The Sarajevo–Ploče railway is a 194-kilometre (121-mile) long railway in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The line connects Sarajevo with Konjic, Mostar and Ploče. The route operates through the regions of Sarajevo Canton, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The route largely follows the route of the Neretva river. Passenger services along the full length of line have been discontinued between 2013 and 2022, running only between Sarajevo and the town of Čapljina on the Bosnian-Croatian border. International train service between Sarajevo and Ploče resumed on 1 July 2022, on weekends until September 1st, using Spanish-designed Talgo wagons. This service also ran during the summer of 2023. The line is part of the pan-European corridor 5C from Budapest via Osijek and Sarajevo to Ploče. The section through Bosnia and Herzegovina is marked 11, and through Croatia M304.
Sarajevo–Ploče railway
The railway bridge at the confluence of the Grabovica and Neretva river, under which the old narrow-gauge railway bridge is visible
Metković railway station in during narrow gauge era
Tunnel drilling on the Metković-Ploče railway line, c. 1941.
Ploče is a town and seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia.
Ploče harbor
Tugboat Altair in the Port of Ploče
