] Until 2014, the railway was classified as M104.[1]

The railway connects to the M101 and M202 lines at Zagreb Glavni kolodvor, the at Sunja, and the M103 (to Zagreb via Dugo Selo) and the M104 to Vinkovci and Belgrade at the eastern terminus, Novska.[2]

The M502 railway is electrified using a 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line system and it is single-tracked.[3][4] The maximum speed along the line varies between 140 km/h (87 mph) and 60 km/h (37 mph).[5]

Gallery[]

  • Zagreb Central Station

  • Sava river bridge

See also[]

  • List of railways in Croatia

Maps[]

  1. ^ Overview map of the Zagreb-Novska railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved October 7, 2013.

References[]

  1. ^ "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
  3. ^ "Annex 3.3. Types of Lines". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
  4. ^ "Annex 3.6. Electrification System". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
  5. ^ "Annex 3.14. Distance Between Establishments and Maximum Permitted Line Speed". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
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