Žilina railway station
Žilina | |
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![]() Stained glass window in the station building, 2007 | |
Location | Pavla Orságha Hviezdoslava 01001 Žilina ![]() Žilina ![]() ![]() |
Coordinates | 49°13′37″N 18°44′46″E / 49.22694°N 18.74611°ECoordinates: 49°13′37″N 18°44′46″E / 49.22694°N 18.74611°E |
Owned by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) |
Operated by | Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) |
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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 |
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 and the , both of which form part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor. It is also a junction for two other lines.
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 –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
- 126
- 127 (part of the Košice–Bohumín Railway)
- 180 (also part of the Košice–Bohumín Railway)
Lines 120 and 180 are both part of , 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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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.
See also[]
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)
- Buildings and structures in Žilina
- Railway stations in Žilina Region
- Railway stations opened in 1871
- Buildings and structures in Žilina Region