Beograd - Zagreb - Ljubljana trains back and faster by 2029

Observer of rail in the Balkans Fabian Vendrig sent me this story about plans to have the infrastructure in place by 2029 to be able to run a Beograd - Zagreb - Ljubljana train with a reasonable trip time, pointing to the renovation of the Ruma - Šid section in Serbia as the reason for some optimism. This follows the contract award for the Novska - Dugo Selo renovation (that is currently the worst part of the corridor in Croatia).

Better infrastructure by 2029 to allow the service to happen is possible, but given the unwillingness of Croatian and Serbian railways to collaborate I am sorry but I do not yet fully believe this - although of course it is a good idea!