The Slovenian government decided to establish a special company which will manage the construction and operation of the planned second railway line between the port of Koper and the Divača hub and additional transshipment infrastructure in the port. The planned company would only manage the second rail line, while the rest of the railway infrastructure would remain in the hands of national railway operator Slovenske Železnice.
Potential private partners and countries in the region would be offered to acquire stakes in the company by providing capital injections, while the Slovenian state would keep a minority stake.
The legal basis for the company will be provided by a special law, which is expected to be discussed by the government in March and passed in parliament in May, Infrastructure Minister Peter Gašperšič said.
The government has also planned an analysis, which will examine the possibilities to simplify and lower the price of the project, which currently stands at over 1.3 billion euros. The analysis will focus on passenger transport on the new rail line and the anticipated speed of travel.
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