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.

Žilina
Stained glass window in the station building, 2007
LocationPavla Orságha Hviezdoslava
01001 Žilina
Žilina
Žilina
 Žilina Region
 Slovakia
Coordinates49°13′37″N 18°44′46″E
Owned byŽeleznice Slovenskej republiky
(ŽSR)
Operated byŽelezničná spoločnosť Slovensko
(ZSSK)
Line(s)Bratislava–Žilina
Žilina–Rajec
Košice–Žilina
Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD)
Distance337.632 km (209.795 mi)
from Slovakia—Ukraine border
Connections
  • Local buses
History
Opened8 January 1871 (1871-01-08)
Location
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
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
   
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.

See also

References

    • Catchpole, Paul (1998). Steam and Rail in Slovakia. Kings Norton, Birmingham, England: Locomotives International. ISBN 1-900340-08-9.

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