Split Suburban Railway

Infobox rail line
name =Split Suburban Railway


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caption =The railway uses Swedish-made Y1 units
type =Suburban railway
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start =Split-Harbour
end =Kaštel Stari
stations =7
open =December 10, 2006
close =
owner =Hrvatske Željeznice
operator =Hrvatske Željeznice
character =
stock =HŽ 7122 series
linelength =17.8 km
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gauge =RailGauge|sg
el =To be electrified in the future
speed =
elevation = |The Split Suburban Railway (Croatian: "Splitska gradska željeznica") is a suburban railway network in Split, Croatia. The railway was opened on refurbished existing tracks on December 10, 2006. It currently consists of one line serving seven stations, running from Split-Harbour to Kaštel Stari, but the line is being revamped with new stations and the reconstruction of existing ones. The line passes two tunnels within the city centre of Split, and it is planned that within these tunnels metro-like stations will be opened to serve the city centre. The line is 17.8 km long and an average train ride lasts for 25 minutes.

Future projects

In the near future the underground station Split-Sud is to be opened, connecting to the Hrvatske Bratske Zajednice Square. In 2008 the now closed station Kaštel-Lukšić will be reopened again. The line is expected to get a second track and be fully electrified starting in 2008. New, low-floor trains are expected as well. This line will also be lengthened, to encompass the Split Airport and continue on to the city of Trogir and Seget Donji. Split will have a mini-metro to be operational by 2012.

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldbH-IXGFzU&mode=related&search= Video of a trainride on the Split Suburban Railway] on Youtube.com
*Hr icon [http://split.com.hr/hr/news-detail/bye-bye-37 Article about the new line, with images]