The Bosnian railway line has reopened after 31 years and will be utilized by the British mining company Adriatic Metals to transport silver, zinc, and lead ores, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

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The railway line from Podlug to Vares in Bosnia and Herzegovina, closed in 1992 during the Bosnian War, has resumed operations after renovation.

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It will be used to transport ores from nearby mines into a broader transportation network. Reconstruction efforts, led by Adriatic Metals, commenced in June, and in August, the line was handed over to the Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for technical maintenance and repairs.

Trains on the 24-kilometer railway line will run five times a week, transporting silver, zinc, and lead ore from Vares, then continuing on another railway to the port of Ploce.

The track between the two areas was originally built in the late 1800s as part of the narrow-gauge Bosnian railway between Bosanski Brod and Sarajevo, before being replaced by a standard-gauge line in the mid-20th century.

The line’s reconstruction is part of Adriatic Metals’ significant investments in mining activities in the country, reportedly constituting 25% of the total foreign investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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