Banská Bystrica railway station

Banská Bystrica

View of the station building, 1993
Location 29. Augusta
97401 Banská Bystrica
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
Elevation 344 m (1,129 ft)
Owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky
(ŽSR)
Operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
(ZSSK)
Line(s) Vrútky–Zvolen
Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala
Distance 21.383 km (13.287 mi)
from Zvolen
Connections
  • Buses and Trolleybuses
History
Opened 3 September 1873 (1873-09-03)
Location
Banská Bystrica
Location within Slovakia

Banská Bystrica railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Banská Bystrica) serves the city and municipality of Banská Bystrica, seat of the Banská Bystrica Region, central Slovakia.

Opened in 1873, the station is a junction between the Vrútky–Zvolen railway and the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.

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

Location

Banská Bystrica railway station is situated at the southern end of 29. Augusta, on the edge of the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 3 September 1873, together with the rest of the Zvolen–Banská Bystrica section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway. On 26 July 1884, the station became a through station, upon the inauguration of the Banská Bystrica–Brezno section of the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.

It was not until 19 December 1940 that the Banská Bystrica–Dolná Stubn section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway was opened, thus completing the construction of that railway, and simultaneously transforming Banská Bystrica into a junction.

Facilities

The three storey station building houses information and ticketing facilities, and a restaurant.

Lines

Banská Bystrica railway station is the junction of the following Slovakian railway lines:

Interchange

In the station forecourt, there is a terminus for local trolleybuses and buses.

Services

Preceding station   ŽSSK   Following station
Zvolen osob. st.
terminus
  Regional fast trains   Turčianske Teplice
toward Žilina
Banská Bystrica mesto
toward Bratislava
  Regional fast trains   Brusno kúpele
toward Košice
    Terminus
Banská Bystrica mesto
toward Zvolen
  Stopping trains   Kostiviarska
toward Žilina
    Šalková
toward Brezno

See also

References

    External links

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