Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Жељезнице Федерације Босне и Херцеговине; abbr. ŽFBH or ЖФБХ) is the railway company of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the two rail companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the other is the ŽRS, operating in the Republika Srpska). The company operates 608 km of railroad.^[4]

Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Company type	Railway
Industry	Rail Transport
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Headquarters	Sarajevo[1] , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Key people	Nijaz Puzić[2]
Services	Rail Transport, Rail Construction, Services
Revenue	€60.36 million (2017[3])
Net income	(€2.16 million) (2017[3])
Total equity	€792.27 million (2017[3])
Number of employees	3,269 (2017[3])
Website	Official website

Overview

See also: Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Train station in Sarajevo

A railway bridge near Tarčin

The company, public and owned by the government of the Federation, was founded in 2001 by the fusion of some public enterprises with the company ŽHB. The network is 601 km long, out of which 392 km is electrified and is built in standard gauge.^[5] After extensive rehabilitation, more than 85 percent of the network is now classified as D4 in terms of UIC load categories, allowing maximum loads of 22.5 tons per axle, or 8.0 tons per linear meter.

Basic activity:

Public transport of passengers in domestic and international rail traffic, public transport of cargo via domestic and international rail transport and combined transport; maintenance, reconstruction, modernisation, construction of wagon stock and other equipment necessary for offering of transport services; maintenance, remont, modernisation and development of railway infrastructure; organisation and safety of railway transport.^[6]

Organizational chart

• Nijaz Puzić (Director General)^[2]
• Enis Džafić (Executive Director for Economy Affairs)^[2]
• Muhamed Sahić (Exec. Dir. for Legal Affairs and Human Resources)^[2]
• Vlado Budimir (Exec. Dir. for Railway Operations)^[2]
• Mirza Šklajić (Exec. Dir. for Infrastructure)^[2]
• Mario Kozina (Exec. Dir. for Investments and Development Affairs)^[2]

Rolling stock

Model	Type	Picture	Note
JŽ class 441	Electric locomotive		Active
HŽ series 6111	Electric multiple unit (EMU)		Active
EMD G16	Diesel Locomotive		Active
V 100 (ŽFBH 212)	Diesel Locomotive		Active
HZ series 6112	Electric multiple unit (EMU)		Active
Talgo	Passenger coaches		Active

See also

• Railways of Republika Srpska
• Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• List of companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina