Žilina railway station

Žilina
Stained glass window in the station building, 2007
General information
Location	Pavla Orságha Hviezdoslava 01001 Žilina Žilina Žilina Žilina Region Slovakia
Coordinates	49°13′37″N 18°44′46″E
Owned by	Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Operated by	Železnice Slovenskej republiky
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
Connections	Local buses
History
Opened	8 January 1871 (1871-01-08)
Location Žilina Location within 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).

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 Kyiv 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

• History of rail transport in Slovakia
• Rail transport in Slovakia

References

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

External links

Media related to Žilina (train station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Žilina railway station on vlaky.net (in Slovak)