Žilina railway station explained

Žilina
Address:Pavla Orságha Hviezdoslava
01001 Žilina
Žilina
Žilina
Country: Slovakia
Coordinates:49.2269°N 18.7461°W
Distance:337.632km (209.795miles)
from Slovakia—Ukraine border
Line:Bratislava–Žilina
Žilina–Rajec
Košice–Žilina
Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD)
Other:
  • Local buses
Owned:Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Operator:Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Map Type:Slovakia
Map Size:300
Map State:expanded

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:

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.

Interchange

The station offers interchange with local buses.

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