Rail Disruptions Expected for Months as Severe Damage Feared

Postojna, 7 February - Traffic on the rail section between Ljubljana and the Port of Koper, one of the busiest and most important rail corridors in the country, will be severely disrupted for months to come as some 140 kilometres of overhead power lines have been destroyed by sleet, rail officials said on Friday.

Postojna Slovenske železnice chairman Dušan Mes (right) and Luka Koper CEO Gašpar Gašpar Mišič visit Postojna to see the damage to overhead power lines caused by ice and sleet Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

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Slovenske železnice chairman Dušan Mes (right) and Luka Koper CEO Gašpar Gašpar Mišič visit Postojna to see the damage to overhead power lines caused by ice and sleet
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

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