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M501 railway (Croatia)

M501 railway (Croatia)

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The state border–Čakovec–Kotoriba–state border railway (Croatian: Pruga državna granica–Čakovec–Kotoriba–državna granica), officially designated as the M501 railway, is a 42.4-kilometre (26.3 mi) railway line in Croatia that connects the towns of Čakovec and Kotoriba to Slovene railway network via Pragersko and the Hungarian capital city Budapest via Murakeresztúr.[1][maps 1] The line is single-tracked and non-electrified, used for freight and passenger (local/commuter) transport.[2][3]

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The M501 railway connects to the rest of the Croatian railway network in Čakovec, where the R201 line extending south to Varaždin forms a junction with the M501. The M501 also connects to the L101 in Čakovec. The L101 serves Mursko Središće to the north of the M501 and also the town of Lendava in Slovenia.[4]

History

The Čakovec–Kotoriba railway was opened on 24 April 1860 as part of a railway line from Nagykanizsa to Pragersko,[5] the purpose was to connect Budapest to the existing Vienna–Trieste railway at the Pragersko. This was the first railroad built in present-day Croatia.[6] The route had three railway stations in Kotoriba, Donji Kraljevec, and Čakovec.[6]

In 1863 were built new railway stations in Mala Subotica and Donji Mihaljevec, in 1920 was opened railway stop Čakovec-Buzovec, and in 1940s were opened railway stops in Čehovec, Macinec, and Dunjkovec.[6]

During the World War II in 1941 the bridge over river Mura was blown up, but the second one was already built before end of the war.[6]

Reconstruction of the Čakovec - Kotoriba section (2020 - 2024)

Between 2020 and 2024, entire section between the stations Čakovec and Kotoriba was reconstructed, which included renovation of entire upper rail structure along the route, reconstruction of culverts, replacement of the old passenger platforms with new ones at Čakovec Buzovec stop and Donji Kraljevec / Mala Subotica stations, reconstruction of at-grade railway crossings and installation of canopies at Čakovec - Buzovec / Čehovec stops. End of the reconstruction resulted in raising of the maximum permitted operation speed for trains to 100 km/h.[7]

  • Čakovec main railway station
  • Buzovec, suburban railway station in Čakovec

See also

Maps

  1. [M 1]
    Overview map of the state border–Čakovec–Kotoriba–state border railway (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

References

  1. [1]
    "Odluka o razvrstavanju željezničkih pruga" [Decision on Classification of Railways]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. 2006.
  2. [2]
    "Annex 3.3. Types of Lines". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
  3. [3]
    "Annex 3.6. Electrification System". Network Statement 2014. HŽ Infrastruktura. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
  4. [4]
    "Karta pruga" [Railway map] (in Croatian). Croatian Railways. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.
  5. [5]
    Strach (1898) v 1.1, p. 410
  6. [6]
    Dragutin Matotek (2010). "Proslava 150 godina željeznice u Hrvatskoj" (PDF). Građevinar (in Croatian). 62 (5). Zagreb, Croatia: Croatian Association of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  7. [7]
    "Na pruzi Čakovec - Kotoriba uskoro brzina vlakova 100 km na sat". Vijesti iz Međimurja | medjimurski.hr (in Croatian). 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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