Banská Bystrica mesto railway station

Banská Bystrica mesto

View of the station building, 2012
Location Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
 Banská Bystrica Region
 Slovakia
Coordinates 48°44′07″N 19°09′48″E / 48.73528°N 19.16333°E / 48.73528; 19.16333Coordinates: 48°44′07″N 19°09′48″E / 48.73528°N 19.16333°E / 48.73528; 19.16333
Owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky
(ŽSR)
Operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
(ZSSK)
Line(s) Vrútky–Zvolen
Connections
  • Buses
Location
Banská Bystrica mesto
Location within Slovakia

Banská Bystrica mesto railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Banská Bystrica mesto) serves the city of Banská Bystrica in central Slovakia. It is situated a short walk from the centre of the old town, in contrast to the larger but less central Banská Bystrica railway station.

History

The station was opened on 3 September 1873 as Banská Bystrica Svätý Jan (Hungarian: Besztercebánya Szt. János) together with the rest of the Zvolen–Banská Bystrica section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway.[1]

Facilities

The station has a single platform, and a single storey station building housing information and ticketing facilities.

Services

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

Preceding station   ŽSSK   Following station
Sliač kúpele
toward Bratislava
  Regional fast trains   Banská Bystrica
toward Košice or terminus
Radvaň
toward Zvolen
  Stopping trains   Banská Bystrica
toward Žilina or Brezno

See also

References


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