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Upgrade of existing and construction of second track on the Križevci – Koprivnica – state border railway line section

17.3.2022

Currently, the largest infrastructure project in Croatia, even higher contract value than the contract for the construction of the Pelješac Bridge, is upgrade of existing and construction of second track on the Križevci – Koprivnica – state border railway line section as part of a project to establish a high-efficiency double-track railway for mixed transport from the Hungarian border to the Port of Rijeka. In this way, HŽ Infrastruktura continues with the modernization of the Mediterranean Corridor, which through the Port of Rijeka, Zagreb and Budapest, connects the Iberian Peninsula with the Hungarian-Ukrainian border, and thus with the single Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

The project envisages the reconstruction of two railway stations: Lepavina and Koprivnica, construction of a new railway station Novo Drnje, reconstruction of four railway stops, construction of a new railway stop and conversion of the existing railway station into a railway stop, construction of seven bridges, one gallery and three viaducts, construction of eight road overpasses, three road underpasses and nine pedestrian underpasses, construction of arched and parallel roads along the railway route. New platforms, canopies, pedestrian underpasses and parking lots for cars and bicycles will be built in railway stops and stations, and easier access for people with reduced mobility will be provided. A speed of 160 km/h will be enabled (with specific restrictions of the speed limit in urban areas), and the total length of the section will be reduced from 43.2 km to 42.6 km.

The project also includes the construction and reconstruction of the contact network and other electric power plants such as electric traction plants, power supply plants and outdoor lighting at railway stops and stations and the installation of new elements and devices on the signaling-safety, traffic control and telecommunication system.

Integration of safety and security systems into the central and monitoring application Epsimax
Eccos, in cooperation with the company Altpro, is implementing safety and security systems (video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection system) and fire alarm and gas extinguishing system on the project. The listed systems will be implemented at telecommunication and signaling-safety facilities, automatic track blocks, electro-traction substations, railway radio stations and railway stops and stations. The video surveillance system also covers bridges, overpasses and viaducts. A gas extinguishing system has been implemented at the Lepavina, Koprivnica and Novo Drnje railway stations. All the mentioned systems are integrated into the central monitoring and control application Epsimax, and the supervisory operations centers are located at the mentioned three railway stations.