Slovakia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 14 December 2014 to 12 December 2015, unless otherwise shown. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
IMPORTANT NOTE: in the Slovak Railways timetable (Cestovný poriadok), the "crossed hammers" working days symbol means "Mondays to Fridays" not, as for most other railways, "Mondays to Saturdays".
Obscure services
Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava-Rača (odbočka Vinohrady)
[120] (41B1 not shown; ERA1 89A5) SK15/1
A small number of services on the Bratislava - Trnava route run from or to Bratislava-Nové Mesto rather than Bratislava hlavná stanica: they are clearly marked in table 120. Interestingly, this route contains the only burrowing (flying) junction used by passenger services in Slovakia. See also Bratislava.
| SSuX | 3071 | Bratislava Nové Mesto - 06:39 Bratislava predmestie - Trnava | |
| SSuX | 3070 | Trnava - 06:19 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
| SSuX | 3072 | Trnava - 06:19 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
| SSuX | R724 | Trenčín - 07:24 Pezinck - Bratislava Nové Mesto |
Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava-Vajnory (odbočka Močiar)
[130] (41B1 not shown; ERA1 89A5) SK15/2
A number of services on the Bratislava - Štúrovo route run from or to Bratislava-Nové Mesto rather than Bratislava hlavná stanica: they are clearly marked in table 130. See also Bratislava.
| SSuX | 4671 | Bratislava Nové Mesto - 06:34 Bratislava predmestie - Šaľa | |
| SSuX | 4670 | Šaľa - 05:41 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
| SSuX | R850 | Levice - 05:57 Galanta - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
| SSuX | 4672 | Šaľa - 06:41 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
| SSuX | 4674 | Komarno - 08:47 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
| SSuX | 4676 | Šaľa - 11:41 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto |
Kysak avoiding line: Veľká Lodina – Obišovce
[180, 188] (43B2 not shown; ERA1 91A4) SK15/3
This curve is used by trains between Prešov and Margecany which are not booked to call and reverse at Kysak.
| D | FO | R 1503 | Bratislava hl.st. - 19:43 Spišská Nová Ves - Humenné |
| D | SuO | R 1502 | Humenné - 15:25 Prešov - Bratislava hl.st. |
Zbehy - Jelšovce
[140,141] (42A2; ERA1 89C2) SK15/4
This short line is used by trains running directly from Prievidza to Bratislava or vice versa without the need to change at Lužianky or Nitra. Departure times from Topoľčany towards Bratislava 05:41, 09:18, 13:18, 17:18 and 19:35 D SuO Departure times from Zbehy towards Prievidza 08:16, 12:16, 16:16 and 20:10
Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (Ukraine)
[190] (43B2-44A2; ERA1 91C3) SK15/5
This international route and the station area at Chop are dual gauge 1435/1520 mm. Public passenger services (2 return journeys daily) are 143 5mm gauge, operated by ŽSR. Freight traffic uses the 1520 mm gauge tracks to and from the gauge-changing and transfer facilities in the Čierna nad Tisou area.
As well as the public passenger trains, ŽSR operates unadvertised staff trains on this route. Whilst they most probably run on the 1435 mm gauge lines, the service utilizes a former class 810.8 railcar and there is a slight possibility this runs on the 1520 mm gauge lines from Čierna nad Tisou yard. The compilers would appreciate information from anybody visiting the area. Although visas are no longer required for Ukraine, the trains are provided for railway staff and border control staff may not permit members of the public to cross the border. They may also use non-passenger locations in both Čierna nad Tisou and Čop.
| Rv71100 | 05:56 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 06:23) | ||
| Rv71102 | 17:37 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 18:07) | ||
| Rv71101 | 06:28 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 07:02) | ||
| Rv71103 | 18:13 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 18:50) |
Other sparse services
The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally in this country) - fewer than four trains each way on at least three days a week - or do not run each weekday:
| 123 | Horné Srnie - Vlárský průsmyk(CD) | Two train pairs, one FO and one SuO |
| 169 | Košice - Hidasnémeti (Hungary) | Only the two international train pairs traverse this line |
| 173 | Červená Skala - Dobšinská Ľadová Jaskyňa | |
| 174 | Brezno-Halny - Tisovec | Three train pairs |
| 185 | Stará Ľubovňa - Plaveč | Two train pairs, one FO and one SuO |
| 186 | Spišská Nová Ves - Levoča | Numerous return journeys on 4 & 5 July 2015 only |
| 188 | Lipany - Plaveč - Muszyna (Poland) | One FSuO train pair between Lipany and Plaveč; no service to Muszyna (Poland) |
| 190 | Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (Ukraine) | 2 return journeys daily |
Deletions since previous edition
| SK14/4 | Veľké Kapušany - Maťovce | No evidence that staff trains continue to run |
Lines without services
The following lines have no passenger service, but are still included in the Cestovný poriadok:
| 114 | Skalica na Slovensku - Sudoměřice nad Moravou |
| 132 | Bratislava Nové Mesto - Rajka (Hungary) |
| 135 | Komárno - Komárom (Hungary) |
| 141 | Lužianky - Kozárovce |
| 153 | Šahy – Zvolen |
| 160 | Lenartovce - Bánréve (Hungary) |
| 188 | Lipany - Muszyna (Poland) |
| 190 | Slovenské Nové Mesto - Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary) |
| 191 | Medzilaborce mesto - Łupków (Poland) |
The following lines no longer appear in the Cestovný poriadok but are still shown on the system map:
| 112 | Zohor - Plavecký Mikuláš |
| 115 | Holíč nad Moravou - Hodonín (Czech Republic) |
| 117 | Brezová pod Bradlom - Jablonica |
| 122 | Trenčianska Teplá - Trenčianske Teplice |
| 124 | Nemšová - Lednické Rovne |
| 132 | Bratislava-Petržalka - Rajka (Hungary) |
| 133 | Sereď – Leopoldov |
| 134 | Šaľa - Neded |
| 136 | Komárno - Kolárovo |
| 142 | Zbehy - Radošina |
| 144 | Prievidza - Nitrianske Pravno |
| 160 | Lenartovce - Bánréve |
| 161 | Lučenec - Kalonda |
| 163 | Katarínska Huta - Breznička |
| 164 | Fiľakovo - Somosköújfalu |
| 165 | Plešivec - Muráň |
| 166 | Plešivec - Slavošovce |
| 167 | Rožňava - Dobšiná |
| 168 | Moldava nad Bodvou - Medzev |
| 185 | Stará Ľubovňa - Plaveč |
| 187 | Spišské Vlachy - Spišské Podhradie |
| 190 | Slovenské Nové Mesto - Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary) |
| 191 | Medzilaborce mesto - Lupków (Poland) |
| 192 | Trebišov - Vranov nad Topľou |
| 195 | Bánovce nad Ondavou - Veľké Kapušany |
