Slovenia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable in force from 14 December 2014 until 12 December 2015, unless otherwise stated. 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) SI15/1

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

D SSuX LP3402 Sevnica - 07:02 Radeče - Celje
EC158 Zagreb Gl. kol. - 08:39 Sevnica - Wien Hbf
EC159 Wien Hbf - 21:00 Laško - Zagreb Gl. kol.

Ljubljana Polje (Ljubljana Moste) – BTC City Ljubljana

(45B2 not shown; ERA1 100A2/B2,not shown) SI15/2

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. 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.

Timings for 2012 - 2013 were shown on the Slovenian Railways website tab Vlak v BTC. However, no timings for 2014 - 2015 are shown. The compilers would appreciate information on whether or not these trains are running in 2015.

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

[20] (45B2 not shown; ERA1 100A2,not shown) SI15/3

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) SI15/4

A south to west curve avoiding Maribor.

SSuX LP3480 Poljčane - 06:21 Maribor Tezno - Maribor Studenci

Pragersko avoiding line: Rače – Šikole

[30, 40] (46A2; ERA1 100A3) SI15/5

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

E ThSuO MV1247 02:00 Maribor - Budapest Deli
SSuX LP3852 Maribor - 07:18 Rače - Murska Sobota
SSuX LP3856 Maribor - 13:41 Rače - Središče
LP3860 Maribor - 15:43 Rače - Murska Sobota
SSuX 3862 Maribor - 18:46 Rače - Ormož
E WSO MV1246 Budapest Deli - 02:13 Ptuj - Maribor
SuX 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 train:

SuX LP3854 Maribor - 12:43 Rače - Murska Sobota

Rakitovec - Buzet (Croatia)

[61, F1] (45B1 not shown; ERA1 100B1) SI15/6

The complete service over this cross-border section is not easily determined from either the Slovenian or Croatian timetables.

E MV1272 Hrpelje-Kozina - 08:35 Rakitovec - Pula
E MV1474 Ljubljana - 08:35 Rakitovec - Pula
MO7705 Divača - 15:19 Rakitovec - Buzet
MO7704 16:00 Buzet - Divača
E MV1273 Pula - 20:00 Buzet - Hrpelje-Kozina
E MV1275 Pula - 20:00 Buzet - Ljubljana

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:

32 Sveti Rok ob Sotli - Ðurmanec (Croatia) 2 return journeys SSuX; one each way SSuO
34 Prevalje - Bleiburg (Austria) 2 return journeys SSuX
80 Metlika - Rosalnice 2 trains SSuX each way with an extra train 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 / Ðurmanec (Croatia)
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

None.

See also