Sevnica–Trebnje Railway

Sevnica–Trebnje Railway
Passenger train on the Sevnica–Trebnje Railway crossing the bridge over the Mirna at the settlement of Mirna
Overview
System	Slovenian Railway Network
Termini	Sevnica Railway Station Trebnje Railway Station
Operation
Opened	8 December 1938
Owner	Slovenian Railways
Technical
Line length	31.2 km (19.4 mi)
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	4 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

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 Sevnica, and its end station is Trebnje. It is 31.2 kilometres (19.4 mi) long and has one electrified track. It is used by both passenger and freight trains.

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.

Sources

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

External links

• Media related to Sevnica–Trebnje Railway at Wikimedia Commons