M203 railway (Croatia)

The Rijeka–Šapjane−State border railway, officially designated the M203 railway is a 30.9-kilometre (19.2 mi) long, single-tracked railway line in Croatia, which is operated by HŽ Infrastruktura.^[1] M203 connects Rijeka to the Slovene railway network north of Šapjane and to the Zagreb via M202 east of Rijeka.^{[maps 1]} It is electrified with 25 kV AC from Rijeka to Šapjane and 3 kV DC from Šapjane to the national border. Until 2014, it was classified as M502.^[2]

Rijeka–Šapjane railway
M203 railway
Overview
Line number	M203 (HŽ)
Technical
Line length	30.9 km (19.2 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph) max.
Route map Legend M202 to Zagreb L214 to Brajdica 55.4 Rijeka 55.8 Krnjevo D8 state road A8 motorway 45.8 Opatija-Matulji D8 state road Rukavac tunnel 43.0 Rukavac 41.3 Jušići 39.8 Jurdani D8 state road 37.5 Permani 34.6 Brgud D8 state road A7 motorway 27.8 Šapjane D8 state road Malo Brdo tunnel 24,5 Croatia-Slovenia border to Pivka

History

The route was opened in 1873.^[3]

Gallery

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  Rijeka station
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  Opatija−Matulji station
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  Jurdani station

Maps

1. Overview map of the Rijeka−Šapjane–state border railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved February 26, 2014.