Sarajevo–Ploče line

Threads the plunging Neretva canyon between the Prenj and Čvrsnica massifs, then follows the river down to the Adriatic at Ploče through 106 tunnels.

Stations

1. 0 kmSarajevo +1
2. 3 kmBuća Potok +1
3. 5 kmAlipašin most +1
4. 9 kmIlidža
5. 13 kmBlažuj
6. 16 kmBinježevo
7. Show 19 more stations

   1. 19 kmHadžići
   2. 23 kmZovik
   3. 26 kmPazarić
   4. 31 kmTarčin
   5. 35 kmRaštelica
   6. 41 kmBradina
   7. 46 kmPlješevac
   8. 49 kmGrad
   9. 58 kmOvčari
   10. 66 kmKonjic
   11. 72 kmČelebići
   12. 79 kmOstrožac
   13. 87 kmJablanica
   14. 96 kmGrabovica
   15. 102 kmDrežnica Stara
   16. 106 kmDrežnica
   17. 116 kmRaška Gora
   18. 125 kmRaštani
   19. 128 kmMostar
8. 147 kmŽitomislići
9. 152 kmKručevići
10. 154 kmŠurmanci
11. 162 kmČapljina
12. 192 kmPloče

The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 2674114 (169 km), relation 1646595 (30 km), 192 km of the route between them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 9 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: ŽFBiH red vožnje, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Sarajevo–Ploče line?

The Sarajevo–Ploče line runs 194 km from Sarajevo to Ploče. It runs through Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

How long does the Sarajevo–Ploče line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 25 min for the 194 km. That is an average of 57 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 70 km/h.

Who runs the Sarajevo–Ploče line?

ŽFBiH and HŽPP, with Talgo trainset.

How old is the Sarajevo–Ploče line?

The line has been in service since 1966. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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