Private company

Croatian Railways

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Croatian national railway company (1990–2006)

Croatian Railways (Croatian: Hrvatske željeznice, HŽ) was the national railway company of Croatia from 1990 to 2006. In 2006, it was split into five new companies: HŽ Putnički prijevoz (passenger transport), HŽ Infrastruktura (infrastructure manager), HŽ Cargo (freight transport), HŽ Vuča vlakova and HŽ Holding (to temporarily manage the newly formed companies).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1991Founded1
  • Industryrailway1
  • HeadquartersZagreb1
  • Legal formlimited liability company1

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Záhřeb budova ředitelství HŽ 2
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Croatian Railways (Croatian: Hrvatske željeznice, HŽ) was the national railway company of Croatia from 1990 to 2006.2

Corporate structure

Croatian Railways sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Croatian Railways Zagreb
    • EUROFIMA Subsidiary · 82% · Basel, Switzerland

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Croatian Railways reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Croatian Railways was founded in 1990 from the former Yugoslav Railways (JŽ) Zagreb Division, following Croatia's secession from Yugoslavia. Its vehicle fleet was initially the one it inherited at the time of the breakup of Yugoslavia, which was then modernized over time.

The company ceased to exist in 2006 and its assets were taken over by the newly founded company Hrvatske Željeznice Holding d.o.o. The operation was then provided by the holding's four subsidiaries:

HŽ Infrastruktura d.o.o. (infrastructure manager)

HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o. (passenger transport)

HŽ Cargo d.o.o. (freight transport)

HŽ Vuča vlakova d.o.o. (train towing)

In accordance with EU Directive 91/440 requiring EU member states to separate "the management of railway operation and infrastructure from the provision of railway transport services", on 1 November 2012 HŽ Holding ceased to exist, with the three operational companies becoming completely independent: HŽ Putnički prijevoz, HŽ Infrastruktura, and HŽ Cargo. HŽ Vuča vlakova was incorporated into HŽ Cargo the same day.

Croatian Railways' International Union of Railways (UIC) membership was transferred to all three successors. The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78.

From Wikipedia’s article on Croatian Railways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • rail transport

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Yugoslav Railways1
  2. Succeeded by HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Holding1

Timeline

  1. 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1991Founded Founded1

Sources

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