Railways of Republika Srpska

Railways of Republika Srpska (Serbian: Жељезнице Републике Српске, romanized: Željeznice Republike Srpske; abbr. ЖРС or ŽRS) is the railway company of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the two rail companies in the country (the other is the ŽFBH, operating in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). The company operates 424 kilometres (263 mi) of railroad.^[2]

Railways of Republika Srpska

Official logo
Company type	Railway
Industry	Rail Transport
Founded	12 May 1992; 32 years ago (1992-05-12)
Headquarters	Banja Luka and Doboj, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Key people	Dragan Savanović
Services	Rail Transport, Rail Construction, Services
Revenue	€34.06 million (2016[1])
Net income	(€8.27 million) (2016[1])
Total assets	€433.05 million (2016[1])
Total equity	€71.58 million (2016[1])
Owner	Government of Republika Srpska (63.92%) Others
Number of employees	3,082 (2016[1])
Website	Official website

History

The company was established around 1991 as Željeznice Srpske, from the Bosnian elements of Yugoslav Railways. The company was renamed Željeznice Republike Srpske after the Dayton Accord formally formed Republika Srpska.^[3]

Organizational chart

• Dragan Savanović (Director General)^[4]
• Dragan Subašić (Exec. Dir. for Infrastructure)^[4]
• Draženko Todorović (Exec. Dir. for Railway Operations)^[4]
• Branislav Đurica (Executive Director for Economy Affairs)^[4]
• Milenko Bilić (Exec. Dir. for Legal Affairs and Human Resources)^[4]

Rolling stock

Electrical Locomotives

Designation	Producer	Total units	Power output(kwh)	AAR wheel arrangement	Top speed	Building years	Notes	Image
ŽRS 441	Rade Končar Zagreb	35	3800 kW	Bo'Bo'	120 km/h (140 km/h)	1969–1988

Diesel Locomotives

Designation	Producer	Total units	Type	Power output in kwh	AAR wheel arrangement	Top speed	Building years	Notes	Image
ŽRS 642	Brissonneau et Lotz Đuro Đaković Slavonski Brod	3	Diesel electric shunter	606 kW	Bo'Bo'	80 km/h	1960–1964
ŽRS 643	Brissonneau et Lotz Đuro Đaković Slavonski Brod	2	Diesel electric shunter	680 kW	Bo'Bo'	80 km/h	1967
Rh 2062	Jenbacher Werke	3	Diesel electric			km/h	19
ŽRS 661	GM-EMD Đuro Đaković Slavonski Brod	22	Diesel electric	1454 kW	Co'Co'	114 km/h (124 km/h)	1960–1971	Several units on loan to Serbian Railways

Electric Multiple Unit

Designation	Producer	Total units	Power output in kwh	AAR wheel arrangement	Top speed	Building years	Notes	Image
ŽRS 411	Ganz Mávag	38	1360 kW	2'2'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'	120 km/h	1976–1979	Out of service

Diesel Multiple Unit

Designation	Producer	Total units	Power output in kwh	AAR wheel arrangement	Top speed	Building years	Notes	Image
ŽRS 813	FIAT Torino TVT Maribor	3	294 kW	1A-A1 + 2-2	100 km/h	1973–1976

Wagons

ŽRS has made a contract for 200 wagons with Polish company EKK Wagon, which includes workshop equipment. The Wagons are designed to travel at 120 km/h with 22.5 ton axle loads. The order was signed with €20 Million of Polish credit.^[2]

Pictures

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  Headquarters
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  Logo on Class 441
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  Class 441
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  Class 441
• 
  Class 441 drawing

See also

• Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. Основни подаци о пословању Мјешовитог Холдинга „Електропривреде РС“ за 2016. годину (PDF). zrs-rs.com (in Serbian). March 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. Republika Srpska rail investment plan - Railway Gazette
3. Zeleznice Republike Srpske
4. "Organisation chart of ŽFBH". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

External links

Media related to Željeznice Republike Srpske at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Serbian) ŽRS official website
• Rail map of Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina