Slovakia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 13 December 2015 to 10 December 2016, 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

Trams

See Tram services over obscure routes - Slovakia

Bratislava-Rača - odbočka Vinohrady - Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava Nové Mesto

[120] (41B1 not shown; ERA1 89A5) SK16/1

A small number of services on the Bratislava - Trnava route run 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. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.

	SSuX	3070	Trnava - 06:18 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto
	SSuX	3072	Trnava - 07:18 Bratislava Rača - Bratislava Nové Mesto
	SSuX	REX724	Trenčín - 07:25 Pezinok - Bratislava Nové Mesto

Bratislava-Vajnory - odbočka Močiar - Bratislava predmestie - Bratislava Nové Mesto

[130] (41B1 not shown; ERA1 89A5) SK16/2

Only one service on the Bratislava - Štúrovo route now runs to Bratislava-Nové Mesto rather than Bratislava hlavná stanica: it is clearly marked in table 130. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.

SSuX

4670

Galanta - 06:07 Bratislava Vajnory - Bratislava Nové Mesto

Kysak avoiding line: Veľká Lodina – Obišovce

[180, 188] (43B2 not shown; ERA1 91A4) SK16/3

This curve is used by trains between Prešov and Margecany which are not booked to call and reverse at Kysak.

		EC1367	Praha hl.n. - 02:32 Spišská Nová Ves - Prešov
		EC1361	Praha hl.n. - 21:29 Spišská Nová Ves - Prešov
		EC1358	05:25 Prešov - Praha hl.n.
	SuO	IC1602	Humenné - 15:18 Prešov - Bratislava hl.st.
		EC1352	23:58 Prešov - Praha hl.n.

Zbehy – Jelšovce

[140,141] (42A2; ERA1 89C2) SK16/4

This curve is used by trains running directly between Prievidza and Bratislava, avoiding Lužianky.

	SuX	REX720	Prievidza - 05:41 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
		REX722	Prievidza - 09:41 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
		REX724	Prievidza - 13:41 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
		REX726	Prievidza - 17:41 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
	SuO	REX1520	Prievidza - 19:39 Topoľčany - Bratislava hl.n.
		REX721	Bratislava hl.n. - 08:07 Zbehy - Prievidza
		REX723	Bratislava hl.n. - 12:07 Zbehy - Prievidza
		REX725	Bratislava hl.n. - 16:07 Zbehy - Prievidza
	SX	REX727	Bratislava hl.n. - 20:07 Zbehy - Prievidza

Čierna nad Tisou – Čop (Ukraine)

[190] (43B2-44A2; ERA1 91C3) SK16/5

This international route and the station area at Chop are dual gauge 1435/1520 mm. Public passenger services (2 return journeys daily) are 1435 mm gauge, operated by ŽSR. Freight traffic uses the 1520 mm gauge tracks to and from the gauge-changing and transfer facilities in the Čierna nad Tisou area.

As well as the public passenger trains, ŽSR operates unadvertised staff trains on this route. Whilst they most probably run on the 1435 mm gauge lines, the service utilizes a former class 810.8 railcar and there is a slight possibility this runs on the 1520 mm gauge lines from Čierna nad Tisou yard. The compilers would appreciate information from anybody visiting the area. Although visas are no longer required for Ukraine, the trains are provided for railway staff and border control staff may not permit members of the public to cross the border. They may also use non-passenger locations in both Čierna nad Tisou and Čop.

		Rv71100	05:56 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 06:23)
		Rv71102	17:37 Čierna nad Tisou - Čop (arr 18:07)
		Rv71101	06:28 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 07:02)
		Rv71103	18:13 Čop - Čierna nad Tisou (arr 18:50)

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
173	Červená Skala - Dobšinská Ľadová Jaskyňa
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 2 & 3 July 2016 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 SK16/5 above.

Deletions since previous edition

None

Lines without services

The following lines have no passenger service, but are still included in the Cestovný poriadok:

114	Skalica na Slovensku - Sudoměřice nad Moravou (Czech Republic)
135	Komárno - Komárom (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
141	Lužianky - Kozárovce
142	Zbehy - Radošina
144	Prievidza - Nitrianske Pravno
153	Šahy – Zvolen
160	Lenartovce - Bánréve (Hungary)
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