Technical Data
- total length: 123 km
- track gauge: 760 mm
- total number of railway stations and stops: 35
- the lowest point: 2 m above sea level (in Trieste and Koper)
- the highest point: 293 m above sea level (near Grožnjan)
- number of curves: 604
- the shortest bend radius: 60 m
- the steepest inclination: 28‰
- number of tunnels: 8, total length 1530 m
- number of bridges: 11 (the most important rivers to cross: the Osp, the Rižana, the Dragonja and the Mirna)
- number of viaducts: 6
- average speed: 25 km/h
- the highest speed: 31 km/h
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