Sevnica–Trebnje Railway

Sevnica–Trebnje Railway
Passenger train on the Sevnica–Trebnje Railway crossing the bridge over the Mirna at the settlement of Mirna
Overview
Owner	Slovenian Railway Network
Locale	Slovenija
Termini
Service
System	Slovenian Railways[1]
History
Opened	8 December 1938
Technical
Line length	31.2 km (19.4 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend Dobova–Ljubljana Railway to Dobova Dobova–Ljubljana Railway to Ljubljana Sava Krmelj branch closed 1996 Mirna to Ljubljana│to Metlika This diagram: view talk

The Sevnica–Trebnje Railway (Slovene: Železniška proga Sevnica–Trebnje) is one of the railway lines that form the Slovenian Railway Network. It is located in Lower Carniola, the traditional region of southeastern Slovenia. Its termini are in Sevnica and Trebnje, and it is 31.2 kilometres (19.4 mi) long, non-electrified and single-tracked. It is used by both passenger and freight trains.

Course[]

The line crosses the Sava River and enters the , where it then crosses the Mirna and the rivers. It runs through the settlements of Dolenji Boštanj, Tržišče, Pijavice, Slovenska Vas, and Mirna. The largest structure on the line is the 158-metre (518 ft) Sava River bridge at Sevnica, built in 1938.

History[]

The prime reason for the line was the coal mine in Krmelj. The section between Trebnje and Krmelj was built in 1908. Between 1936 and 1938 the route was extended from Tržišče to Sevnica. The mine was closed in 1962 and the track removed in 1996, while the line from Sevnica to Trebnje through Tržišče has remained open.

References[]

Sources[]

• Rustja, Karol. Dolenjske proge. (in Slovene) Tiri in čas, 6. Slovenske železnice - Železniški muzej. Ljubljana, 1994. ISBN 86-81445-06-5.

External links[]

• Media related to Sevnica–Trebnje Railway at Wikimedia Commons