4K CABVIEW Republic of Srpska railways (ŽRS) Dobrljin - Novi Grad - Omarska - Banja Luka - Doboj

ŽRS - Željeznice Republike Srpske has some railway lines and operates in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This video shows the 194,4 km passenger train ride from Croatia/Bosnia border station Dobrljin to Novi Grad and from Novi Grad via Prijedor and Omarska iron ore mine to Banja Luka (the administrative center of the Republic of Srpska). Then the ride continues from Banja Luka to Doboj (the main and largest railway station and junction in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

The ride starts with train 6425 from Dobrljin via Novi Grad to Banja Luka and continues with train 6405 from Banja Luka to Doboj. In the beginning, train travels through the northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a predominantly flat area, following the Una and Sana river valleys. In the city of Novi Grad and in the Novi Grad freight station, the railway line from Knin and Bihać connects from the south. From the town of Prijedor, the railway line continues through fertile plains and passes through Omarska, an iron ore mine. Between Piskavica and Ramići railway stations, the train crosses the Potkozarje hill. That section has the highest slope on the tracks of the Republic of Srpska railways, 22 ‰. Heavier freight trains on that section must have an additional locomotive. The banker locomotive usually pushes the train to the Potkozarje station, which is also a railway pass. Then the train descends to the Vrbas river valley and the city of Banja Luka. As train number 6425 arrives in Banja Luka a few minutes after the departure of train 6405 to Doboj, recording continued the next day and the break was made in Banja Luka.

From Banja Luka to Doboj, the railway line takes a hilly character, twisting in sharp curves, passing through the valleys of the rivers Vrbanja, Velika Ukrina and Mala Ukrina. There are three railway tunnels on that section, tunnel Čelinac (488 m ), tunnel Tromeđa (1413 m ) and tunnel Ljeskove Vode (1514 m ). The area between Jošavka, Snjegotina, Ukrina and Prisoje is particularly scenically beautiful. The scenic nature is captured during the background afternoon sun and the train journey is through beautiful green meadows and forests. Snjegotina and the tunnel Tromeđa with its elevation of around 300 m are the highest points on this journey. After that, train passes by a large coal mine and the Thermal power plant Stanari. Towards the end of the journey, at the Srpska Kostajnica, a large steel bridge on the Bosna River is crossed and another railway line from the direction of Croatia joins from the north, railway line Doboj - Šamac. The train ride continues for a short time along the double-track railway line until it finally arrives in Doboj. On the eastern side, a non-electrified railway line from Tuzla Canton appears from the left and the tracks branch into a very large train station. At the end, a short shunting locomotive ride to the southern end of the station was also shown. Further to the south, the double-track railway line continues towards Maglaj, Zenica and Sarajevo.

For easier viewing, the video is divided into several significant parts:
00:00:00 00:18:05 Dobrljin - Novi Grad
00:18:05 00:56:00 Novi Grad - Prijedor
00:56:00 01:23:00 Prijedor - Omarska iron ore mine
01:23:00 02:20:00 Omarska - Banja Luka
02:20:00 04:22:27 Banja Luka - Doboj
04:22:27 04:27:30 Doboj railway station

All relevant and significant information during the ride, such as current location, maximum speed, limit speed, slow order speed, elevation, the names of rivers, bridges or tunnels, as well as possible current events and locomotive or train defects are shown in the bottom left corner of the video. The train journey map and travel itinerary plan, locomotive and train overview are done at the beginning of the video. The maps of railway networks used at the beginning of the video has been modified according to the needs of the video, and basically it is made up of the famous, outstanding and unfortunately today unavailable Thorsten Büker's and Boris Chomenko's railway maps.

Date of recording:
August 2024.