Foto: Marko Vukobrat

Foto: Marko Vukobrat

Maintenance works

26.06.2025

We are pleased that, as of tomorrow (26 June 2025), the Bela krajina section of the Ljubljana–Novo mesto–Karlovac–Zagreb railway line will be temporarily closed.

Although this is not yet a comprehensive renovation, the construction works will eliminate numerous deficiencies that cause delays and unpredictable travel times. The maintenance works carried out will also improve passenger safety and comfort. After the remediation, train travel from most of Bela krajina will be fully competitive with the speed of travel by car.

The ongoing works are of particular importance in light of the activities aimed at re-establishing the Ljubljana–Novo mesto–Karlovac railway connection.Dela, ki potekajo imajo poseben pomen tudi v luči aktivnosti s katerimi želimo ponovno vzpostaviti železniško povezavo Ljubljana - Novo mesto - Karlovec.

On the Croatian side, the section between Karlovac and Ozalj will be fully renovated. The main challenge to re-establishing the rail link, at this stage, is the currently closed section between Ozalj and the state border with Slovenia, a little over 10 km long. Various solutions are being explored for this section. The next step will most likely be a public procurement procedure for the preparation of design documentation to obtain a building permit, followed by a complete reconstruction of the section.

Foto: Robert Brunskole

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Preberi novico o obnovi železnice v Beli krajini

Visit by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia concluded yesterday’s visit to Dolenjska (Lower Carniola) and Bela krajina (White Carniola) at the Development Centre Novo mesto with a consultation involving mayors and representatives of the business community, at which current issues affecting the local economy were highlighted.

renewal in bela krajina

The first step in revitalising the Bela krajina railway: the renovation and construction of transport infrastructure in border problem areas are not important solely from an infrastructure perspective. This is a structural step towards a breakthrough for a region that has for decades faced demographic decline, the out-migration of young people, and a lack of investment.

Maintenance works

We are pleased that, as of tomorrow (26 June 2025), the Bela krajina section of the Ljubljana–Novo mesto–Karlovac–Zagreb railway line will be temporarily closed. Although this is not yet a comprehensive renovation, the construction works will eliminate numerous deficiencies that cause delays and unpredictable travel times.

Karlovac–Ozalj: first train by year-end

Representatives of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation; the Deputy Prefect of Karlovac County, Vesna Hajsan Dolinar; the Mayor of the Municipality of Grosuplje, Dr Peter Verlič; a member of the Management Board of HŽ Infrastruktura, Darko Barišić; and Director Marko Vukobrat met with representatives of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Croatian Railways Passenger Transport, Slovenian Railways Passenger Transport, the company Pružne građevine, the Karlovac County Development Agency, and others, with the aim of re-establishing the Karlovac–Novo mesto–Ljubljana rail connection as soon as possible.

Steel Paths of the Future

Today, for travel to two meetings in Ljubljana, I chose Slovenian Railways. I set off by train. I admit, it is my favourite means of transport, although unfortunately it is not the most competitive in most situations. In any case, due to construction works taking place at the Ljubljana railway junction, the business trip did not proceed particularly smoothly. Still, I reached my destination — of course with a considerable delay, but at least without the hassle of crowds and searching for a parking space.

new visual identity

In 2025, the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) “Future Paths Ljubljana–Novo mesto–Karlovac–Zagreb” adopted its comprehensive visual identity, which brings together the key symbols of the cross-border region and reflects a vision of a connected future.