The Bohinj Railway • Construction Period: 1900-1906 • 10.400 Railway Builders Avče • Max
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Pearls of the iron road iron the of Pearls RAILWAY RAILWAY THE BOHINJ BOHINJ THE Beljak/Villach (A) Jesenice Kočna Vintgar Podhom www.bled.si Bled Jezero Bohinjska Bela www.bohinj.si Ljubljana Bohinjska Bistrica Nomenj Bohinj tunnel Podbrdo www.visit-soca.com Hudajužna Podmelec Most na Soči Grahovo Bridge and viaduct across the Idrijca River Sights along the Bohinj railway • Construction period: 1900-1906 • 10.400 railway builders Avče • Max. railway grade: 26 ‰ • Railway length (Jesenice–Sežana): 130 km Kanal • 31 railway stations and stops • 53 bridges and viaducts Anhovo • 259 bridging structures • 36 tunnels (total length: 18.7 km) Plave • 5 arcades • The Bohinj tunnel represents the technically most demanding structure of the entire railway and at the Solkan Bridge same time the longest railway tunnel in Slovenia (6.327 m). • The bridge and viaduct across the Idrijca River Solkan in Bača pri Modreju is the longest bridging Car-train stop: Nova Gorica structure of the Bohinj railway (258 m). Timetable: • The Solkan Bridge is the largest stone arch bridge www.slo-zeleznice.si among railway bridges in the world (85 m). Sežana Ajdovščina Bohinjska proga_zgibanka A4_ANG.indd 1 11.1.2017 18:17:18 Beljak/Villach (A) Ljubljana 2016 Tolmin, • Ideaprint Jesenice by: Printed • Lešnik Kočna Madić Snežana Vintgar Design: • »How strange! I am sitting in the car and riding Ride the museum train along the heritage trails. the train.« Kartografija Podhom Map: • Olmi The Bohinj railway Bled Jezero Leonardo was constructed in 1906 in the time of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. At that time it represented the technically most demanding part of the transalpine Lenarčič, connection between the central part of the monarchy and the Adriatic Sea. It has Matevž Bohinjska Bela been successfully connecting the picturesque countries between the Julian Alps and Kutin, the Adriatic Sea for more than 110 years and is today regarded as one of the most attractive European railways. This railway represents an exceptional technical, Gorazd architectural and cultural and historical heritage of global importance. Jeršič, Nomenj Stane Hmeljak, Bohinjska Leon Bistrica archive, Tourism Podbrdo Bled archive, Hudajužna Tourism Bohinj archive, Grahovo It is also possible to take your cycle on the train There are numerous hiking possibilities along PRC and continue your journey with a cycling tour. the Bohinj railway. archive, Sotočje Podmelec The Bohinj railway is the shortest and the fastest connection between the Gorenjska and LTO Primorska regions. Its railway stations represent excellent starting points to visit the Julian Alps, Bled, Bohinj, Upper Sava valley, Baška grapa valley, Soča valley and the Nova Gorica region including the Goriška brda region, Vipava valley and the Karst region. Photography: • Most na Soči The intact nature, diverse cultural landscape and technical-architectural pearls on and progo along the route make the train ride along the Bohinj railway a quite special experience. You can combine the charms of the Bohinj railway with a remarkable hiking or cycling Bohinjsko za Avče tour or decide to take the car-train through the Bohinj tunnel. History enthusiasts should not miss a chance to ride the steam engine museum train which will take iniciativa them back to the magical past… Kanal Operativna Text: • Sotočje Anhovo LTO center, razvojni Plave Posoški by: edited & Solkan Collected • center Nova Gorica The typical architecture of the Bohinjska Bistrica Plan your route on www.slo-zeleznice.si. railway station is characteristic for the buildings razvojni along the Bohinj railway. Posoški Publisher: Sežana Ajdovščina Let yourself get enchanted by the iron road! Bohinjska proga_zgibanka A4_ANG.indd 2 11.1.2017 18:17:23.