Paul Bradbury Explores Croatian Railways - Zagreb to Dugo Selo
A strong rail network is an important component in a country's economy. It is no secret that the rail system and connectivity in Croatia was a lot better, quicker and more popular 40 years ago than today. As a result, locals have largely written off the train as a reliable means of transport.
So how bad is it, and is it all bad? In the first of an occasional series, we take a closer look at the good, the bad, and the not so bad of train travel in Croatia today. We kick off with a short trip east of Zagreb to Dugo Selo.
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Big shout out to my favorite Croatian Minister of Tourism... ‼Keep up the good job sir...
Karlovac to Zagreb takes an hour and a half. Thanks for experiencing the everyday torutre Croats have to go through and sharing it, Paul
You are my man !!!
Excellent sense for humor! I enjoy your approach, sir!
The local trains are probably mostly on time and ok, the national lines are the issue... specially going over Lika to Dalmatia.... xD
I commute to work by train and live in Dugo Selo. It really grinds down a persons level of tolerance when you have to wait up to 20 min every day after work day and you enter your home 20 min later than usual.
Great and very informative video. Section between Zagreb Borogaj and Dugo Selo was reconstructed in 2014. Before that, operating speed was cca 60 km/h on the open part of the track, nowadays is 140 km/h max (while suburban trains usually don't run that fast because they serve every station along the way). If you haven't already, you should really do Zagreb - Zabok train ride when you'll catch time. Section between Zapresic and Zabok (2nd largest town in Krapina-Zagorje County) was modernized/electrified between 2018 and 2021, and today is one of the best railway routes in Croatia infrastructure-wise. Ride from Zagreb to Zabok nowadays takes only cca 45 minutes, while limited-stop services cover this distance in about 30 minutes.
Turning this into a series is a fantastic idea. I'm looking forward to learning more at each stop along the way!
Hi Paul, nice video as usual 💪
Delays are mostly beacuse of ongoing reconstruction of railroads, or beacuse of they are NOT YET reconstructed! 160 km/h where they ARE and 40-60 km where they are NOT.
I heard a fun theory about our trains... So, Croatia invested a lot into the road network and as you probably know or heard, the guys that ordered the construction took almost 100% more from the original price for themselves (the famous painting the tunnels twice saying). Anywho, the thing is that we are still in debt because of it and a lot of it is still owned by corporations that built it, so if we invested into trains everybody would ride trains as we are a small country and it would be awesome if you could jump on a train and be on the shore in an hour (which is completely possible).
You should take a trip to Sisak, it takes about 50 minutes and the train is never late more than 5 minutes
Another great and usually so funny video, esp. part about the Orient Express since I'm actually from Slavonski Brod!
Great short video about Croatian railways...🍃🌱☘🍀🌿🍂🌼🍁🌺🦋🐋🦕🇭🇷🇪🇺🌍❤🥰🍇🍌🍓🥦🌽🌲
Last year, Croatian railways were two years late.😂
DUGO SELO
Neka tebe da pokazes nezahvalnim Hrvatima kako je zapravo njima dobro.
Paul... We need a London tube in Zagreb (a smaller version). You made some things happen in Croatia, with your bright critics.
YOU MUST TRY VARAŽDIN ZAGREB, HORROR, 100 KM, 3,5 HOURS.