Slovakia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 15 December 2013 to 13 December 2014, 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) SK14/1
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 - 06:37 Bratislava predmestie - Trnava | |
SSuX | 3070 | Trnava - 06:19 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
SSuX | 3072 | Trnava - 07:19 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto |
Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava-Vajnory (odbočka Močiar)
[130] (41B1 not shown; ERA1 89A5) SK14/2
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 - 05:40 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto | |
SSuX | 4672 | Šaľa - 06:40 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto |
Kysak avoiding line: Veľká Lodina – Obišovce
[180, 188] (43B2 not shown; ERA1 91A4) SK14/3
This curve is used by trains between Prešov and Margecany which are not booked to call and reverse at Kysak.
D | FO | R 1505 | Bratislava hl.st. - 20:06 Margecany - Humenné |
D | SuO | R 1504 | Humenné - 15:45 Prešov - Bratislava hl.st. |
Veľké Kapušany - Maťovce
[195] (43B2 not correctly shown; ERA1 91C3) SK14/4
The withdrawal of passenger services between Bánovce nad Ondavou and Veľké Kapušany from 9 December 2012 means there are no longer any table 195 services to be extended beyond Veľké Kapušany as staff trains running 2.7km to and from the gauge transfer yard at Maťovce. However, staff trains may continue to run, possibly to similar times as in mid 2007 when Maťovce trains were shown on the timetable poster at Veľké Kapušany: 06:44 SSuX, 14:20 SSuX. Further information would be welcomed by the compilers. However, unless evidence emerges that staff trains are still running, this entry will be deleted at the next annual update.
Zbehy - Jelšovce
[140,141] (42A2; ERA1 89C2) SK14/5
This short line is used by trains running directly from Prievidza to Bratislava without the need to change at Lužianky or Nitra
SuX | 720 | Prievidza - 05:40 Topol'cany - Bratislava hl.st. | |
722 | Prievidza - 09:18 Topol'cany - Bratislava hl.st. | ||
SX | 724 | Prievidza - 13:18 Topol'cany - Bratislava hl.st. | |
726 | Prievidza - 17:18 Topol'cany - Bratislava hl.st. | ||
SuO | 1520 | Prievidza - 19:35 Topol'cany - Bratislava hl.st. | |
721 | Bratislava hl.st. - 08:16 Zbehy - Prievidza | ||
SX | 723 | Bratislava hl.st. - 12:16 Zbehy - Prievidza | |
725 | Bratislava hl.st. - 16:16 Zbehy - Prievidsa | ||
SX | 727 | Bratislava hl.st. - 20:16 Zbehy - Prievidsa |
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 |
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 5 & 6 July 2014 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
SK13/3 | Chvatimech – Hronec zlieváreň | No train shown in either the 2012 - 2013 or 2013 - 2014 timetables |
121 | Myjava - Velká nad Veličkou | Not a sparse service |
Lines without services
The following lines have no passenger service, but are still included in the Cestovný poriadok:
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 |