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Železnice Slovenskej Republiky
Railways of the Slovak Republic (, acronym: ''ŽSR'') is the state-owned railway infrastructure company of Slovakia. The company was established in 1993 as the successor to the Czechoslovak State Railways () in Slovakia following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. It had a formal monopoly on railroad transportation in Slovakia until 1996, and while other rail transport companies have since been allowed to operate in the countryfor example, RegioJet, a private provider, has been operating passenger rail lines since 2012, it has retained a de facto monopoly. In 2002, the Slovak parliament passed a law dividing the company. ŽSR was tasked with infrastructure maintenance, while passenger and freight transport was moved to Železničná spoločnosť. In 2005, this new company was further split into Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Slovenske železnice
Slovenian Railways (, SŽ) is the state railway company of Slovenia, created in 1991. Slovenia is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Slovenia is 79. History What is now Slovenia received its first railway connection in the 1840s, when the Austrian Empire built a railway connection – Südliche Staatsbahn or Austrian Southern Railway – between its capital, Vienna, and its major commercial port, Trieste. Thus, Maribor was connected by railway to Graz in 1844. The stretch was extended via Pragersko to Celje in 1846, and further via Zidani Most to Ljubljana in 1849. A double-track line was continued via Postojna, Pivka, and Divača, finally reaching Trieste in 1857. Before World War I, numerous other railways were built. In 1860, Pragersko was connected to Ormož and further to Čakovec, Croatia, thus connecting the Austrian and the Hungarian parts of the empire. In 1862, a single-track railway (expanded into double-track in 1944) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Železničná Spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia
Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s. (ZSSK CARGO, VKM: ZSSKC) is the Slovak state-owned freight train operator based in Bratislava. It was established on 1st January 2005 by separating Železničná spoločnosť into two different companies – one intended to operate passenger trains ( ZSSK) and the other one freight trains. Its establisher and the only shareholder is the Republic of Slovakia, which acts via the Ministry of Transport and Construction. ZSSK CARGO's market share in Slovakia is about 59%, and in comparison to the other freight train operators, ZSSK CARGO has the best coverage of the Slovak territory. Activity The ZSSK CARGO's main business activity is providing rail freight transport services. The company also repairs and maintains rail traction vehicles and freight carriages and performs rail vehicle safety inspections, examinations, tests and measurements. Other services include renting of traction vehicles and freight carriages, road transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tatra Electric Railway
The Tatra Electric Railway (), colloquially Tatra Railway, is an electrified (1500 V direct current, DC) single track narrow gauge railway in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains. It consists of two connected lines: * Poprad-Tatry railway station, Poprad – Starý Smokovec railway station, Starý Smokovec – Štrbské Pleso railway station, Štrbské Pleso (29,1 km) * Starý Smokovec railway station, Starý Smokovec – Tatranská Lomnica railway station, Tatranská Lomnica (5,9 km) At Štrbské Pleso, the railway connects to the Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway. At Starý Smokovec, the railway connects to the Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular. History After the completion of the Košice-Bohumín Railway in 1871 and of Poprad - Kežmarok in 1892, the High Tatras were easier to access, and tourism expanded, which required accessibility. In 1896, a Štrbské Pleso - Štrba rack railway, rack railway from Štrbské Pleso to Štrba was built. Finally, it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Harmanec Tunnel
The Harmanec Tunnel () is a railway tunnel on the Banská Bystrica — Dolná Štubňa railway. It is long and it is the longest railway tunnel in Slovakia. It was built from 1936 to 1940. See also *Bujanov Tunnel The Bujanov Tunnel () is the longest double track railway tunnel in Slovakia, on the Margecany-Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, nea ... SourcesOn the ridge of the Greater Fatra Railway tunnels in Slovakia Tunnels completed in 1940 {{Slovakia-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bujanov Tunnel
The Bujanov Tunnel () is the longest double track railway tunnel in Slovakia, on the Margecany-Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ... route. It is long and is the second longest railway tunnel in Slovakia after the Harmanec Tunnel. It was opened in 1955. History During the electrification and extension of the Košice-Bohumín railway to the double-track družby line, the construction of a tunnel under the Bujanov hill was started in the early 1950s. Running the important line through a 3,410.7 m long tunnel was supposed to significantly speed up traffic in the difficult section, where, in addition, the construction of the Ružín dam, necessary for the ironworks under construction near Košice, was envisaged. Complex geological conditions, difficult terrain a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Uzhhorod - Košice Broad Gauge Track
Uzhhorod (, ; , ; , ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality on the Uzh, Uzh River in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic and the Black Sea (650–690 km) making it the most inland city in this part of Europe. It is the Capital (political), administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast (oblast, region), as well as the administrative center of Uzhhorod Raion (raion, district) within the oblast. Name The city's earliest known name is ''Ungvár'', from Hungarian language, Hungarian ''Ung'' (Uzh, River Uzh) and ''vár'' "castle, fortress", originally referring to a castle outside the city (probably Nevytske Castle). The name ''Uzhhorod'' was coined in early 19th century Slavophilia, Slavophile circles as a literal translation of the name ''Ungvár''. The city officially adopted this name some time after 1920, unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Transport In Slovakia
Transport in Slovakia is possible by rail, road, air, or rivers. Slovakia is a developed Central European country with a well-developed rail network (3,662 km) and a highway system (854 km). The main international airport is the M. R. Štefánik Airport in the capital, Bratislava. The most important waterway is the river Danube, which is used by passenger, cargo, and freight ships. The two most important harbours in Slovakia are Komarno harbour and Bratislava harbour. Railways * ''Total:'' 3,662 km (2008) ** ''Broad gauge:'' 99 km of gauge - used for freight transport only, see Uzhhorod - Košice broad gauge track ** ''Standard gauge:'' 3,473 km of gauge (1,588 km electrified; 1,011 km double track) ** ''Narrow gauge:'' 50 km (45 km of gauge; 5 km of gauge) Slovakia has a range of railway connections that provide access to all of Slovakia in the country and from the rest of Europe. There are many railway operators that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Slovenská Strela
Slovak may refer to: * Something from, related to, or belonging to Slovakia (''Slovenská republika'') * Slovaks, a Western Slavic ethnic group * Slovak language, an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages * Slovak, Arkansas, United States See also * Slovák, a surname * Slovák, the official newspaper of the Slovak People's Party Andrej Hlinka, Hlinka's Slovak People's Party (), also known as the Slovak People's Party (, SĽS) or the Hlinka Party, was a far-right Clerical fascism, clerico-fascist political party with a strong Catholic fundamentalism, Catholic fundamental ... * {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
