Žilina railway station

Žilina
Stained glass window in the station building, 2007.
Location
Address Pavla Orságha Hviezdoslava
01001 Žilina
Municipality Žilina
District Žilina
Region  Žilina Region
Country Slovakia
Line(s) Bratislava–Žilina
Žilina–Rajec
Košice–Žilina
Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD)
Distance 337.632 km (209.795 mi)
from Slovakia—Ukraine border
Other information
Opened 8 January 1871 (1871-01-08)
Owner Železnice Slovenskej republiky
(ŽSR)
Line ops Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
(ZSSK)
Connections
Local buses
Location map
Žilina railway station
Žilina railway station (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 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.

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

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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.

Train services

Žilina railway station is the junction of the following Slovakian railway lines:

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.

Interchange

The station offers interchange with local buses.

See also

Trains portal
Architecture portal
Slovakia portal

References

External links

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