Railways in Europe
There are a few trains between Poland and Slovakia. Currently, passenger train transport between Poland and Slovakia leaves much to be desired. Some of the cross-border trains run only seasonally on weekends. The buses are much better option – there are direct Flixbus connections from Krakow to Bratislava, Poprad and Kosice. Seasonal trains are very …
There are many trains between Vienna and Bratislava. Trains between two capitals run every hour. Almost all of them are launched as a Regional Express train – fast regional train. There are two exceptions – an Intercity train Košice – Wien and Railjet train from Bratislava to Zurich. These trains are not recommended for tourists. …
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. The city is visited by many tourists from around the world. Most of them come to Bratislava by train. There are twelve train stations in Bratislava and four train stops. Only two stations are important for tourists – Bratislava hlavná stanica and Bratislava-Petržalka. Bratislava hlavná stanica (Bratislava Main Station) …
Poprad-Tatry train station is a break-of-gauge junction station serving the city of Poprad. The station was opened on 8 December 1871, the current station building was completed in 1982. Poprad-Tatry railway station is an important railway junction – regional, long-distance and international trains stop here; the station is also the southern terminus of the metre …
Kosice train station is the largest railway station in Košice, Slovakia. In my opinion the city of Košice is a perfect destination for one-day or longer trip and a perfect starting point for train trips to Central and East Slovakia and to East Hungary. The station was opened on 14 August 1860, the current building …
Bratislava Petrzalka train station is located at Petržalka, the largest housing estate in Slovakia. It is not a large station but is important because currently serves regional cross-border trains from Bratislava to Vienna. The station was opened in 1897. It was rebuild in 1990s. Cross-border train service to Wienna started in 1999. The station serves …
Bratislava Main train station (Bratislava hlavná stanica) is the largest railway station of the city of Bratislava. The current building station was built in 1905 in eclectic style. In 1960 it was reconstructed in socialist style. In 1987 a foyer was added to the second building. Bratislava main train station serves many domestic and international …
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There are four operational funicular railways in Poland. Three of them are located in the south of the country, and the last one was built in Gdynia in northern Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship). All four funicular railways operate year-round. Funicular railways in Poland Funicular Railway to Mount Żar – a popular funicular railway in Silesian Voivodeship. …
Przemysl Glowny train station is the main railway station in the city of Przemyśl, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. The medium-sized train station is one of the most beautiful railway station buildings in Europe. The station was opened in 1860. In 2010-2012 the station building underwent major reconstruction. The station hall is adorned with paintings …
There are several large railway museums in Poland. In addition, at some stations were established memorial rooms dedicated to history of the local railways. I assume that railway enthusiasts and ordinary tourists will be most interested in exhibits of historic railway stock. I have prepared a list of the most important Polish railway museums and …