Slovenia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable period commencing 9 December 2012. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.

Obscure services

Zidani Most avoiding line: Radeče (km 501) – Rimske Toplice (km 502.5)

[10, 30] (46A2 not shown; ERA1 100A2/B2) SI13/1

A south-east to north-east curve avoiding Zidani Most.

D	SSuX	3402	Sevnica - 06:44 Radeče - Celje
		EC 158	Zagreb Gl.kol. - 08:39 Sevnica - Wien Südbf
		EC 159	Wien Südbf - 20:59 Laško - Zagreb Gl.kol.

Ljubljana Polje (Ljubljana Moste) – BTC City Ljubljana

(45B2 not shown; ERA1 100A2/B2,not shown) SI13/2

While no 2012-2013 times have appeared on the Slovenian Railways website, the trains are definitely running in 2013 as per the below timings.

BTC City is a large shopping centre and entertainment complex in Ljubljana, with a station part way up a 1 km branch off the main line to Zidani Most. Trains run between Ljubljana and BTC City, reversing in the yard at Ljubljana Moste and not calling at Ljubljana Polje. The service has operated on Mondays to Saturdays, with a journey time of 21 minutes.

• From Ljubljana: 08:20, 11:40, 14:05, 17:32, 19:52
• From BTC City Ljubljana: 09:00, 12:34, 14:35, 18:04, 21:20

Trains to BTC City are not shown on departure sheets at Ljubljana station, but are displayed on the main departure indicator. The evening working is for visitors to the casino, cinema and other facilities. It is possible to return direct to the city centre on bus 27, which also serves BTC City.

Škofja Loka "avoiding line" (km 585.5 – km 586.8)

[20] (45B2 not shown; ERA1 100A2,not shown) SI13/3

This line, from the south end of the station avoiding the platforms and taking a more direct course northwards, is normally used by trains not booked to call at this station.

Maribor avoiding line: Maribor Tezno – Maribor Tabor

[30, 34] (46A2 not shown; ERA1 100A3) SI13/4

A south to west curve avoiding Maribor.

SSuX

3480

Poljčane - 05:58 Maribor Tezno - Maribor Studenci

Pragersko avoiding line: Rače – Šikole

[30, 40] (46A2; ERA1 100A3) SI13/5

This north to east curve avoiding Pragersko station is used by trains between the Maribor and Ptuj lines if not calling at Pragersko.

	SSuX	3852	Maribor - 07:18 Rače - Murska Sobota
	SSuX	3856	Maribor - 13:41 Rače - Središče
		3860	Maribor - 15:43 Rače - Murska Sobota
	SSuX	3862	Maribor - 18:46 Rače - Ormož
		3821	Murska Sobota - 20:57 Sikole - Maribor

If there is a shortage of diesel units, some trains may be loco hauled at short notice. In this case, the train uses the avoiding line before reversing into Pragersko station. This has been observed with the following trains.

	SuX	3854	Maribor - 12:43 Rače - Murska Sobota
	SuX	3815	Murska Sobota - 16:33 Sikole - Maribor

Divača avoiding line: Povir (km 670.5) – Rodik (km 0.5)

[50, 60] (45B1 not shown; ERA1 100B1) SI13/6

A west to south curve avoiding Divača. The train pair from Jesenice to Koper and v.v. that used this curve in summer 2011 did not run in the 2011-2012 timetable and does not run in the 2012-2013 timetable.

Other sparse services

The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than four trains each way on at least three days a week:

34	Prevalje - Bleiburg (Austria) [2 return journeys SSuX]
61	Hrpelje-Kozina - Rakitovec [2 return journeys SSuX]
72	Prvačina - Ajdovščina [2 return journeys on schooldays only]
80	Metlika - Rosalnice [2 trains SSuX each way with an extra one SuO from Rosalnice]

At weekends, most lines have a very restricted local service, or none at all. This particularly affects the following lines, which have few or no long-distance trains:

21	Ljubljana - Kamnik Graben
31	Celje - Velenje
32 / 33	Grobelno - Stranje - Imeno / Sveti Rok ob Sotli
34	Maribor - Prevalje
40 / 41	Pragersko - Ormož - Središče / Hodoš
70	Sežana - Nova Gorica
80	Ljubljana - Novo mesto - Metlika
81	Sevnica - Trebnje

Deletions since last edition

The seasonal train which crossed from Rakitovec to Buzet ( Croatia) does not run in the 2012-2013 timetable so is no longer a sparse service.

See also

• Slovenia
• Slovenia - General Information