We are publishing sketches of tunnels along the narrow-gauge railway route Gabela – Ploče from 1955 as a rare document from our archive.
During the review of the archival material, we noted the following data: The total number of tunnels is 6, all tunnels have a height ranging from 4.7 to 4.8 meters. The longest tunnel is No. 2 (Komin – Rogotin), measuring 190.50 meters, and the shortest is No. 4 (Rogotin – Ploče), measuring 54.33 meters. The greatest incline is on the section (Komin – Rogotin), with a gradient of 2.5 ‰.
On the construction of the railway, history
Uzana Gabela – Ploče Railway began construction in 1939 and was opened for traffic on November 25, 1942. It was discontinued on November 30, 1966. Starting from December 1, 1966, a standard-gauge railway line connecting Sarajevo – Ploče – Sarajevo was put into operation.
Please note that the archival material on this page is the property of the website vremeplov.ba and may not be published or reused without explicit permission.
