The Croatian railway network

HŽ Infrastruktura manages 2,617 km of railway lines in the Republic of Croatia. A good ratio of railway line kilometres and the country’s population (1556 people per kilometre) ranks the Republic of Croatia among developed European countries.

On its network, it maintains 546 stations and stops, 1,498 level crossings, 109 tunnels and 543 bridges. Many of these facilities are also protected cultural heritage.

HŽ Infrastruktura is responsible for traffic management and operation, for rehabilitation, maintenance and construction of railway infrastructure, which is a public good in general use.

On average, around 624 passenger and 115 freight trains operate on the network on a daily basis.

2617 km of railway lines	546 stations and stops	1,498 level crossings
109 tunnels	543 bridges	National cultural heritage

The access to the Croatian railway network for freight operators was liberalized on July 1, 2013, upon Croatia’s EU accession. Currently, there are 15 operators on the network, 14 freight and one passenger operator.