Banská Bystrica railway station

Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
	View of the station building, 2015
Location	29. Augusta; 97401 Banská Bystrica; Banská Bystrica; Banská Bystrica; Banská Bystrica Region; Slovakia
Coordinates	48°44′07″N 19°09′48″E / 48.73528°N 19.16333°ECoordinates: 48°44′07″N 19°09′48″E / 48.73528°N 19.16333°E
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Owned by	Železnice Slovenskej republiky; (ŽSR)
Operated by	Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko; (ZSSK)
Line(s)	;
Distance	21.383 km (13.287 mi); from Zvolen
Connections	Buses and Trolleybuses;
History
Opened	3 September 1873
Location
	Banská Bystrica Location within Slovakia

Banská Bystrica railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Banská Bystrica) serves the city and municipality of Banská Bystrica, seat of the Banská Bystrica Region, central Slovakia.

Opened in 1873, the station is a junction between the and the .

The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).

Location[]

Banská Bystrica railway station is situated at the southern end of 29. Augusta, on the edge of the city centre.

History[]

The station was opened on 3 September 1873, together with the rest of the Zvolen–Banská Bystrica section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway. On 26 July 1884, the station became a through station, upon the inauguration of the Banská Bystrica– section of the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.

It was not until 19 December 1940 that the Banská Bystrica– section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway was opened, thus completing the construction of that railway, and simultaneously transforming Banská Bystrica into a junction.

Facilities[]

The three storey station building houses information and ticketing facilities, and a restaurant.

Lines[]

Banská Bystrica railway station is the junction of the following Slovakian railway lines:

170
172

Interchange[]

In the station forecourt, there is a terminus for local trolleybuses and buses.

Services[]

Preceding station	ŽSSK	Following station
Terminus	Regional fast trains	Horná Štubňa obec toward Žilina
Banská Bystrica mesto toward Bratislava	Regional fast trains	Terminus
Banská Bystrica mesto toward Zvolen	Stopping trains	toward Brezno
Terminus	Regional Express	Medzibrod toward Margecany

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 Banská Bystrica (train station) at Wikimedia Commons

Banská Bystrica railway station on vlaky.net (in Slovak)