Kočevje Line

Built in 1893 for the Kocevje coal and the forests behind it, closed to passengers for half a century, and carrying them again since 2021 through Ribnica and the Slovene karst.

Stations

1. 1 kmLjubljana Vodmat +1
2. 4 kmLjubljana Rakovnik +1
3. 9 kmLavrica +1
4. 11 kmŠkofljica +1
5. 17 kmŠmarje-Sap +1
6. 21 kmGrosuplje +1
7. Show 4 more stations

   1. 23 kmSpodnja Slivnica
   2. 30 kmČušperk
   3. 36 kmDobrepolje
   4. 40 kmVelike Lašče
8. 47 kmOrtnek
9. 50 kmŽlebič
10. 54 kmRibnica
11. 66 kmStara Cerkev
12. 69 kmKočevje

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 OpenStreetMap relation 14620139 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 4505
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Kočevje Line?

The Kočevje Line runs 69 km from Ljubljana to Kočevje.

How long does the Kočevje Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 31 min for the 69 km. That is an average of 45 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Kočevje Line?

SŽ.

How old is the Kočevje Line?

The line has been in service since 1893. 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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