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  • Slovenske Železnice and EP Logistic International have formed a strategic partnership to take over the state railway’s freight activities (Photo: Toma Bacic).
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    Slovenian rail freight joint venture targets the Balkans and beyond

    2020-12-22T12:09:00Z

    SLOVENIA: National railway holding company Slovenske Železnice and the EP Logistic International subsidiary of Praha-based energy, infrastructure and logistics group EP Holding have signed an investment and shareholder agreement to form a strategic partnership to take over the state railway’s freight activities. The parties are to create ...

  • SŽ-Tovorni Promet freight train (Photo: Toma Bacic)
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    Private partner for Slovenia’s national rail freight operator

    2020-10-30T12:06:00Z

    SLOVENIA: The supervisory board of national railway holding company Slovenske Železnice has approved a strategic partnership between its freight division SŽ-Tovorni Promet and Praha-based European energy, infrastructure and logistics group EP Holding.

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    RegioJet’s train to Croatia is a sell-out summer success

    2020-09-28T15:31:00Z

    EUROPE: Open access operator RegioJet’s summer service linking the Czech Republic and Slovakia with Croatia’s Adriatic coast carried more than 60 000 passengers on 120 trains during its first season of operation. RegioJet announced the summer-only overnight service on June 1, and 30 000 tickets had been ...

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    SŽ selects IVU.rail scheduling and dispatching platform

    2020-08-11T05:00:00Z

    SLOVENIA: National railway SŽ is to deploy IVU Traffic Technologies’ IVU.rail platform for the scheduling and dispatching of its passenger services by the end of this year. ‘Thanks to the integrated planning and scheduling of IVU.rail, we can now standardise many of our previously manual tasks in ...

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    Akiem Astride tested in Croatia

    2020-06-30T08:37:00Z

    EUROPE: Hungarian freight operator CER Cargo has received certification to operate in Croatia using a modified Astride multi-system locomotive, which has been leased from Akiem for use on international services between Hungary and the ports of Koper and Rijeka.

  • The existing single-track line from the port of Koper to the main line at Divača is 44·3 km long (Photo: www.drugitir.si).
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    Koper Second Track loan signed

    2020-06-10T05:00:00Z

    Source: drugitir.si SLOVENIA: The state company 2TDK, formed to construct the new alignment which will provide a second track between the port of Koper and the main line at Divača, has signed a €112·5m long-term loan agreement with banking group NLB. The loan signed on May 29 ...

  • SŽ's first Stadler diesel multiple-unit arrives (Photo: Uroš Kobale)
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    First Stadler multiple-unit arrives in Slovenia

    2020-03-13T12:07:00Z

    Source: Uroš Kobale SLOVENIA: The first of 52 Stadler multiple-units ordered by national operator SŽ arrived in Slovenia on March 11. On April 17 2018 SŽ placed an initial order worth €170m for 11 four-car Stadler Flirt 160 km/h electric multiple-units equipped for 3 kV DC, 15 ...

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  • A firm contract for Stadler to supply a further 26 multiple-units was signed by Slovenia's national railway SŽ on May 27.
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    Slovenia increases Stadler multiple-unit order

    2019-05-28T13:13:00Z

    SLOVENIA: A firm contract for Stadler to supply a further 26 multiple-units was signed by national railway SŽ on May 27, as an option on an order placed in April 2018. The latest order is worth €151m excluding VAT, and covers 10 four-car 160 km /h Flirt ...

  • Stadler is to supply 11 Flirt EMUs, five Flirt DMUs and 10 Kiss double-deck EMUs.
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    Stadler signs Slovenian multiple-unit contract

    2018-04-18T14:19:00Z

    SLOVENIA: Stadler formally signed its first contract in Slovenia on April 17, a €170m deal to supply 26 multiple-units to national railway Slovenske Železnice. Stadler had been the sole bidder for the contract, which covers 11 Flirt multi-system electric multiple-units, five Flirt diesel-electric multiple-units and 10 Kiss double-deck EMUs. Deliveries ...

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    Slovenian Railways to order Stadler multiple-units

    2018-04-05T10:10:00Z

    SLOVENIA: The supervisory board of national operator SŽ approved the award of a contract for the supply of 25 multiple-units at its meeting on April 3. Signing of the €170m contract is subject to final approval from the state’s asset holding company. This follows a tendering process ...

  • An agreement has been signed for modernisation and redoubling of the Graz – Maribor line.
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    Austria – Slovenia rail link to be redoubled

    2016-10-31T11:21:00Z

    EUROPE: Slovenia’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Austria’s Ministry of Transport, Innovation & Technology signed an agreement on October 20 for a €192m modernisation and redoubling of the Graz – Maribor line in 2017-21. This is intended to increase capacity from 63 to 84 trains/day, and reduce the journey time from ...