Slovenian Railways ( Slovene : Slovenske železnice , SŽ ) is the state railway company of Slovenia , created in 1991.
35-512: SZ , Sz , sZ , or sz may refer to: Businesses and organizations [ edit ] Slovenske železnice (SŽ), a Slovenian railway company Green Party (Czech Republic) (Czech: Strana zelených ) Air Southwest (IATA code) Places [ edit ] Canton of Schwyz Shenzhen , simplify into SZ, a city in Guangdong province, China Eswatini (ISO 3166-1 country code) .sz ,
70-650: A restaurant car . An IC supplement must be paid for this type of train. The EC trains are high-quality trains serving important lines in international traffic. They connect important cities in Slovenia and the rest of Europe. The EC trains are even faster than the IC trains and they call at fewer stations. The majority of the EC trains include air-conditioned cars and have catering facilities on board. The train usually consists of open and compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of
105-538: A diet soft drink Publications [ edit ] Saarbrücker Zeitung , a German newspaper, based in Saarland Süddeutsche Zeitung , a German newspaper, published in Munich Szőllősy index , catalogue (Sz) of all the compositions of Béla Bartók S/Z , an essay by Roland Barthes , published as a book in 1970 Science and technology [ edit ] Shenzhou (spacecraft) ,
140-629: A direct connection with the Hungarian railway system. The line was originally built in 1907 and closed down in 1968, among numerous other lines closed down during the 1960s. In April 2016 the electrification of the Pragersko - Hodoš line was completed. Numerous ex- Yugoslav Railways steam locomotives are plinthed at stations around Slovenia and there is a railway museum at Ljubljana. Slovenian Railways operates 1,229 km of standard gauge tracks, 331 km as double track , and reaches all regions of
175-644: A line from Pivka via Illirska Bistrica connected Rijeka , then the most important commercial port in the Hungarian part of the empire. In 1876, a line from Divača connected Pula , the Austrian naval base, via Prešnica . In 1906, Bohinj Railway was built, connecting Villach with Jesenice, along the Soča river valley to Gorizia and further to Trieste, with two over 6000 meter tunnels. Few lines were opened after World War I. One of them connected Ormož with Ljutomer and Murska Sobota , and opened in 1924. After World War II ,
210-592: A modern and growing port near Trieste, represents the shortest connection to the Mediterranean for a large portion of the hinterland of Central and Eastern Europe. In 2010, Slovenske Železnice joined Cargo 10 , a joint venture with other railways in the region. The ICS trains are modern, air-conditioned high-speed trains which provide the highest level comfort and reach speeds up to 160 km/h. They are equipped with disabled access and other facilities. The passengers can buy food on board (from Monday to Friday),
245-450: A single-track electrified line connecting Prešnica with Koper was built in 1967. Slovenian Railways ( Slovene : Slovenske železnice , SŽ ), the state railway company of Slovenia , was created in 1991 from the Ljubljana division of the former Yugoslav Railways after the breakup of Yugoslavia . In 1999, a single-track line between Murska Sobota and Hodoš was rebuilt, offering
280-513: Is built on GSM technology, was designed to be a cost efficient digital replacement for various existing incompatible in-track cable and analogue railway radio networks. The specification for GSM-R is maintained via the UIC project European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). By June 2023, GSM-R had been implemented across roughly 130,000km of track, along with 90,000 cab radios and 20,000 datalink radio units. A more capable next-generation radio,
315-639: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Slovenske %C5%BEeleznice Slovenia is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Slovenia is 79. What is now Slovenia received its first railway connection in the 1840s, when the Austrian Empire built a railway connection – Südliche Staatsbahn or Austrian Southern Railway – between its capital, Vienna , and its major commercial port, Trieste . Thus, Maribor
350-580: The European Union Agency for Railways . The UIC has played a leading role in the development of Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs), which have gradually taken over from older standards developed by various national railway entities. During the 1990s, the GSM-R radio telecommunication system was formulated as an international interoperability specification covering voice and signalling systems for railway communications. GSM-R, which
385-526: The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) program, is under development as of 2023. In addition to eventually replacing GSM-R, it will provide new capabilities that require more rapid data exchange, such as live video transmission. The UIC's mission is "to promote rail transport at world level and meet the challenges of mobility and sustainable development." The UIC's main objectives are to: When founded in 1922
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#1732876649614420-443: The 1st class passengers are offered a drink free of charge. There are also electric sockets in the 1st class department. The train is a tilting EMU . The reservation of a seat is obligatory and is included in the price of the ticket. Also included in the price of the ticket is the obligatory ICS supplement. The ICS trains run on the line between Maribor and Ljubljana and stop at: In the past ICS trains occasionally also ran on
455-556: The 25 kV standard. Ljubljana is at the heart of the SŽ system. Here, the Pan-European corridors V and X intersect. These transportation corridors are being established to tie larger segments of Europe economically together: Corridor V links Venice - Trieste / Koper - Ljubljana - Maribor - Budapest - Kyiv , while Corridor X connects Salzburg - Ljubljana - Zagreb - Belgrade - Skopje - Thessalonica . The freight system to Koper,
490-563: The Austrian and the Hungarian parts of the empire. In 1862, a single-track railway (expanded into double-track in 1944) along the Sava river was built, connecting Zidani Most with Zagreb . In 1863, the "Carinthian railway" was built along the Drava river, connecting Maribor with Dravograd , Klagenfurt and Villach . In 1870, a railway along the upper Sava river valley was built, connecting Ljubljana with Kranj , Jesenice and Tarvisio , Italy. In 1873,
525-520: The Chinese space capsule Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect , in astrophysics Suzuki groups , a family of mathematical groups Suzuki sporadic group , a mathematical group Other uses [ edit ] Sz (digraph) , a digraph used in Hungarian, Polish, Kashubian, German (as ẞ ), and Cantonese romanization Sky Zone Sami Zayn , Canadian professional wrestler See also [ edit ] ß ZS (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
560-681: The Corridor V completed in April 2016. The remainder of the former Yugoslavian railways that have been electrified operate with the 25 kV AC system, so trains to Zagreb have to change engines at Dobova in the absence of dual voltage engines. The DC system was inherited from the Italian Ferrovie dello Stato on the Sežana-Pivka-Postojna and Pivka-Ilirska Bistrica-Šapjane lines, which were electrified in 1936; starting in 1962, further electrification
595-564: The UIC had 51 members from 29 countries, including Japan and China . They were soon joined by members from the Soviet Union , the Middle East and North Africa. As of February 2024, the UIC has 223 members (include suspended) across five continents. Of these there are: On 12 November 2010, the UIC opened an African regional office in Tunis , Tunisia with the support of SNCFT . On 9 March 2022,
630-493: The UIC suspended all member companies from Russia and Belarus, following Russian invasion of Ukraine . In order to provide a common understanding and reduce potential confusion, the UIC has established standard international railway terminology and a trilingual (English-French-German) thesaurus of terms. The thesaurus was the result of cooperation with the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT/ CEMT ) and
665-428: The country code top level domain (ccTLD) for Eswatini Switzerland (NATO country code) Products [ edit ] Alfa Romeo SZ , a car Rolls-Royce SZ and Bentley SZ, a series of different cars produced from 1980 to 2003 by Rolls-Royce Motors and Bentley Motors SZ cycle-car , a Soviet/Russian microcar series including SZA and SZD SZ, a model from Sony's range of VAIO computers Sprite Zero ,
700-484: The country. Slovenia is well connected by rail to all surrounding countries, reflecting the fact that it used to be part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later part of Yugoslavia. Left-hand running is used on double-track sections, unlike the remainder of the former Yugoslavian railways. Electrification is provided by a 3 kV DC system and covers 610 km, with electrification from Pragersko to Hodoš on
735-640: The elderly, groups, and so on. Many trains are assigned names. The examples include: A noted train of the SŽ was the Casanova linking Ljubljana to Venice in a 4-hour ride, eliminated in April 2007. Last train connection with Italy, night train EN 440 / 441 " Venezia " from Budapest to Venice was eliminated in December 2011. Besides Slovenia's national railway operator, Adria Transport , Slovenia's first open-access operator dedicated to freight transport, also operates in
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#1732876649614770-411: The line from Ljubljana to Koper and stopped at: The IC trains are quality trains serving longer distances in national and international traffic. They connect bigger towns, cities and tourist resorts. They consist of comfortable cars. They provide fast connection and call only at major stations. The train usually consists of open or compartment coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have
805-451: The nation's network. International Union of Railways The International Union of Railways ( French : Union internationale des chemins de fer , UIC ) is an international rail transport industry body. The railways of Europe had originated during the nineteenth century as many separate concerns across numerous nations; this led to disparate and conflicting standards emerging and thus onto incompatibility. One prominent example
840-403: The only type of trains available, for example lines to Kamnik and Imeno . The trains offer 2nd class and the new Stadler trains also offer 1st class. They are usually EMUs and DMUs on unelectrified lines. In addition to the supplements for faster trains, there is also one for tickets bought on the train instead of beforehand. It is set at € 5.00, and no discount is available for children,
875-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sz&oldid=1256686911 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Czech-language text Short description
910-621: The trains may have a restaurant car . An EC supplement must be paid for this type of train. The MV trains (Slovene for mednarodni vlak , international train) are quality trains serving international lines. They do not call at minor stations. The train usually consists of open and compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class). Some of the trains may have a restaurant car . An MV supplement must be paid for this type of train. The EN trains are high-quality overnight international trains. They offer open or compartment passenger coaches (1st and 2nd class), couchette cars and sleeping cars . Some of
945-416: The trains may have a restaurant car . The EC supplement must be paid for regular seats and an additional supplement must be paid for couchettes and sleeper cars. Some EN trains use "global" prices with an obligatory reservation. The RG and LP (Slovene for lokalni potniški , local passenger train) trains are other trains, connecting all parts of Slovenia. They serve as commuter trains. On some lines, they are
980-582: The world; even through to the twenty first century, incompatible track gauges, let alone other issues, persisted to hinder interoperability efforts. Several key events happened during the early twentieth century; in the aftermath of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles , numerous border changes were enacted across Europe, which greatly impacted several formerly united national railway networks while compelling several others together in some cases. It
1015-423: Was conducted with the same system, to preserve compatibility. This also necessitated different rolling stock compared to the rest of Yugoslavia: after World War II , the newly formed Slovenian division of Yugoslav Railways received 17 FS Class E.626 locomotives as war reparations for operation on the formerly Italian-owned lines, with newly produced electrical traction vehicles coming in 1962 after electrification
1050-422: Was connected by railway to Graz in 1844. The stretch was extended via Pragersko to Celje in 1846, and further via Zidani Most to Ljubljana in 1849. A double-track line was continued via Postojna , Pivka , and Divača , finally reaching Trieste in 1857. Before World War I , numerous other railways were built. In 1860, Pragersko was connected to Ormož and further to Čakovec , Croatia, thus connecting
1085-482: Was early into the interwar period that the UIC was established on 17 October 1922 with the principal aim of standardising practices across the railway industry and expanding international cooperation in the sector. The UIC has introduced numerous classification systems over the decades. During the 1970s, the UIC Franc currency equivalent was established for the purpose of easing international ticket revenue sharing; it
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1120-652: Was extended from Postojna to Ljubljana ( JŽ class 362 ), 1964 ( JŽ class 311 ), 1967 (JŽ Class 342) and 1975-1977 ( JŽ class 363 ). Due to the Croatian sector of the national railways (as well as the sectors of the other republics of Yugoslavia) choosing the more modern 25 kV system , a voltage break was created in Dobova , which necessitates locomotive switching. Another voltage break arose in Croatia in Šapjane in 2012 after Croatia switched their own 3 kV network that ran around Rijeka to
1155-400: Was published in 1995. The UIC has established systems for the classification of locomotives and their axle arrangements , coaches and goods wagons . UIC plays an important role in standardization of railway parts, data and terminology, though the degree to which its standards have been adopted by its members varies. Therefore, UIC codes (also known as UIC leaflet ) are developed since
1190-463: Was replaced by the European Currency Unit on 1 January 1990. UIC classification and UIC Country Codes allowed precise determination of rolling stock capabilities and ownership; furthermore, wagons have been assigned their own unique UIC wagon numbers . Over time, the UIC has formed various partnerships and cooperative frameworks with other multinational railway authorities, such as
1225-559: Was the British Gauge War , during which different railway companies were laying different track gauges across Great Britain , causing inefficiency wherever a break of gauge occurred, prior to an Act of Parliament the issue in 1846 by establishing one standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ). The early effort towards standardisation somewhat influenced railways aboard as well, however various other track gauges persisted and developed across
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