Slovenske zeleznice

What Slovenske zeleznice does

Slovenske železnice (Slovenian Railways), operating through its passenger unit SŽ – Potniški promet d.o.o., is the state-owned national railway of the Republic of Slovenia. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Ljubljana. It provides scheduled passenger rail services across an extensive domestic network covering all major Slovenian cities and stations, and operates international connections to nine European countries: Austria, Germany, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. The core product portfolio includes SŽ passenger rail services, ticket sales (SŽ vozovnice) across multiple categories (youth, senior, subsidized, group), package deals combining rail with tourism experiences (SŽ paketne ponudbe), IJPP integrated train-and-bus ticketing, the Avtovlak auto-train service, and museum train operations. The Moj Vlak digital portal (potnik.sz.si) provides real-time train tracking, delay information, and alternative-transport guidance to passengers. Marketing and distribution operate through physical station ticket offices, an online e-shop (eshop.sz.si), the IJPP partner channel, and international desks, supported by active social-media presence on Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

The Slovenske železnice group is broader than the passenger unit and includes wholly-owned subsidiaries across the rail value chain: SŽ – Tovorni promet (freight), SŽ – Infrastruktura (infrastructure management), NOMAGO (travel agency), SŽ – VIT (rolling-stock / IT services), SŽ – ŽIP (services), SŽ – ŽGP Ljubljana (construction), Prometni institut Ljubljana (traffic institute), Fersped (logistics), and the Železniški muzej (Railway Museum). Revenue is generated primarily through per-ticket unit pricing, pay-as-you-go fares, group and package deals, and ancillary services such as bicycle, scooter, and pet transport, with no subscription-based recurring revenue model in the strict sense. Cross-border operations are supported by an ongoing partnership with Hungarian Railways (MÁV) and participation in the international SUSTANCE sustainability project. As a state-owned enterprise, the company is not venture-backed, not publicly traded, and does not disclose financial results in the source data.

Name

Slovenske zeleznice

Legal name

SŽ – Potniški promet d. o. o.

Website

https://slo-zeleznice.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Slovenske železnice is the state-owned Slovenian national railway, operating scheduled passenger rail services across Slovenia and to nine European countries, with ticketing, integrated bus-rail fares, and tourism packages serving commuters, leisure travelers, and tourists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Passenger Rail Transportation

NAICS

Rail Transportation (482), Commuter Rail Systems (485112), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (487)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border/International Intercity Rail Operators (THAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-Border/International Passenger Rail Operators (TLAFADAE), Tourist/Heritage Regional Rail (Commuter-Adjacent) Services (THAIACAJ), Rail & Intercity Bus Booking Engines (THALADAD)

Keywords

• Passenger rail transport
• Railway ticket sales
• Intermodal freight
• Excursion packages
• Rail infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Ljubljana

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Passenger Rail Transport Services: Revenue generated from selling passenger rail tickets for domestic and international routes. The company operates scheduled train services and sells tickets through physical box offices at stations and online e-shop platforms.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Slovenske železnice (Slovenian Railways) is the Slovenian national railway company operating scheduled passenger rail services across Slovenia and international routes to nine European countries. It sells train tickets through station box offices and an online e-shop, offers integrated IJPP tickets combining rail and bus transport, and provides excursion and package deals combining rail travel with tourism experiences.

Product overview

Slovenske železnice (Slovenian Railways) is a state-owned railway company offering a unified passenger rail service (SŽ – Potniški promet) as its core product. The portfolio includes train ticket sales (SŽ vozovnice), various train types (standard, auto train, museum train), and an extensive network of domestic routes (Ljubljana–Borovnica–Divača–Sežana/Koper, Ljubljana–Zidani Most–Maribor/Dobova, Ljubljana–Grosuplje–Metlika/Kočevje) plus international connections to Austria, Germany, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Supporting services include the Moj Vlak digital portal for real-time information and ticket purchasing, and excursion packages (Izleti in prireditve) for tourism. The broader group encompasses freight transport, infrastructure management, and the Railway Museum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SŽ – Potniški promet (Passenger Rail Service)
• SŽ vozovnice (Train Tickets)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hungarian Railways (MÁV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual cooperation between Slovenian and Hungarian railway operators for cross-border passenger rail services. Representatives of Hungarian Railways visited Slovenian Railways in July 2026, indicating ongoing collaborative relations for international route management.
• IJPP (Integrated Public Transport) PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated public transport scheme combining train and bus services. IJPP tickets (vozovnice IJPP) allow seamless travel across both rail and bus networks under a single ticketing system.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hungarian Railways (MÁV): Hungary's state-owned national passenger and freight rail operator. Directly comparable to SŽ as a similarly-sized Central European national operator with active cross-border cooperation on routes between Ljubljana and Budapest.
• Croatian Railways (HŽ Putnički prijevoz): Croatia's national passenger rail operator. Closely comparable in scale, state ownership structure, and route profile across the former-Yugoslav and Central European region.
• ZSSK (Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko): Slovakia's national passenger rail operator. Comparable in scale, ownership structure, and cross-border operating model within the Central European corridor served by SŽ.
• PKP Intercity (Poland): Polish long-distance passenger rail operator. Comparable as a state-owned operator running international routes into neighboring Central European countries.
• Czech Railways (České dráhy): Czech national passenger rail operator with international services into neighboring countries including Austria, Germany, Slovakia, and Poland — directly overlapping with SŽ's cross-border network footprint.

Regional players

• Trenitalia: Italy's primary passenger rail operator. Comparable on the SŽ cross-border Ljubljana–Italy corridor, though operating in a much larger domestic market and offering high-speed services SŽ does not.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Bahn: Germany's national rail operator. A direct cross-border competitor on SŽ's Germany-bound routes and a relevant scale benchmark, though substantially larger and more diversified than SŽ.
• Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS): Switzerland's national rail operator. Comparable as a state-owned Central European operator with strong cross-border services, particularly on the SŽ Ljubljana–Switzerland corridor.
• Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB): Austrian national rail operator and one of the larger Central European incumbents. Comparable as a cross-border rail competitor on SŽ's Austria-bound routes, though substantially larger and more diversified.

Emerging players

• FlixTrain: Private low-cost long-distance rail operator expanding across Central and Western Europe. Represents the competitive threat from EU rail liberalization that may increasingly overlap with SŽ's international routes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/slozeleznice
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/slovenskezeleznice/videos?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/grem.z.vlakom
• Instagraminstagram.com/slov.zeleznice
• TikToktiktok.com/@grem.z.vlakom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/s-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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