The Dugo Selo–Novska railway ( hr, Pruga Dugo Selo–Novska), officially designated as the M103 railway, is a railway line in

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that connects

Dugo Selo Dugo Selo is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. Geography Dugo Selo (lit. ''Long Village'') is a 20 km drive from Zagreb city centre. The town covers an area of 51 km² and it consists of numerous settlements. The summit of the hill M ...

, situated east of national capital

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

, to

Novska Novska is a town in the Sisak-Moslavina County of Croatia. It is located in western part of the historic region of Slavonia, between Kutina and Nova Gradiška, linear distance southeast of the capital, Zagreb. Demographics Novska has a total pop ...

and the M105 railway extending east towards Belgrade. Its route follows the

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River valley.2014 HŽ network statement
It is an integral part of railway Pan-European Corridor X running from

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and

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towards

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and

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. The M103 railway is electrified using a 25 kV 50 Hz AC

overhead line An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as: * Overhead catenary * Overhead contact system (OCS) * Overhead equipm ...

system and single-tracked. The maximum permitted speed along the Dugo Selo– Moslavačka Gračenica section is , while the maximum speed along Moslavačka Gračenica–Novska section . At its western terminus in Dugo Selo, the railway connects to the M102 and M201 railways connecting Zagreb and

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(via Koprivnica) respectively. In

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, the railway connects to the L205 railway extending north towards

Lipik Lipik is a town in western Slavonia, in the Požega-Slavonia County of northeastern Croatia. It is known for its spas, mineral water and Lipizzaner stables. Settlements The settlements included in the administrative area of Lipik include: * A ...

. At the southern terminus of the railway, located in Novska, the railway links to the M104 railway connecting Zagreb via Sisak as in addition to the M105 railway.

History

The Dugo Selo–Novska railway was opened in 1897. It was the route of the

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service from 1919 to 1977. As part of the

Zagreb–Belgrade railway The Zagreb–Belgrade railway ( sh, Pruga Zagreb-Beograd) was the Yugoslav Railways long railway line connecting the cities of Zagreb and Belgrade in SR Croatia and SR Serbia, at the time of Yugoslavia. It was the route of the Orient Express s ...

, electrification was finished in 1970.Nadilo, Branko. ''Radovi uvjetovani voznim redom''. Građevinar, 10/2012
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