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 marks a significant milestone in Slovenia's Divača-Koper second track project with the inauguration of the Vinjan viaduct is revolutionising Slovenia's railway system and contributing to the sustainable and efficient transport network across Europe the longest of the three viaducts in the Divača-Koper project stands as a testament to engineering prowess and determination Constructed in the challenging terrain of the hilly Karst region the viaduct spans 620 meters with pillars rising up to 55 meters in height which began in March 2022 and completed in December 2023 including digging 40 meters into the ground to reach the bearing part of the Karst soil The viaduct was co-financed in the 2014-2020 period with EUR 80 million The inauguration of the Vinjan viaduct is a significant step forward in the Divača-Koper second track project This project increases the capacity of Slovenia's railway system allowing for an increase in the number of trains from the current 90 per day to 231 and enhancing the volume of goods transported from 14 million tons to 43 million tons per year The project is also set to reduce travel times by more than 20 minutes and enable trains to increase their speed by almost a 100 km/h The project boasts a unique blend of financing sources with an overall budget of over EUR 1 billion The construction of the Vinjan viaduct alone received EUR 80 million in co-financing in the 2014-2020 CP period The Divača-Koper second track project is a shining example of European unity and cooperation in action It will have a significant impact on Slovenia's transport sector The project is expected to be a major boost for the port of Koper Slovenia’s maritime hub to and from the Adriatic The information on this page is intended for journalists If you click NO you will come back to Mynewsdesk.com with its Slovenian long-term partner GH Holding been awarded a contract to enhance capacity on a key line on Slovenia’s rail network with its modern By installing its European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 trackside solution on an additional 27 km stretch of line and updating the existing electronic interlocking system and the Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) a greater number of trains will be able to run safely on the new dual line The existing 50 km line between Koper and Divača is a crucial part of Slovenia's primary railway network linking Koper's port in the west with Hungary in the east as part of the railway Corridor D particularly for the automotive industry towards Hungary upgrading the route from a single to a double track will greatly enhance the line’s capacity significantly increasing the share of freight transport by rail Passengers will also benefit from more reliable and frequent train services Hitachi Rail has already equipped the existing single-track line between Koper and Divača with ETCS Level 1 trackside solutions electronic interlocking solutions including a CTC and a modern dispatching system In collaboration with its longstanding local construction partner Hitachi Rail will now work on upgrading the line’s rail signalling on behalf of project development company 2TDK d.o.o Hitachi Rail has a history of pioneering digital signalling in Slovenia being the first to implement ETCS in the country in 2012 incorporating more than 300 km of track length has been equipped with ETCS Level 1 trackside solutions by Hitachi Rail also contains a service level agreement securing the high-quality maintenance of the installed system for up to 20 years ETCS Level 1 will be implemented on the complete Slovenian part of the European TEN-T rail network by Hitachi Rail in cooperation with GH Holding d.o.o Ljubljana axle counters and signals enhance parts of the Slovenian rail infrastructure said: “We are delighted to continue to contribute to the modernisation of Slovenia's primary rail routes digital signalling on the second track will help to eliminate bottlenecks on this essential rail connection enhancing seamless and sustainable transportation for both passengers and freight." Hitachi Rail will exhibit a range of its digital signalling solutions at the global rail exhibition For more information please contact Ruth Boyer on ruth.boyer@urbanandmainlines.com and +43 664 1819385 or for international enquiries please contact Ed Brown on Ed.Brown@hitachirail.com and +447850 071287 Hitachi Rail completed the acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems business (GTS) With revenues of over €7bn and 24,000 employees across more than 50 countries the new Hitachi Rail is able to offer an enhanced product and technology portfolio to its customers around the world GH Holding is one of Slovenia’s largest construction companies that offers its clients comprehensive project solutions from outlines and engineering designs to the implementation and maintenance stages The many years of experience and vast knowledge from the fields of construction engineering environment and energy are also incorporated in GH Holding’s own investment projects – the construction and sales of luxury residential units The various projects it carries out integrate modern state-of-the-art solutions implemented at the highest level of professional expertise The Company builds its reputation on reliable and sustainable solutions for its clients and partners GH Holding’s executive engineering paves the way for bold ideas and breakthrough solutions With revenues of over € 700 mio in the last of 10 years and more than 50 employees in a different country GH Holding is a trusted partner with the innovative knowledge and plenty of experience especially on railway and transport sector The company's reach is also medicine equipment for hospitals and health centers with success built on developing local talent and investing in people and communities For more information, visit www.gh-holding.si Hitachi Rail is committed to driving the sustainable mobility transition and has a clear focus on partnering with customers to rethink mobility customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected Hitachi Rail is a trusted partner to the world’s best transport organisations but the business is local - with success built on developing local talent and investing in people and communities Its international capabilities and expertise span every part of the urban mainline and freight rail ecosystems – from high quality manufacturing and maintenance of rolling stock to secure digital signalling famous for Japan's iconic high speed bullet train draws on the digital and AI expertise of Hitachi Group companies to accelerate innovation and develop new technologies Hitachi Group is present in 140 countries with over 270,000 employees and global revenues of €54.55bn / ¥8,564 bn For more information, visit hitachirail.com global provider of rail solutions with international capabilities that spans every part of the urban When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account By 2024-01-26T11:00:00+00:00 SLOVENIA: Project promoter 2TDK has selected RailOne’s Rheda 2000 slab track system for use on the second line being built on a new alignment to increase capacity between the port of Koper and the main line at Divača The Institute of Civil Engineering of Slovenia building materials certification company IGMAT and the GI ZRMK building and civil engineering institute will provide external quality control services during installation PCM RailOne said its Rheda 2000 track had been installed on over 4 800 km of railway in Europe with its precise construction from top to bottom enabling rapid and efficient construction in tunnels and on viaducts SLOVENIA: Celebrations on May 29 marked the breakthrough of what will be the longest railway tunnel in Slovenia The 6 714 m Lokev tunnel is being built as part of the 2TDK project to provide a second track between Divaca and the port of Koper SLOVENIA: The European Investment Bank has signed a €250m loan agreement with project promoter 2TDK to co-finance the ongoing construction of the second rail track to the port of Koper A 27 km single-track line on a new alignment will add capacity in conjunction with the .. SLOVENIA: Project promoter 2TDK has signed a €203·8m contract with a consortium of SŽ-Železniško gradbeno podjetje GH Holding and YM Construction for the supply of railway systems for the second track from Divača to the port of Koper Site powered by Webvision Cloud The Municipality of Divača in Slovenia agreed to back a solar power project in exchange for access to cheaper electricity 0 The Municipality of Divača in Slovenia’s southwest has until the end of the year to negotiate a preferential price for electricity from a photovoltaic plant due to be built in its territory. The local authority is leaning on the proposed law on siting renewable energy facilities, currently in parliamentary procedure which would enable a share in output of at least 10% Austria-based Enery is planning to use an empty lot within the Gabrk highway junction to install a 7.5 MW facility The municipal council approved its inclusion in the local detailed spatial plan It should be prepared by the end of the year the power plant could come online within two years but there is no capacity in the high-voltage grid to integrate it so the size was cut to fit the medium-voltage network Nevertheless, the photovoltaic unit at the highway exit would currently be the largest in the country, though there are projects underway that are bigger Enery is also negotiating with the owners of the land about a long-term lease The authorities in Divača said they would have the right to buy 10% to 15% of the plant’s production Deputy head of the municipality Mario Benkoč told the media that it could save EUR 80,000 to EUR 100,000 per year A solar power plant could also be set up at the location of the Laže quarry and other places The municipality is promoting the Gabrk endeavor as an alternative to the Dolenja Vas wind farm project, backed by the Government of Slovenia Be the first one to comment on this article 05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh 05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production 02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive By 2023-09-07T05:15:00 SLOVENIA: Project promoter 2TDK has signed a €203·8m contract with a consortium of SŽ-Železniško gradbeno podjetje Already have an account? LOG IN You’ve reached your limit of content for the month Register for free now A second track along the Divača-Koper railway line is aimed to eliminate traffic congestion on the core Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridors in Slovenia - Baltic-Adriatic and the Mediterranean A second track along the Divača-Koper railway line is aimed to eliminate traffic congestion on the core Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridors in Slovenia – Baltic-Adriatic and the Mediterranean which was established by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in March 2016 The company received a concession contract for the construction and management of the project in May 2019 The Divača–Koper section is a high-capacity link between the Port of Koper and the wider European railway network and forms part of the Trans-European transport network Construction work on the new railway track commenced in March 2019 The existing line on the Divača-Koper section is a 44.6km-long single-track electrified railway line that is the only one between the Port of Koper and the hinterland the line receives 70% of freight from Koper to Divača and 30% in the opposite direction Both transport and throughput capacities of the existing line are being affected due to maintenance and modernisation works high-capacity railway link to be constructed The new track will help meet core network standards set by the EU Council for 2030 The second track of the Divača-Koper railway line will have a 27.1km-long single track line between Divača on the Kras Plateau to the coastal city of Koper The new track will run through eight tunnels It will feature two viaducts at Gabrovica and Vinjan with lengths of  452m and 647m respectively The track will cross the Glinščica valley through two bridges in a closed box structure with lengths of 70m and 100m A 45m-long gallery with retaining wall will be built between the two bridges The track will allow for a maximum operating speed of 160km/h The second track of the Divaca-Koper railway line will be installed with European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) / European Train Control System (ETCS) level 2 to provide signalling and control for trains The track will also be equipped with Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway (GSM-R), video surveillance and security and powering devices to ensure safe operation The decree for the second track of the Divača-Koper railway line was adopted by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in 2005 and amended in 2014 The financing programme was approved in January 2019 Access roads for the route of the second track of the Divača-Koper railway line started to be constructed in March 2019 Construction is currently underway on two roads, which will provide access to the northern portal’s first tunnel in the Lokev area, and another two roads that will allow access to the fourth tunnel portals in the Tinjan hill Access roads will be handed over to local communities upon completion in the first half of 2020 The total estimated investment of the track-doubling of the Divača–Koper railway line is €1.19bn ($1.33bn) which includes €1.15bn ($1.28bn) that will be spent for the construction of the track and up to €32m ($35.7m) for interest The remaining will be towards 2TDK’s operational expenses A large portion of the investment will be provided by the Government of Slovenia in the form of capital contribution which includes €122m ($136m) from the tolls collected on freight vehicles and €200m ($223m) from the state budget An additional €200m ($223m) will be provided either from the state budget or in co-operation with another country The European Investment Bank (EIB) committed to providing €250m ($279m) while international financial institutions and SID banka will provide a loan of €250m ($279m) A loan of €167m ($186.4m) will be provided by commercial banks and up to €6m will come from increased user fees on core network corridors in Slovenia The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) will provide Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport funding of €109m ($121.5m) for the project 2TDK awarded an €11.9m ($13.2m) contract to Kolektor CPG and Euroasfalt BIH in January 2019 for the construction of 20km of access roads for the second track project DIS Consulting provided consulting services for the construction of the Divača-Koper railway line Elea iC carried out the geological and geotechnical research for the project Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Some are necessary and we can’t switch them off Others help us to provide you with the best possible service We use cookies to personalise content and ads to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic We also share anonymous information about your use of our site with our social media By accepting cookies you will be helping us to continue to provide you with the best possible service Line between Divača and Koper will feature over 20km of tunnels and bridges The CPG consortium has started excavation work on two tunnels as part of a major project to construct a second railway line between Divača and Koper in Slovenia comprising Slovenian construction company Kolektor CPG and the Turkish firms Yapi Merkezi and Ozaltin will construct a 1,154m-long tunnel above the Osapska valley and a 3,808m-long tunnel in Dekani the 27km line between Divača and the coastal city of Koper with a total length of more than 20km – some 75% of the line’s length are required due to both the rugged terrain along the route and to environmental considerations The line is being developed under the auspices of 2TDK a company established by the Slovenian government in 2016 It will become part of a network offering a better connection between the capital Ljubljana and the coast and also part of the wider Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridor Total investment in the project is estimated to be approximately €1.2 billion with the European Investment Bank providing €250 million and the European Union €153 million It is reported that up to €417 million will be provided by loans from international financial institutions and commercial banks The government of Slovenia will provide approximately €522 million for the project Off Highway Research - Market research Unique marketing services that create demand for your products locally Marketing Services Download Media Kits A new spatial plan includes AAE’s Dolenja Vas project which is set to become the first wind park in Slovenia 0 There are only two turbines installed in the whole country One is located in Griško polje in Slovenia’s southwest The location is in the vicinity of the village of Dolenja Vas in the Divača municipality AAE Naturstrom (Alpen-Adria Energie) from Kötschach-Mauthen in Austrian Carinthia is planning to build the first large wind power plant in the same area The Dolenja Vas project achieved progress as the Government of Slovenia has just approved the spatial plan The facility is set to consist of 11 machines with up to 6 MW each The windmills can be 100 to 150 meters high with blades between 115 and 180 meters in diameter The wind park project in Divača was once rejected at a local referendum 14 turbines with 4.2 MW apiece were envisaged AAE is developing the Dolenja Vas project through its subsidiaries AAE Gamit and AAE Ventur Many people in Divača have opposed the project and it was even rejected at a referendum in the neighboring village of Senožeče The municipality was also against the construction of the wind park Savaprojekt’s subsidiary E-Grus intends to build a wind farm of up to 90 MW in the same region The government also approved the project for upgrading the 110 kV transmission line between Divača and the seaside town of Koper One of the reasons is to boost the electricity supply for the Port of Koper and enable its development it needs to install chargers for battery-powered vessels by 2025 06 May 2025 - The island town of Novalja could become one of the first in Croatia to begin the production of green hydrogen 05 May 2025 - The delegations from the two countries met on the sidelines of the 10th summit meeting of the Three Seas Initiative he addressed the gathering: “Slovenia is a wonderful country with wonderful nature and wonderful people It also has the advantage of being situated in the heart of Europe It is this geostrategic location that gives us good prospects for the future.” The Vinjan viaduct is 620 metres long and is one of the three viaducts built in the framework of the infrastructurally complex project of building the second track of the Divača–Koper railway line which will significantly enhance the competitiveness of the Port of Koper further reducing freight transport on the road network Prime Minister Golob stressed that “Rail transport is a sustainable transport which should be included in Slovenia’s plans for the future Both the Port of Koper and the entire logistics sector must switch to a sustainable mode of operation.” The construction of the second track of the Divača–Koper railway line is currently one of the most important infrastructure projects in Slovenia also because it will improve the country's connectivity with the rest of Europe our intention is to “double Slovenia’s rail traffic flow capacity in the coming years as the second track will also ensure that the traffic flow capacity between the Port of Koper and central Slovenia will more than double.” All three viaducts on the second track route were designed by the civil engineer Marjan Pipenbaher which was designed more than ten years ago is the first railway viaduct to be built in our country using the free cantilever construction technology “This is knowledge we believed forever lost after the construction crisis,” said the Prime Minister “The Vinjan viaduct is a proof of Slovenia’s knowledge and ability to integrate different know-how resources and skills that Slovenia can find the place in the world it deserves,” concluded the Prime Minister Did you find the information you were looking for Do you want to receive a response from the responsible institution Clicking on the link will open your default e-mail program and automatically draft a message that you can send to the institution responsible for the content of this website ask for a reply