Upgrade and electrification of line section Vinkovci – Vukovar
Railway line Vinkovci – Vukovar (18.7 km) as a railway line for international traffic is part of the railway freight corridor RFC10 “Alps – Western Balkans”.
On 21 May 2018 HŽ Infrastruktura d.o.o. signed the Grant Agreement KK.07.5.1.05.0001 as part of the Operational Program “Competitiveness and Cohesion” 2014 – 2020 (OPCC) from the Cohesion Fund with the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (MSTI) and Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA). The value of the Grant Agreement is EUR 89.9 million, and the total eligible costs amount to EUR 68.5 million. The maximum amount for the co-financing of eligible costs of the Project is EUR 64.4 million, of which EUR 54.7 million or 85 percent is co-financed from OPCC and the remaining amount of EUR 9.7 million or 15 percent is co-financed from the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia.
The Project implementation period according to the Grant Agreement is 03/2016 – 12/2024.
The Grant Agreement covers the following activities:
- Project management
- Publicity and visibility
- Works
- Supervision
- Additional costs (contingencies)
- Land acquisition
On 20 December 2019 HŽ Infrastruktura signed Works contract with consortium consisting of COMSA S.A.U. and COMSA INSTALACIONES Y SISTEMAS INDUSTRIALES S.A.U. in the amount of EUR 49.9 million.
On 14 March 2019 HŽ Infrastruktura signed a Service contract for supervision of works with a consortium consisting of RUBICON ENGINEERING EAD and SPC ENGINEERING EOOD in the amount of EUR 1.7 million.
Carrying out of works on the Vinkovci – Vukovar railway line will enable it for train speeds of a maximum of 120 km/h, and journey time will be reduced. Electrification of the section ensures economically and energetically more profitable and ecologically sustainable railway transport. The capacity of the section is also increased and access to the port of Vukovar is improved, which contributes to the economic development of the local community and the recovery of the eastern part of Slavonia. Within the scope of works, parking lots for cars and bicycles have been arranged in stations and stops, which enables easier access for people with reduced mobility, and the construction of walls ensures noise protection for residents who live along the railway line. The safety of all traffic participants is increased by installing a modern traffic signalling and telecommunications system and the construction of pedestrian subways.
The project includes:
- complete reconstruction and renovation of the existing single-track railway line
- renewal of Vukovar-Borovo Naselje and Vukovar railway stations and Nuštar and Bršadin-Lipovača stops
- works on the civil engineering, traffic and control, signalling and interlocking and power subsystem.
Obtaining all necessary permits and approvals in order to put the modernized railway line into operation in accordance with all the parameters foreseen by the project is ongoing.
For more information about the Project please contact korporativne.komunikacije@hzinfra.hr.
Works
Preparation of terrain for the installation of a temporary structure of Bobotski kanal bridge bridge
Info day for citizens in Vinkovci and a tour of the construction site in Vukovar – Borovo naselje with the media on November 30, 2023
Info day for the businessmen of Vukovar-Syrmia County, September 22 and 23, 2021


