Slovakia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 11 December 2016 to 9 December 2017, 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

In the heading to each entry, the map reference for the line in the European Railway Atlas 2016 published by M.G. Ball is shown.

Bratislava-Rača - odbočka Vinohrady - Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava Nové Mesto

[120] (ERA 205C1) SK17/1

A small number of services on the Bratislava - Trnava route run 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. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.


SSuX 3070 Trnava - 06:18 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto
SSuX 3072 Trnava - 07:18 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto
SSuX REX724 Trenčín - 07:25 Pezinok - Bratislava Nové Mesto

Bratislava-Vajnory - odbočka Močiar - Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava Nové Mesto

[130] (ERA 205C1) SK17/2

Only one service on the Bratislava - Štúrovo route now runs to Bratislava-Nové Mesto rather than Bratislava hlavná stanica: it is clearly marked in table 130. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.


SSuX 4670 Galanta - 06:07 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto

Zbehy – Jelšovce

[140,141] (ERA 204A3) SK17/3

This curve is used by trains running directly between Prievidza and Bratislava, avoiding Lužianky.

SuX REX1720 Prievidza - 05:39 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
REX1722 Prievidza - 09:39 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
REX1724 Prievidza - 13:39 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
REX1726 Prievidza - 17:39 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
SuO REX17728 Prievidza - 19:39 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
REX1721 Bratislava hl.n. - 08:07 Zbehy - Prievidza
REX1723 Bratislava hl.n. - 12:07 Zbehy - Prievidza
REX1725 Bratislava hl.n. - 16:07 Zbehy - Prievidza
SX REX1727 Bratislava hl.n. - 20:07 Zbehy - Prievidza

Kysak avoiding line: Veľká Lodina – Obišovce

[180, 188] (ERA 91A4) SK17/4

This curve is used by trains between Prešov and Margecany which are not booked to call and reverse at Kysak.

TWX EC1367 Praha hl.n. - 03:09 Spišská Nová Ves - Prešov - Košice
FO R15711 Bratislava hl.n. - 21:29 Margecany - Humenné
EC1359 Praha hl.n. - 21:16 Spišská Nová Ves - Prešov - Košice
TWX EC1356 Košice - 05:38 Prešov - Praha hl.n.
SuO R17612 Humenné - 15:36 Prešov - Bratislava hl.st.
EC1350 Košice - 23:38 Prešov - Praha hl.n.

Čierna nad Tisou – Čop (Ukraine)

[190] (ERA 91C3) SK17/5

This international route and the station area at Čop are dual gauge 1435/1520 mm. Public passenger services (2 return journeys daily) are 1435 mm gauge, operated by ŽSR. Cross border freight traffic uses both gauges are there are 1520 mm gauge tracks to and from the gauge-changing and transfer facilities in the Čierna nad Tisou area.

8860 07:00 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 07:40)
8862 12:15 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 13:10)
8861 08:43 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 09:47)
8863 16:45 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 17:40)


As well as the public passenger trains, ŽSR is thought to operate 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. No confirmation of this has been received in recent years, so this information will be deleted in December 2017 unless a report is received. Although visas are no longer required for Ukraine, these railcar 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.

Žilina – Žilina-Teplička

(ERA 90A4) SK17/6

What are presumably staff trains run to and from the marshalling yards east of Žilina. These probably use the flyover east of Žilina and the goods lines. The compilers would greatly appreciate any information on the routes used by these trains.

9901 05:35 Žilina - Žilina-Teplička (arr 05:49)
9903 17:35 Žilina - Žilina-Teplička (arr 17:49)
9900 06:04 Žilina-Teplička - Žilina (arr 06:18)
9902 18:04 Žilina-Teplička - Žilina (arr 18:18)

Trams

See Slovakia - Tram services over obscure routes

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:

122 Trenčianska Teplá - Trenčianske Teplice Four pairs SSuO between 17 June and 3 September 2017 are again listed in the on-line PDF's
123 Horné Srnie - Vlárský průsmyk(CD) Three train pairs on FSSuO, check operating dates
169 Košice - Hidasnémeti (Hungary) Only two international train pairs traverse this line
173 Červená Skala - Dobšinská Ľadová Jaskyňa Two train pairs
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 1 & 2 July 2017 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. See also Obscure Service SK17/5 above.

Deletions since previous edition

None

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 (Czech Republic)
133 Sereď – Leopoldov
135 Komárno - Komárom (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
124 Nemšová - Lednické Rovne
132 Bratislava-Petržalka - Rajka (Hungary)
134 Šaľa - Neded
136 Komárno - Kolárovo
141 Lužianky - Kozárovce
142 Zbehy - Radošina
144 Prievidza - Nitrianske Pravno
153 Šahy – Zvolen
160 Lenartovce - Bánréve (Hungary)
161 Lučenec - Kalonda
163 Katarínska Huta - Breznička
164 Fiľakovo - Somosköújfalu
165 Plešivec - Muráň
166 Plešivec - Slavošovce
167 Rožňava - Dobšiná
168 Moldava nad Bodvou - Medzev
187 Spišské Vlachy - Spišské Podhradie
190 Slovenské Nové Mesto - Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary)
192 Trebišov - Vranov nad Topľou
195 Bánovce nad Ondavou - Veľké Kapušany

See also