Railways of Republika Srpska (; abbr. or ) is the railway company of

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. It is one of the two rail companies in the country (the other is the ŽFBH, operating in the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...

). The company operates of railroad.Republika Srpska rail investment plan - Railway Gazette
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History

The company was established around 1991 as ''Željeznice Srpske'', from the Bosnian elements of

Yugoslav Railways Yugoslav Railways (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенске железнице, Jugoslovenske železnice, separator=" / "; ; ), with standard acronym ( in Cyrillic), was the state railway company of Yugoslavia, operational from the 1920s to t ...

. The company was renamed Željeznice Republike Srpske after the Dayton Accord formally formed Republika Srpska.Zeleznice Republike Srpske
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Organizational chart

*Dragan Savanović (Director General) *Dragan Subašić (Exec. Dir. for Infrastructure) *Draženko Todorović (Exec. Dir. for Railway Operations) *Branislav Đurica (Executive Director for Economy Affairs) *Milenko Bilić (Exec. Dir. for Legal Affairs and Human Resources)

Rolling stock

Electrical Locomotives

Diesel Locomotives

Electric Multiple Unit

Diesel Multiple Unit

Wagons

ŽRS has made a contract for 200 wagons with Polish company EKK Wagon, which includes workshop equipment. The Wagons are designed to travel at 120 km/h with 22.5 ton axle loads. The order was signed with €20 Million of Polish credit.

Pictures

File:Зграда Жељезница Републике Српске Аутор- Бранко Д. Тодоровић.jpg, Headquarters File:Zeljeznice Republike Srpske.jpg, Logo on Class 441 File:ŽRS class 441 between Ljeskove Vode and Rakovac.jpg, Class 441 File:ŽRS 441 at Doboj.jpg, Class 441 File:ŽRS 441 series locomotive drawing.png, Class 441 drawing

References

External links

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ŽRS official website

Rail map of Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
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