Enhancement of railways in Dalmatia

Andreas Schöbel

Last modified: 2024-04-15

Abstract


When first railway lines were built in Dalmatia before the outbreak of World War I tourism was less important for the region than today. Nowadays, every Saturday during summer time tourists are blocking all major cities in Dalmatia with their cars although a lot of investment has been carried out to upgrade streets to deal with this demand. On the other hand, the railway lines are in a poor condition and still not electrified which requires a change of engine at Ogulin. During summer time state owned passenger companies like HZPP, MAV and ZSSR offer night trains to cover long travel times. Private railway company RegioJet also offer touristic trains in combination with local bus connections to connect touristic places along the coast which do not have a direct railway link. In this paper we present short term, mid term and long term solutions to improve railways in Dalmatia.