M502 railway (Croatia)

The Zagreb Glavni kolodvor–Sisak–Novska railway, officially designated the M502 railway is a 116.8-kilometre (72.6 mi) railway line in Croatia connecting Zagreb to Sisak and Novska.[maps 1] Until 2014, the railway was classified as M104.[1]

Zagreb–Sisak–Novska railway
Technical
Line length	116.8 km (72.6 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	60 to 140 km/h (37 to 87 mph) max.
Route map M102 to Dugo Selo (M201 to Koprivnica and Budapest 424.4 Zagreb Glavni kolodvor Miramarska Road Savska Road M101 to Zaprešić and Ljubljana Vukovar Avenue Zagrebačka Avenue Savska Road Sava river bridge Dubrovnik Avenue M202 to Karlovac and Rijeka 417.1 Zagreb Klara Freight line to Sesvete Zagreb RK A3 Motorway Buzin 413.9 Odra A11 Motorway 409.8 Velika Gorica D31 state road Sava-Odra canal bridge 403.7 Mraclin D30 State road 400.5 Turopolje 395.3 Pešćenica 390.7 Lekenik 382.3 Greda 378.0 Stupno D36 state road Odra river bridge D37 state road 374.5 Sisak Kupa river bridge Viktorovac L210 to Petrinja 370.0 Sisak Caprag 362.0 Blinjski Kut 357.2 Brđani Krajiški 351.7 Sunja D224 state road R102 to Volinja and Bihać D224 state road 346.4 Staza 343.0 Papići 339.4 Šaš 333.1 Živaja 328.6 Cerovljani 326.0 Hrvatska Dubica 318.9 Višnjica Sava river bridge 315.3 Jasenovac D47 state road Velik Strug canal bridge A3 Motorway M103 to Dugo Selo and Zagreb 307.0 Novska M104 to Vinkovci and Belgrade

The railway connects to the M101 and M202 lines at Zagreb Glavni kolodvor, the R102 at Sunja, and the M103 (to Zagreb via Dugo Selo) and the M104 to Vinkovci and Belgrade at the eastern terminus, Novska.[2]

The M502 railway is electrified using a 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line system and it is single-tracked.[3][4] The maximum speed along the line varies between 140 km/h (87 mph) and 60 km/h (37 mph).[5]

Gallery

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  Zagreb Central Station
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  Sava river bridge

See also

• List of railways in Croatia

Maps

1. Overview map of the Zagreb-Novska railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved October 7, 2013.

References

1. "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
2. "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
3. "Annex 3.3. Types of Lines". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
4. "Annex 3.6. Electrification System". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
5. "Annex 3.14. Distance Between Establishments and Maximum Permitted Line Speed". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.