Baranya is a region in eastern Croatia, bordered by the Drava and Danube rivers, marked by the construction of industrial railway network, consisting of factory and forest tracks, in the early 20th century. The main railway line was oriented north-south, leading to Hungary, and it still exudes a dominant influence in Baranya’s space . Historically and politically defined east-south route was discontinued around 1950 due to unprofitable existing infrastructure and the financial inability of the reconstruction. Disproportionate development of the observed polarization and the space around the existing infrastructure is the starting point of this research. The paper will show the network of industrial railways in Baranya, complete with railway stations, the first stop being in Baranjskom Petrovom Selo and the last, eighth station in Batina. The railway was closed and removed in 1968, and its physical disappearance left a trace, a route which, because of its technical characteristics of the substrate lines, is now used for moving agricultural machinery. This paper describes an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the complex possibilities of revitalization of the missing line and its existing stations, defined and developed within the work group of teachers and students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek. Our concept incorporated regional and local strategic issues in a vision of a tourist route for sustainable vehicles like bicycles, horses, riders, runners, joggers, pedestrians, skiers etc. Railway station buildings still standing along the corridor should, with its newly developed contents, meet the needs and preferences of its users while simultaneously supporting the development of Baranya as a tourist region.

Baranya, industrial railway, architectural heritage, tourist routes, revitalization concept