Croatian Railways (, Hà ½) was the national railway company of Croatia from 1990 to 2006.
In 2006, it was split into five new companies: Hà ½ PutniÃÂki prijevoz (passenger transport), Hà ½ Infrastruktura (infrastructure manager), Hà ½ Cargo (freight transport), Hà ½ VuÃÂa vlakova and Hà ½ Holding (to temporarily manage the newly formed companies).
Croatian Railways was founded in 1990 from the former Yugoslav Railways (Jà ½) Zagreb Division, following Croatia's secession from Yugoslavia. Its vehicle fleet was initially the one it inherited at the time of the breakup of Yugoslavia, which was then modernized over time.
The company ceased to exist in 2006 and its assets were taken over by the newly founded company Hrvatske à ½eljeznice Holding d.o.o. The operation was then provided by the holding's four subsidiaries:
In accordance with EU Directive 91/440 requiring EU member states to separate "the management of railway operation and infrastructure from the provision of railway transport services", on 1 November 2012 Hà ½ Holding ceased to exist, with the three operational companies becoming completely independent: Hà ½ PutniÃÂki prijevoz, Hà ½ Infrastruktura, and Hà ½ Cargo. Hà ½ VuÃÂa vlakova was incorporated into Hà ½ Cargo the same day.
Croatian Railways' International Union of Railways (UIC) membership was transferred to all three successors. The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78.