Mostar railway station

The station opened on 14 June 1885, when the first section of the Southern Railway was completed{{cite web |title=HISTORY |url=https://www.zfbh.ba/o-nama/historija/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=www.zfbh.ba |date=13 July 2017 |publisher=zfbh}} with some rail traffic had already commenced on 26 January 1885. Built with authorization of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy to better to establish communication from the interior to the sea, the line runs through the valley of the Neretva River.{{Cite web |title=Prije 130 godina prvi voz ušao u Mostar: Predivne fotografije "Ćire" na putovanjima kroz BiH |url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/prije-130-godina-prvi-voz-usao-u-mostar-predivne-fotografije-cire-na-putovanjima-kroz-bih/150517012 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=www.klix.ba |language=hr}} The line was built to Bosnian gauge of 760mm.

The opening of the station was a huge social event for the city, which was gradually modernizing after centuries of Turkish rule. The old railway station, built entirely in the spirit of Austro-Hungarian architecture, was known primarily for the fact that there was an entrance to the waiting room from the street side and then an entrance to the platform from the other side. In 1963 the line was realigned and rebuilt to Standard gauge; as a result, a number of stations along the line were upgraded, including Mostar. The new station was relocated from its original location, the original station was demolished, with a new street in the city built on the track alignment. The new modern, spacious terminal with two platforms was built in Brutalist style. The new line was officially opened on 26 and 27 November 1966. The line was electrified by 1969, becoming Yugoslavia's first AC-electrified rail line.

By early 1992, the Ploče-Sarajevo railway bosted APB, remote control of traction, and remote control of traffic to ensure a high level of safety in rail traffic and new rollingstock, making it one of the most modern railways in Europe. However, in 1992, in connection with the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Railway facilities and infrastructure were damaged or destroyed, with the original railway archive located in the station area burned. The total damage is estimated at $1 billion US dollars. The line was closed from 2015 to 2017 for repairs and upgrades.{{Cite news |last=Spaic |first=Igor |date=2017-06-08 |title=Bosnians' Beloved Train to the South Departs Again |language=en-US |no-pp=y |website=Balkan Insight |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2017/06/08/bosnians-get-back-beloved-train-to-the-south-06-08-2017/ |access-date=2023-02-11}} Today the station still operates, but is slightly rundown and with only a few long-distance services.

In early February 2020, the station was hit by storm force winds that damaged parts of the roof of the main building. In March, the still damaged building was flooded, with passengers forced to access the platforms through the adjacent building.{{cite web |title=Poplavila željeznička stanica u Mostaru, putnici karte kupuju u vozu |url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/poplavila-zeljeznicka-stanica-u-mostaru-putnici-karte-kupuju-u-vozu/200302024 |website=www.klix.ba |access-date=17 February 2023 |language=hr}}{{cite news |title=Poplavljena željeznička stanica u Mostaru |url=https://www.nezavisne.com/novosti/gradovi/Poplavljena-zeljeznicka-stanica-u-Mostaru/586635 |access-date=14 January 2025 |work=Nezavisne novine |publisher=www.nezavisne.com |date=2 March 2020 |language=sr}}

In March 2024, Five freight wagons derailed and overturned during the night near the settlement of Opine (near Mostar), the train

was traveling from Čapljina to Mostar railway station, There were no report injuries. Hoever all rail traffic on the line was suspended as a result of the accident.{{cite news |title=Mostar: Teretni vlak iskočio iz tračnica, obustavljen željeznički promet - Jabuka.tv |url=https://www.jabuka.tv/mostar-teretni-vlak-iskocio-iz-tracnica-obustavljen-zeljeznicki-promet/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |date=10 March 2024 |language=hr}} In May 2024 the Sarajevo-Mostar Intercity service derailed outside of Konjic,{{cite news |title=Vlak na relaciji Sarajevo-Mostar iskočio iz tračnica |url=https://www.vrisak.info/vijesti/vlak-na-relaciji-sarajevo-mostar-iskocio-iz-tracnica/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |work=Vrisak.info |date=27 June 2022 |language=hr}} with passengers needing to take a bus to complete their journey.{{cite news |title=SARAJEVO - MOSTAR Vlak iskočio iz tračnica, putnici morali autobusom |url=https://www.hercegovina.info/vijesti/crna-kronika/sarajevo-mostar-vlak-iskocio-iz-tracnica-putnici-morali-autobusom/223943/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |work=www.hercegovina.info |date=5 September 2024 |language=hr}}

Since 2010 passenger service uses Talgo trains.{{cite web | url=https://www.uic.org/com/enews/nr/195/article/bosnia-herzegovina-doboj-sarajevo?page=thickbox_enews | title=Bosnia-Herzegovina: Doboj-Sarajevo route served by Talgo train | date=11 May 2022 }} The Sarajevo–Ploče line was closed from 2015 to 2017{{cite news |last1=Dixon |first1=Rachel |title=18 of the world's best rail journeys |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/may/05/worlds-best-rail-journeys-train-travel?CMP=share_btn_fb&page=with%3Aimg-6#img-6 |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=5 May 2018}} for repairs and upgrades.{{cite web| url = https://balkaninsight.com/2017/06/08/bosnians-get-back-beloved-train-to-the-south-06-08-2017/| title = Bosnians' Beloved Train to the South Departs Again {{!}} Balkan Insight| date = 8 June 2017}} Passenger service did not extend into Croatia; the final distance from Čapljina at the border to Ploče, where a rail replacement bus service was in operation. Nonetheless, during the summer of 2022, the Talgo service from Sarajevo was extended to the Croatian coastal town of Ploče during the weekends. Starting from 1 July 2022.{{cite web |title=Objavljeni detalji željezničke linije Sarajevo - Ploče: Gdje i do kada putnici mogu kupiti karte |url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/objavljeni-detalji-zeljeznicke-linije-sarajevo-ploce-gdje-i-do-kada-putnici-mogu-kupiti-karte/220627140 |website=www.klix.ba |access-date=17 February 2023 |language=hr}} until 11 September 2022 the train runs three times a week, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.{{cite news |title=Dubrovački - Za koji dan ponovno kreće legendarna pruga od Ploča do Sarajeva, jedina koja povezuje BiH s Dalmacijom. No mnogi se pitaju isto, a sve će vam biti jasno kada vidite fotografije |url=https://dubrovacki.slobodnadalmacija.hr/dubrovnik/zupanija/neretva/za-koji-dan-ponovno-krece-legendarna-pruga-od-ploca-do-sarajeva-jedina-koja-povezuje-bih-s-dalmacijom-no-mnogi-se-pitaju-isto-a-sve-ce-vam-biti-jasno-kada-vidite-fotografije-1203269 |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=slobodnadalmacija.hr |date=24 June 2022 |language=hr-hr}}

• Čapljina – Mostar – Konjic – Sarajevo (two per day and direction){{cite web |url=http://www.zfbh.ba/zfbhbax/2015-2016.pdf |title=Red voznje za 2015/2016 godinu u PDF formatu |date=15 December 2015 |website= Izvod iz reda vožnje (Excerpt from timetable) |publisher=Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |access-date=5 January 2016 |language=bs }}

The trains are operated by Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ŽFBH).

Mostar bus station is outside the railway station with coaches to many destinations in BiH and surrounding countries.

City buses also serve the station.

File: Mostar-railway-station-platforms.jpg|Platforms of Mostar railway station, in the background Hum mountain, May 2012

File:Mostar railway station (DSC04992).jpg|The station forecourt, October 2019

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