Croatia is set to modernize one of its key railway routes with a major upgrade between Dugo Selo and Novska a project that will add a second track and improve train speeds and safety marks the largest railway infrastructure project in Croatian history The 83-kilometer (52-mile) railway line will undergo a full reconstruction and expansion, allowing trains to reach speeds of up to 160 km/h (100 mph). This will make travel faster, safer, and more efficient, benefiting both local commuters and international transport routes, reports Jutarnji List.  The project includes major renovations for several key railway stations and Ludina will be converted into simpler stops or dispatch points several smaller train stops will be modernized and a brand-new stop in Okešinec will be built the Prečec railway station will be permanently closed To reduce traffic delays and increase safety most railway crossings along the route will either be upgraded or removed The project also includes new traffic control and signaling systems and modernized electrical infrastructure bringing Croatian railways in line with European transport standards The deadline for construction bids is April 8 and work is expected to be completed within five years the upgraded line will improve Croatia’s railway connectivity with the rest of Europe making train travel faster and more reliable for both passengers and freight transport May 06, 2025 103 Interviews May 06, 2025 327 Dubrovnik May 05, 2025 295 Times Travel May 05, 2025 571 Dubrovnik May 04, 2025 1019 Croatia May 04, 2025 692 Opinion May 04, 2025 906 Croatia May 03, 2025 972 Dubrovnik May 03, 2025 1180 Croatia Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Croatia In the wake of new and revived links between Dalmatia and Sarajevo, and from Pula into the Istrian hinterland, further investment in Croatia’s long-neglected rail infrastructure has just been announced. Croatian railways has put construction of the project out for tender, with bids to be submitted by April 8, and an expected five-year deadline for completion. facebooktwitterinstagramAbout us This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Illinois State women's tennis (7-6) cruised past the Chicago State Cougars (0-5) and moved their all-time record to 10-0 since the year 2016 The Birds picked up the doubles point and swept singles competition for a 7-0 win inside Evergreen Racquet Club on Wednesday Match Recap: Women's Tennis | 3/19/2025 5:36:00 PM | Dain Solberg Ill.-- Illinois State women's tennis (7-6) cruised past the Chicago State Cougars (0-5) and moved their all-time record to 10-0 since the year 2016 Macedonia) blanked Mackenzie King and Nadjema Morille by a score of 6-0 at the No As play shifted to singles play, Illinois State won four matches in straight-sets. At No.1, junior Lana Caculovic (Dugo Selo 6-1 decision over Chicago State's Mackenzie King 5 and 6 matches forfeited by Chicago State to take all six singles matches No 1- Lana Caculovic/ Nicole Iosio (ISU) def No 2- Emma Lindh/ Elena Jankulovska (ISU) def Trinity Babcock/Karoline Riisnaes (CSU) 6-0 No 3- Nuria Sanz/ Zoe Limparis (ISU) vs CSU team (forfeited) No. 1- Lana Caculovic (ISU) def No. 2- Emma Lindh (ISU) def No. 3- Elena Jankulovska (ISU) def No. 4- Nicole Iosio (ISU) vs Karoline Riisnaes  (CSU) 6-0 No. 5- Sophie Marie Lowe (ISU) vs CSU team (forfeited) No. 6- Zoe Limparis (ISU) vs CSU team (forfeited) The Birds will travel to Peoria to face the Bradley Braves this weekend before returning to outdoor play for two consecutive matches on March 29 against UNI and March 30 when ISU hosts the Drake Bulldogs Both matches will be played at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts For all the latest on Illinois State women's tennis, stay tuned to  GoRedbirds.com and follow the team on "X" (@RedbirdWTEN), Facebook (Illinois State Women's Tennis Team) and Instagram (redbirdwtennis) GoRedbirds.com and the Illinois State Redbirds App: Your sources for Illinois State tickets Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here By 2023-10-26T05:00:00+01:00 CROATIA: Rail infrastructure manager HŽ Infrastruktura and the European Climate Infrastructure & Environment Executive Agency have signed Connecting Europe Facility funding agreements for two projects The first is the double-tracking and modernisation of the Ivanić-Grad – Popovača and Popovača – Kutina sections of the Dugo Selo – Novska line with €246m of CEF funding towards the estimated €289m cost The remaining 15% is to be financed from the state budget The total value of the Dugo Selo – Novska project is €670m with the work being divided into four sections: Dugo Selo – Ivanić-Grad The second agreement covers the provision of €4·9m of CEF funding to cover 85% of the cost of design work for the 72 km Skradnik – Krasica – Tijani section of the planned new alignment between Zagreb and Rijeka CROATIA: HŽ Infrastruktura has launched a €620m tender for the modernisation and double-tracking its 83 km Dugo Selo – Novska line The project is co-financed by the European Union through the Connecting Europe Facility and the Competitiveness & Cohesion Programme CROATIA: National passenger operator HŽPP has awarded Končar KEV a contract to supply six electro-diesel multiple-units for the 429 km Zagreb – Split route which is electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz as far as Oštarije The €57·3m contract signed on July 23 is being financed .. CROATIA: The European Investment Bank and the government have signed a €900m loan agreement to support a €2·6bn programme to modernise around 500 km of regional railway lines and acquire rolling stock ‘This loan will enable us to make further investments in railway infrastructure Site powered by Webvision Cloud Total Croatia News 2020 – Dating back to the end of the 19th Century the Draskovic Palace in Dugo Selo has lay abandoned since 2003 it will become a cultural centre for visitors and the community by 2023 An abandoned but nationally-protected building in Zagreb County has secured EU funding in order to become a cultural centre for its community and visitors Draskovic Palace in Dugo Selo will see an investment of HRK 14.4 million with an 85% share coming from the European Regional Development Fund The remaining 15% will be covered by the City of Dugo Selo The Draskovic Palace in Dugo Selo dates back to the end of the 19th Century and is named after its first owners Although a major landmark in the City of Dugo Selo The 1,485-square-metre Draskovic Palace in Dugo Selo will undergo construction and infrastructure works that will last until the end of November 2021. 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Source: bssnews.net Frontpage photo: © Dreamstime FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com The modernisation of railway line between Dugo Selo to Krizevci the biggest railway infrastructure project in Croatia The modernisation will help reduce the journey times from Dugo Selo to Križevci from the existing 30 minutes to 18 minutes The project is expected to be completed by February 2020 and the line will continue to be operated by Croatian railway infrastructure manager HŽ Infrastruktura The rail line modernisation will include construction of a second track along the entire 38.2km-long section and upgrading the existing rail line Six new bridges will be built and seven existing bridges will be reconstructed as part of the project as well as the construction of 25km of service roads Vrbovec and Krizevci will be reconstructed while Božjakovina and Repinec stops will be renewed and a new station will be built at Gradec The rail line modernisation is a part of a larger project for setting up a high-efficiency double-track railway line for mixed transport along the entire Mediterranean corridor RH2 which will connect the Iberian Peninsula through the Port of Rijeka Zagreb and Budapest with the Hungarian-Ukrainian border and TEN-T European network The proposed rail line will encourage passengers to shift from road to rail and will result in reducing road traffic emissions and accidents The rail line modernisation will increase in traffic volumes towards central European countries by connecting Rijeka and Zagreb to the Hungarian rail network The project will meet the requirements of corridor traffic and will also receive interoperable freight trains as well as enable the increase of line capacity and the quality of life for people living next to railway lines It will also attract investment in noise protection according to European standards the trains in the Dugo Selo to Krizevci section will operate at a speed of 160km/h Traffic safety on the line will also increase with the addition of overpasses A HRK1.25bn ($183.24m) contract for the construction of second track on the Dugo Selo-Krizevci railway line was awarded to a consortium consisting of DIV Dalekovod and Zagreb Montaža in October 2015 The contractual scope also includes reconstruction of the existing line A consortium consisting of SGS Adriatica and Investinzenjering was contracted to supervise the rail line upgrade The Dugo Selo to Krizevci rail line modernisation is expected to be completed with an estimated investment of €200m ($222.11m) The project will be co-financed with funding provided by the European Union An estimated 85% of the project cost will be met through the European Regional Development Fund Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Two days after round 2 of the EHF European Cup Women 2023/24 was concluded last weekend the draw for round 3 takes place in Vienna on Tuesday 3 October 2023 at 11:00 CEST The 32 remaining teams will learn their opponents for when the competition resumes in November A bumper schedule with 38 matches across Europe determined the lineup for round 3 of the EHF European Cup Women last weekend The 32-team field still includes the champions from the past two seasons: Rocasa Gran Canaria from Spain (2021/22) and Konyaalti BSK from Türkiye (2022/23) The teams have been seeded in two pots of 16 teams each: Each team from pot 1 will be drawn against an opponent from pot 2 so national derbies are possible for teams from Croatia The playing dates for round 3 are 11/12 and 18/19 November 2023 The draw on Tuesday 3 October starts at 11:00 CEST and will be streamed live on the YouTube Home of Handball channel You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. 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LOG IN You’ve reached your limit of content for the month Register for free now Teenagers in Ivanić-Grad have cast their eyes down the tracks ever since the railway came to town day trips to the excitement and buzz of the big city are looked forward to and taken at any opportunity Smart City Ivanic-Grad has been edging towards becoming its own little centre of contemporary cool Ivanic-Grad train station © Zoran Ozetski / Grad Ivanic-Grad Smart City Ivanic-Grad is the name of the programme under which a series of energy-saving eco-friendly and modern technologies is being adopted by the town First came the introduction of free WiFi around the central city The next stage of its grand connectivity investments come in the form of ultra-fast internet A1 Hrvatska will have invested more than HRK 77 million in the construction of the next-generation broadband access network that will enable internet speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s for residents of Smart City Ivanic-Grad nearby Dugo Selo and the municipalities of Brckovljani The project is to be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund Construction will begin in the summer of 2021 and should be completed by the end of 2023 Another aspect to Smart City Ivanic-Grad’s ambitions is Solar City Ivanić-Grad whereby a solar farm is set to be constructed throughout the city with solar panels placed on public buildings The energy produced by the panels will primarily be consumed by the buildings on which they are placed with any excess energy delivered into the grid planned locations for the solar panels include five kindergartens the Modular Wood Technology Entrepreneurship Incubator the city administration building and two utility companies The total value of the solar farm project is more than 10.2 million kuna and the start of works is expected in the first quarter of next year Energy-saving LED public lighting system has been introduced in Ivanic-Grad © Grad Ivanic-Grad Already completed projects in the Smart City Ivanic-Grad scheme include LED public lighting a charging station for electric vehicles in Moslavačka Ulica a smart bench near Ivan Švear High School and a system of public bicycles at three locations in the city Even nearer to Smart City Ivanic-Grad by train than the capital is Dugo Selo. As TCN reported last year, Dugo Selo will very soon be connected to a great wealth of European cities and countries by high-speed rail. It’s less than 20 minutes to Dugo Selo by train from Ivanić-Grad teenagers of the town will be able to cast their eyes down the tracks and have much more exotic destinations within reach than the regular day trips to Zagreb By 2016-04-29T10:59:00 CROATIA: A contract for the modernisation and double-tracking of the 38·2 km Dugo Selo – Križevci section of the route from Zagreb to the border with Hungary was signed by HŽ Infrastruktura and a consortium of DIV About us | Advertise with us | Contact us Posted: 12 February 2014 | | No comments yet 2013 was spent implementing the financial and organisational restructuring of Croatian Railways The company was divided into three independent entities of which HŽ Cargo and HŽ Passenger Transportation are marketorientated transport operators whilst HŽ Infrastructure is the state-owned infrastructure manager Natural productivity was increased through restructuring to 2.4 employees per kilometre of track in 2012 while at the end of 2013 it was approximately 1.94 which corresponds to EU standards HŽ Infrastructure has been focused on intensive planning of the reconstruction of its lines and has set several major goals Some of these goals include increasing track capacities by constructing second tracks along the most congested lines and increasing speeds (up to 160km/h on lines of international significance and 120km/h on regional lines and 80km/h on local lines) a maintenance and investment plan has been drawn-up with projections up to the end of 2016 with investments planned to the amount of €2.6 billion – of which €1.4 billion will be secured through EU funds The reasons for the need for such comprehensive works on the railway infrastructure are primarily due to the damages incurred during the War of Independence at the beginning of the 1990s and the occupation of a third of Croatian territory during which railway lines were damaged and destroyed and in order to achieve traffic connectivity placed emphasis on the construction of road infrastructure By establishing a Railway Commission in 2012 the current government has changed its priorities and given advantage to the construction and development of railway infrastructure a major part of the financing will be secured from EU funds This is reflected in the Transportation Operational Programme for 2007-2013 in which the government has included a whole series of investments in the railways which are to be financed using EU funds HŽ Infrastructure has been a beneficiary of EU funds since 2008 and since then it has successfully completed two projects to the value of €71.6 million Currently underway are works to the value of €35.8 million project design to the value of €25.8 million and competitive bids are now being held to select a company to carry out the design to the value of €15 million and a company to carry out works to the value of €200 million Competitive bids will soon be announced for works and designs to be financed from structural and cohesion funds to the value of €30 million and currently being prepared for application are other major projects to the value of more than €500 million which are expected to be implemented with the aid of European funds maintenance and modernisation projects on the territory of Croatia cover sections of two Pan-European Corridors: Corridor X (Salzburg–Thessaloniki) which passes through Slovenia Serbia and Macedonia and Corridor VB from Rijeka via Zagreb and Koprivnica to the State Border with Hungary and then on to Budapest The latter line is part of the Rijeka traffic route (Rijeka–Zagreb–Koprivnica–State Border) forming a part of the Mediterranean Corridor of the integral Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) In the scope of the modernisation of that traffic route there are a number of major rehabilitation works underway rehabilitation works are currently being carried out on the Moravice–Skrad section – 16.5km in length on the M 202 Zagreb–Rijeka line Moravice and Brod Moravice stations will undergo reconstruction in the scope of these works was a bottleneck on this important and international traffic route the bearing capacity and speeds on the bridge will be brought up to the standards of the line After the completion of works in this difficult hilly terrain with maximum allowed mass per axle at 22.5 t and 8.0 t/m Up until the beginning of the rehabilitation which further slowed down traffic on the Rijeka line The completion of works and the opening to traffic on the upgraded section is planned for 2014 In the scope of the project also planned are the screening of the track replacement of tracks and the mounting of new turnouts at the Moravice and Brod Moravice stations the construction of new platforms and the renewal of the station area the reconstruction of drainage along the open line and at the stations telecommunications and overhead line installations to civil works and the installation of new track and signalling equipment In the scope of the works 45,000m of new rails approximately 50,000m³ of stone material and 22 new turnouts will be installed Also planned on the same traffic route are the reconstruction of the existing track and the construction of a second track on the Dugo Selo–Križevci line with works to the value of almost €200 million from August 2014 to July 2018 Numerous other works and activities are planned in the scope of this project The reconstruction of the existing track and the construction of the second track on the Dugo Selo–Križevci section will ensure maximum train speeds up to 160km/h thus considerably shortening the journey time between Zagreb and Bjelovar Also underway are works on the reconstruction of sections Zdenčina–Jastrebarsko and Lokve–Drvenik; Turopolje–Velika Gorica; Zagreb Klara–Zagreb Main Station; Zagreb Borongaj–Dugo Selo; the reconstruction of Sisak and Beli Manastir stations the construction of Buzin stop and works on the reconstruction of bridges to the value of €23 million The mentioned works this year involve the reconstruction of 145km of track and the timetable for 2013/2014 reflects the increase of speeds on 169km of track and the decrease on 82km of track so that for the first time in a long series of years the number of kilometres on which speeds have been increased is bigger than the number of kilometres on which speeds have been decreased This is the result of setting in motion the investment cycle on track rehabilitation which has proved a turning point for the railways in Croatia Also financed through the IPA Fund is the renewal and reconstruction of the Okučani–Novska section to the value of €35.85 million Proceeds from the IPA Fund are used to finance 85% of the works while the remaining 15% is secured from the Croatian state budget The Okučani–Novska section is on main line M105 Novska–Tovarnik–State Border which forms a part of the aforementioned Pan-European Corridor X The reconstruction consists of two parts: the modernisation of the Okučani–Novska station interspace (about 16.8km) and the reconstruction of Okučani station (about 3km).Works began in September 2012 and should be completed according to plan by the end of 2014 In accordance with the requirements of interoperability as per EU directives for corridor lines after modernisation is complete speeds will be up to 160km/h with a design bearing capacity of 22.5 t per axle Also underway is the design of the upgrade and construction of the Dugo Selo–Novska section of Corridor X (first phase) to the estimated value of €90 million while a competitive bid has been announced for the design of the upgrade and construction of the second track on the same line (second and third phases) Start of works on the upgrade and construction of the mentioned section is scheduled for February 2017 while completion of works is expected by the end of 2021 The estimated value of the works is €482.5 million The reconstruction and upgrade of the railway tracks on the Dugo Selo–Novska section require designing and execution of complex works on railway tracks to the length of 82km and solutions for a large number of intersections with roads The entire project of the reconstruction of this section consists of the reconstruction of the superstructure and electric traction fixed installations the reconstruction of track structures and the adjustment and replacement of signalling and interlocking devices along the whole length of the existing railway line Also planned is the reconstruction of individual horizontal curves Kutina and Novska and the closure of existing level crossings by constructing road/rail crossings in two levels Also planned is the construction of a second track on the sub-sections Dugo Selo–Kutina and Lipovljani–Novska and a new double-track on the Kutina–Lipovljani sub-section Currently underway is the drawing-up of designs for works which are scheduled to start in 2015 and 2016 to be financed from the proceeds of EU Funds interlocking and telecommunications devices will ensure a higher safety level at intersections of rail and road journey times will be shortened both for passengers and cargo and with the installation of new supporting track structures the level and passenger safety and comfort will be improved At the same time maintenance costs of the upgraded tracks will be decreased All projects and works are in the function of modernisation and rehabilitation in order to construct a high quality and functional railway infrastructure which corresponds to the parameters of European corridors and market requirements and which will improve railway traffic competitiveness thus increasing the share of railway transport in the total scope of passenger and freight transportation Already underway is intensive work on developing projects for the upcoming budget period from 2014 to 2020 in order for projects to be prepared on time for application for financing from EU Funds Due to the financial constraints and deficits in the state budget the Croatian Government has established a strategy for the modernisation and development of the national railway infrastructure which for the most part is to be financed from the proceeds of EU Funds the Croatian Government wishes to make use of all the money available to it from European funds in the forthcoming budget period Darko Peričić graduated from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences in Zagreb He joined the railway in 1977 as Traffic Controller and later he worked as Rijeka Station Manager Rail Incident Investigator and Driving Instructor Darko was Director of the Rijeka Regional Office and from January 2012 Head Technologist in HŽ Infrastruktura Darko has been President of the HŽ Infrastruktura Management Board No comments yet All subscriptions include online membership giving you access to the journal and exclusive content By By Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "aba7f5fc268280fb08066059ecbceca9" );document.getElementById("j0f0bb4fb4").setAttribute( "id" Write for us | Advertise with us Global Railway Review is published by: Russell Publishing Ltd.Court LodgeHogtrough HillBrasted © Russell Publishing Limited Website development by e-Motive Media Limited The Croatian government has handed over 19 contracts for investments in water supply and sewerage in more than 20 municipalities 0 The contracts for water supply infrastructure as well as the area of ​​the Mirna river and the City of Nin During a ceremonial handover of the contracts Prime Minister Andrej Plenković noted that the projects would reduce losses in the public supply system and increase the number of connections to the public water supply and sewerage systems Increasing the number of connections to the water supply and sewerage systems According to the general manager of Croatia’s public water utility Hrvatske Vode these projects will further upgrade the water infrastructure the investments will increase the number of connections to the public water supply and sewerage networks as well as new wastewater treatment plants improving the living standards of Croatian citizens Prime Minister Andrej Plenković noted that from 2016 to 2024 the government invested EUR 4.4 billion in the water infrastructure from various sources Funding was secured from different sources He clarified that the government combined funds from the budget the Competitiveness and Cohesion Operational Program and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan to enable the financing of these projects almost 3,000 kilometers of public water supply network will be built or reconstructed Almost 5,000 kilometers of public sewerage will be reconstructed giving 2.5 million people in Croatia better access to the wastewater treatment system,” Plenković stressed These investments also include the construction of 367 kilometers of flood defense facilities and the revitalization of 36 watercourses This will improve flood protection for 240,000 citizens Be the first one to comment on this article 28 April 2025 - Private businesses from the EU and the Western Balkans are invited to express interest in investing in the region 21 April 2025 - Existing geothermal wells alone can enable Turkey to become one of the world's major producers of lithium 18 April 2025 - The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has developed a register of air-polluting emissions and an information system to track pollutants 16 April 2025 - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović started her third term while new Minister of Environmental Protection Sara Pavkov is the cabinet's youngest member © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive overtaking previous race leader Jonas Vingegaard.The final podium at the CRO Race winner Matej Mohorič with Jonas Vingegaard and Oscar Onley Vingegaard inches closer to CRO Race title after penultimate stage victory Vingegaard conquers brutal summit finish for first win since Tour de France Milan slip sees Laurance take first pro win at CRO race Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España.Get the latest with our sport podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.Watch on SBS SportSport News Katarina Anđelković 2023 – The Croatian Railways company (HŽ Infrastruktura) has signed two contracts with the European Executive Agency for Climate Infrastructure and the Environment (CINEA) As Poslovni writes the contracts will provide grants to finance works on part of the project to improve and build a double-track railway on sections of the railway along the Dugo Selo – Novska stretch and for the financing of the preliminary project for the new two-track railway on the section Skradnik – Krasica – Tijani As reported on Friday by the Croatian Railways the grants were provided by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) The contract for the first project refers to the financing of works on the construction and electric power railway infrastructure subsystem on the Ivanić-Grad – Popovača and Popovača – Kutina sections The total estimated value of eligible costs amounts to 289 million euros The remaining 15 percent of the amount is financed from the state budget These works on the sections Ivanić-Grad – Popovača and Popovača – Kutina are part of the project “Improvement construction of the second track and construction of a new two-track railway on sections of the railway on the section Dugo Selo – Novska” the total value of which is estimated at 670 million euros the project is divided into four sections: Dugo Selo – Ivanić-Grad Popovača – Kutina and Kutina – Novska and as part of the reconstruction of the existing track and the construction of the second track the power and traffic control systems will also be modernized as well as the signaling and safety railway subsystems The second contract is the total value of the acceptable costs for the preparation of the conceptual project with the obtaining of location permits for the new two-track railway on the Skradnik – Krasica – Tijani section of 5.8 million euros of which 85 percent or 4.9 million euros is financed from the CEF and the remaining 15 percent from the state budget The new section of the two-track electrified railway with a length of 72 kilometers will be designed for a speed of up to 160 km/h The project also includes the construction of connecting tracks with the existing railway network and the construction of all new railway facilities: tunnels and underpasses and overpasses for the existing road network