Žilina railway station
Žilina railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Žilina) serves the city and municipality of Žilina, seat of the Žilina Region, northern Slovakia. Opened in 1871, the station is an important railway junction between the Bratislava–Žilina railway and the Košice–Žilina railway, both of which form part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor. It is also a junction for two other lines.
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 Stained glass window in the station building, 2007 | |
| Location | Pavla Orságha Hviezdoslava 01001 Žilina  ŽilinaŽilina  Žilina Region Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 49°13′37″N 18°44′46″E |
| Owned by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) |
| Operated by | Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) |
| Line(s) | Bratislava–Žilina Žilina–Rajec Košice–Žilina Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD) |
| Distance | 337.632 km (209.795 mi) from Slovakia—Ukraine border |
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| History | |
| Opened | 8 January 1871 |
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  Žilina Location within Slovakia | |
The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).
Location
Žilina railway station is situated in Pavla Orságha Hviezdoslava, at the northeastern edge of the city centre.
History
The station was opened on 8 January 1871, upon the inauguration of the Český Těšín–Žilina section of the Košice–Bohumín Railway.
Facilities
The station building is decorated with stained glass windows. It houses information and ticketing facilities, and a restaurant.
Lines
Žilina railway station is the junction of the following Slovakian railway lines:
- 120 Bratislava–Žilina
- 126 Žilina–Rajec
- 127 Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD) (part of the Košice–Bohumín Railway)
- 180 Košice–Žilina (also part of the Košice–Bohumín Railway)
Lines 120 and 180 are both part of Pan-European Corridor Va, which runs from Venice in Italy to Kiev in Ukraine, via Bratislava, Žilina, Košice and Uzhhorod.
Services
| Preceding station | ŽSSK | Following station | ||
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| Čadca toward Prague |
EuroNight EN Slovakia |
Ružomberok toward Košice | ||
| Trenčín toward Bratislava |
InterCity | Liptovský Mikuláš toward Košice | ||
| Čadca toward Ostrava |
Regional fast trains | Vrútky toward Zvolen or Košice | ||
| Považská Bystrica toward Vsetín or Bratislava |
Terminus | |||
| Brodno toward Čadca |
Stopping trains | Teplička nad Váhom toward Zvolen or Košice | ||
| Horný Hričov toward Trenčín or Púchov |
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| Žilina Záriečie toward Rajec |
Stopping trains | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station | RegioJet | Following station | ||
| Kysucké Nové Mesto toward Praha hl.n. |
IC RegioJet | Terminus |
Interchange
The station offers interchange with local buses.
References
- Catchpole, Paul (1998). Steam and Rail in Slovakia. Kings Norton, Birmingham, England: Locomotives International. ISBN 1-900340-08-9.
External links
Media related to Žilina (train station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Žilina railway station on vlaky.net (in Slovak)