The Croatian government is planning to invest more than €4 billion in both railway infrastructure and the procurement of new rolling stock by 2032. The project was presented during a panel discussion by the Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructurel; the Agency for Railway Safety (ASZ); the Agency for Investigation of Accidents in Air, Maritime and Railway Transport (AIN); and the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Activities (HAKOM). According to the government, 25 major infrastructure projects are currently underway, 16 of which are co-financed by the European Union (EU). In 2024, a comprehensive renovation and reconstruction of local and regional railway lines will begin. To this end, negotiations are underway with international financial institutions to renovate up to 1,000 km of local and regional lines over ten years. Regarding the modernisation of the rail vehicle fleet, the target is to provide more than 70 new trains by mid-2025, while by 2032 the fleet will be fully renewed with 120 to 130 trains.
