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Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine''Željeznice'' stands for "railways" (ŽFBiH) is the railway company of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gove ...
. It is one of the two rail companies of
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...
(the other is the ŽRS, operating in the
Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located ...
). The company operates 608 km of railroad.Track gauge of ŽFBH
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Overview

The company, public and owned by the government of the
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, was founded in 2001 by the fusion of some public enterprises with the company ŽHB ( Željeznice Herceg-Bosne). The network is 601 km long, out of which 392 km is electrified and is built in
standard gauge A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in E ...
.
CIA World Fact Book, 2009
After extensive rehabilitation, more than 85 percent of the network is now classified as D4 in terms of UIC load categories, allowing maximum loads of 22.5 tons per axle, or 8.0 tons per linear meter. Basic activity: Public transport of passengers in domestic and international
rail traffic Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleratio ...
, public transport of cargo via domestic and international rail transport and combined transport; maintenance, reconstruction, modernisation, construction of wagon stock and other equipment necessary for offering of transport services; maintenance, remont, modernisation and development of railway infrastructure; organisation and safety of railway transport.


Organizational chart

*Nijaz Puzić (Director General) *Enis Džafić (Executive Director for Economy Affairs) *Muhamed Sahić (Exec. Dir. for Legal Affairs and Human Resources) *Vlado Budimir (Exec. Dir. for Railway Operations) *Mirza Šklajić (Exec. Dir. for Infrastructure) *Mario Kozina (Exec. Dir. for Investments and Development Affairs)


Rolling stock


See also

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Republika Srpska Railways Republika Srpska Railways ( sr, Željeznice Republike Srpske / – / ) is the railway company of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the two rail companies in the country (the other is the ŽFBH, operating in the Federation o ...
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Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina Railway operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina are successors of the Yugoslav Railways within the country boundaries following independence from Yugoslavia in March 1992. Overview The two companies operating services (in their respective divisi ...
* List of companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina


References


External links

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ŽFBH official website
(in Bosnian,
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{{National railway companies of Europe Railway companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina Government-owned railway companies Railway companies established in 2001