Classic route
Zagreb–Rijeka line
Zagreb → Rijeka · Croatia
View on the map →Wikipedia ↗Stations · 14
Climbs through the forested Gorski Kotar highlands, through tunnels and curves before the steep final plunge to the Adriatic at Rijeka.
Stations
- 0 kmZagreb Glavni kolodvor
- 32 kmJastrebarsko
- 52 kmKarlovac
- 63 kmDuga Resa
- 101 kmOštarije
- 108 kmOgulin
- 128 kmVrbovsko
- 137 kmMoravice
- 153 kmSkrad
- 165 kmDelnice
- 182 kmFužine
- 213 kmŠkrljevo
- 222 kmSušak-Pećine
- 224 kmRijeka
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 17450172 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 35 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 13 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 702
- 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 Zagreb–Rijeka line?
The Zagreb–Rijeka line runs 229 km from Zagreb to Rijeka.
How long does the Zagreb–Rijeka line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 30 min for the 229 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Zagreb–Rijeka line?
HŽ Putnički prijevoz, with Končar 6112 EMU.
How old is the Zagreb–Rijeka line?
The line has been in service since 1873. 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.
How often does the Zagreb–Rijeka line run?
3 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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