Slovakia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 10 December 2017 to 8 December 2018, 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) SK18/1
For years only a small number of services on the Bratislava - Trnava route ran to Bratislava-Nové Mesto rather than Bratislava hlavná stanica: but with effect from the timetable of 10 June 2018 this line has an hourly service on Mondays - Fridays only. Interestingly, this route contains the only burrowing (flying) junction used by passenger services in Slovakia. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.
Bratislava-Vajnory - odbočka Močiar - Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava Nové Mesto
[130] (ERA 205C1) SK18/2
For years, only a very limited, recently just one train in one direction on the Bratislava - Trnava route ran to Bratislava-Nové Mesto rather than Bratislava hlavná stanica. But with effect from the timetable of 10 June 2018 this line has an hourly service on Mondays - Fridays only. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.
Zbehy – Jelšovce
[140,141] (ERA 204A3) SK18/3
This curve is used by trains running directly between Prievidza and Bratislava, avoiding Lužianky.
SuX | REX1720 | Prievidza - 05:36 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n. | |
REX1722 | Prievidza - 09:33 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n. | ||
REX1724 | Prievidza - 13:33 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n. | ||
REX1726 | Prievidza - 17:33 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n. | ||
SuO | REX17728 | Prievidza - 19:33 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n. | |
REX1721 | Bratislava hl.n. - 08:02 Zbehy - Prievidza | ||
REX1723 | Bratislava hl.n. - 12:02 Zbehy - Prievidza | ||
REX1725 | Bratislava hl.n. - 16:02 Zbehy - Prievidza | ||
SX | REX1727 | Bratislava hl.n. - 20:02 Zbehy - Prievidza |
Kysak avoiding line: Veľká Lodina – Obišovce
[180, 188] (ERA 202A3) SK18/4
This curve is used by trains between Prešov and Margecany which are not booked to call and reverse at Kysak. Note that trains designated 'EC' are services of private operator Leo Express, so ZSSK tickets/concessions are not valid. Between Košice and Prešov and vice versa, Leo Express services may carry a different train number from that shown below.
TWX | EC1367 | Praha hl.n. - 03:18 Spišská Nová Ves - Prešov - Košice | |
FO | R15711 | Bratislava hl.n. - 20:26 Margecany - Humenné | |
EC1359 | Praha hl.n. - 21:23 Spišská Nová Ves - Prešov - Košice | ||
TWX | EC1358 | Košice - 05:38 Prešov - Praha hl.n. | |
SuO | R17612 | Humenné - 15:36 Prešov - Bratislava hl.st. | |
EC1350 | Košice - 23:42 Prešov - Praha hl.n. |
Čierna nad Tisou – Čop (Ukraine)
[190] (ERA 202C1-C2) SK18/5
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 | 09:00 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 09:40) | ||
8862 | 17:07 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 17:48) | ||
8861 | 10:35 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 11:39) | ||
8863 | 18:35 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 19:41) |
As well as the public passenger trains, ŽSR is thought to operate unadvertised staff trains on this route. The compilers would appreciate information from anybody visiting the area, regarding routeing, timings and operating procedures.
Žilina – Žilina-Teplička
(ERA 200A3) SK18/6
Staff trains run to and from the marshalling yards east of Žilina, probably using the flyover east of Žilina and the goods lines. The following are 2018 timings. 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 | 06:06 Žilina-Teplička - Žilina (arr 06:20) | ||
9902 | 18:06 Žilina-Teplička - Žilina (arr 18:20) |
Ružomberok – Zápalkáreň
(ERA 90A4 not shown) SK18/7
Shuttles run along this 3 km freight on August 4,5,11,12,18,19,25,26,30,31, and September 1,2, departing Ružomberok hourly from 10:00 to 18:00 and returning from Zápalkáreň 09:30 to 18:30. More information at https://www.visitliptov.sk/en/zaujimavosti/vlak-korytko-ruzomberok/
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 train pairs are listed in the on-line PDFs - for operating dates see the operators' website [1] |
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 7 & 8 July 2018 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. |
191 | Medzilaborce mesto - Lupków (Poland) | Two pairs SSuO between 30 June and 2 September 2018 are listed in the on-line PDFs |
Deletions since previous edition
None |
Lines without services
The following lines have no passenger service, but are still included in the Cestovný poriadok:
112 | Zohor - Plavecký Mikuláš (see General Information page : also appears on the system map) |
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) |
The following line does have a regular passenger service (see General Information) but does not appear on the system map:
160 | Moldava nad Bodvou - Moldava nad Bodvou mesto |