Project summary
The project included the reconstruction of the cargo section of Rijeka railway station in order to make it complementary with the new container terminal on Zagreb Pier in the area of Rijeka port basin and to meet the requirements of longer trains.
Works on the cargo section of the railway station were made up of the reconstruction and extension of 12 tracks and turnout tracks; construction of cable ducts; installation of telecommunication cables, feeding and lighting cables; works on the catenary and the substructure aimed to improve bearing capacity and drainage of the base. Furthermore, the project included the construction of a connection to track facilities and construction of cable ducts at the connection between the reconstructed tracks of Rijeka freight station and terminal to the existing condition. The project also comprised construction of a new railway container terminal, along with the existing one, and construction of 4 tracks and 2 tracks for gantry cranes at the new container terminal.
The reconstruction of the freight part of Rijeka railway station and construction of the terminal for railway intermodal transport to the container terminal Zagrebačko pristanište was performed in three stages:
1.Reconstruction of the freight part of the Rijeka railway station includes reconstruction and extension of 12 tracks and pull-outs, construction of cable sewerage and installation of telecommunication cables, power cables and lighting. Moreover, it also encompassed works on the catenary and works on the lower structure aimed to improve load-bearing capacity and drainage (investor HŽ Infrastruktura);
2. Construction of the connecting track facilities and construction of cable sewerage at the Rijeka freight station and the restoration of the terminal to the existing condition (investor Port of Rijeka Authority);
3. Construction of four tracks, with a length of 400 m, on the new part of the container terminal at the Zagreb port and construction of two tracks for portal cranes (investor Port of Rijeka Authority).
Project results
The main benefit of improving the port infrastructure has been supporting the growth of the port of Rijeka, which is an important part of the northern Adriatic entrance to Europe, by turning it into an efficient, sustainable and multimodal entry and exit point for freight transport.
This project (POR2CORE-ZCT) was a joint project of the Port of Rijeka Authority and HŽ Infrastruktura. Its implementation contributed to the growth of the Port of Rijeka as one of the core ports on the Mediterranean Corridor by ensuring the efficiency, sustainability and multimodality of freight transport. The elimination of the existing bottleneck and adjustment of the railway infrastructure at Rijeka Station enabled the port to cope with the increase in transport demand. With the completion of the works and the commissioning of new parts of the terminal, the freight station has increased its loading and unloading capacity by rail to 360,000 TEU per year, which is about 60 percent of the total planned 600,000 TEU.
