Sevnica–Trebnje Railway

The Sevnica–Trebnje Railway (Slovene: Železniška proga Sevnica–Trebnje) is one of the railway lines that form the Slovenian Railway Network. It is located in Lower Carniola, the traditional region of southeastern Slovenia. Its start station is in Sevnica, and its end station is in Trebnje. It is 31.2 kilometres (19.4 mi) long, non-electrified and single-tracked. It is used by both passenger and freight trains.

Sevnica–Trebnje Railway
Passenger train on the Sevnica–Trebnje Railway crossing the bridge over the Mirna at the settlement of Mirna
Overview
OwnerSlovenian Railways
Locale Slovenija
TerminiSevnica Railway Station
Trebnje Railway Station
Service
SystemSlovenian Railway Network[1]
History
Opened8 December 1938
Technical
Line length31.2 km (19.4 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
Sevnica–Trebnje Railway
Route map
-
towards Dobova
Sevnica
Sevnična
towards Ljubljana
Sava
Boštanj
Grahovica
Jelovec
Kamenica Creek
Krmelj
Hinja
towards Krmelj (disassembled in 1996)
Tržišče
Mirna
Pijavice
Sporovka
Jeseniščica
Mokronog
Bistrica
Busenk
Šentrupert
Straše Creek
Sotla
Mirna
Mirna
Zabrščica
Gomila
Trebnje Kamna Gora
towards Metlika
Trebnje
towards Ljubljana

Course

The line traverses the Sava River and enters the Mirna Valley, where it traverses the Mirna and the Bistrica rivers. It runs through the settlements of Dolenji Boštanj, Tržišče, Pijavice, Slovenska Vas, and Mirna. The largest object of the line is the 158-metre (518 ft) bridge crossing the Sava at Sevnica that was built in 1938.

History

The main reason to build the line was the coal mine in Krmelj. Part of the line from Trebnje up to Krmelj was already built in 1908. Part from Tržišče to Sevnica was built from 1936 until 1938. The mine was abandoned in 1962 and the junction from Tržišče to Krmelj was disassembled in 1996, whereas the line from Sevnica to Trebnje through Tržišče has remained in operation.

References
  1. AZP.si - Program omrežja 2007 Archived 2007-01-25 at the Wayback Machine

Sources
  • Rustja, Karol. Dolenjske proge. (in Slovene) Tiri in čas, 6. Slovenske železnice - Železniški muzej. Ljubljana, 1994. ISBN 86-81445-06-5.
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