Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
RAILWAY SIDINGS IN SLOVENIA- PROBLEMS AND MEASURES TO
INCREASE THEIR ATTRACTIVENESS
Klara Zrimc, Prometni Institut Ljubljana d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mihaela Fridrih Praznik, Prometni Institut Ljubljana d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mateja Hočevar, Prometni Institut Ljubljana d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mateja Matajič, Prometni Institut Ljubljana d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia
1. INTRODUCTION
The construction and use of private sidings was relatively common in Slovenia in the period before
gaining independence, but after that there was a decline trend in interest in using the sidings in
Slovenia and elsewhere in Europe. According to the Slovenian Railways there were 243 sidings in
Slovenia in 1993, in 2002 there were only 199 left, in 2011 the number of registered sidings reduced to
the overall of 175. Foremost is this due to the development of efficient and optimized logistics
distribution chains, and more cost-effective and more flexible organizational delivery of goods by road.
In this paper we analysed the ”state of the art” and problems of private sidings from the owners point
of view, in the end we made proposals for measures to increase the attractiveness of the use of
private sidings in Slovenia.The analyse was based on a survey made by the Institute of Traffic and
Transport Ljubljana for the needs of the study "Analysis of opportunities and development needs of
private sidings in Slovenia”.
In the scope of the analysis of the existing situation of private sidings there were 155 sidings
analyzed which are served from 67 stations. As can be seen from the picture below, from the
total of 155 analyzed sidings in Slovenia, there are 78 % active sidings classified where traffic
is carried, while 13 % of private sidings are defined as inactive, which means that in the last
two years there was no traffic. 9 % of the sidings are closed.
Picture 0-1: Review of the railway sidings and their status along the supply stations
Source: Institute of Traffic and Transport Ljubljana, 2012.
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