Expected Measures on Railway in Slovenia

Dear Customers,

We bring you further news about the unfavourable development of the condition and capacity of the railway network in Slovenia. The railway infrastructure manager in Slovenia announces further capacity constraints.

Following an official letter from SŽ TP, it has been officially declared that the infrastructure manager in Slovenia is announcing capacity reductions of 50%. The below mentioned closures will have a significant impact on the transport capacity and the overall operation of rail transport on the territory of Slovenia.

Expected closures by the end of 2025:

Construction works on the Ljubljana-Sežana/Koper line:

continuous closure of the line on the Divača Gornje Ležeče section from 29.06.2025 to 30.07.2025,
continuous closure of one line on the Verd-Logatec section from 04.08.2025 to 10.12.2025,

Reconstruction works at Jesenice station from September 2025 to May 2027:

in September 2025, the reconstruction of Jesenica station begins with a weekend closure,
from March 2026 to January 2027, rail transport technology to and from Austria (in the direction to and from Slovenia) will be restricted.

Reconstruction works at Ljubljana station from 06.10.2025 to January 2026:

during this period, only two lines for freight and passenger rail transport will be passable through Ljubljana station.

We remain in contact with the relevant authorities and, as in the past, we are trying to negotiate the allocation of additional capacity.

For the above reasons, it is necessary to count on a difficult planning of all shipments from/to the port of Koper.

We would like to ask for your cooperation in sending all orders, checking the delivered data and documents, timely updates and container releases. By following these steps, we will contribute to the elimination and minimization of unnecessary delays in the delivery of shipments.

We continue to monitor the situation and will contact you regarding new information.

In case of any questions regarding the current planning of your shipments and transit times, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department.

METRANS Team