Bratislava Lamač railway station explained

Bratislava-Lamač
Address:Lamačská cesta 6530/22
84103 Lamač
Lamač
Bratislava IV
Country: Slovakia
Coordinates:48.1858°N 17.0486°W
Distance:49.147km (30.539miles) from Kúty
Line:BratislavaKúty
Other:
  • Public transport buses and night buses stop next to the railway station
Platform:3
Owned:Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR)
Operator:Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR)
Map Type:Slovakia
Map Size:300
Route Map:250px|none|Localisation within the Bratislava city rail network
Map State:expanded

Bratislava Lamač railway station (Hungarian: Pozsony-Lamacs vasútállomás, Slovak: Železničná stanica Bratislava-Lamač, Czech: Železniční stanice Bratislava-Lamač) is a small railway station (technically a train halt) inside the Lamač borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. Until 1947 the station was called "Lamač". The railway station is administered under Bratislava main railway station, with the station master (Slovak: prednosta) residing there as well. It lies at the edge of the Lamač and Dúbravka boroughs of Bratislava.

Bratislava Lamač railway station is the smallest true railway station in Bratislava. It contains four tracks of rails allowing the trains to cross tracks or the express trains to overtake slower passenger or freight trains.[1] The station building was reconstructed in 2007.

History

In the past, stone from the nearby quarry was loaded onto trains here. The narrow-rail line for this purpose was built in 1924.

On 21 May 2012 a 41-year-old woman died when she stumbled at the first platform when crossing the lines, falling down under a passing train. The accident caused seven trains to be delayed for a total time of 201 minutes.[2]

Rail lines

The following is a list of rail lines crossing this station.

Access

thumb|left|ŽST Lamač public bus stop in Bratislava. The actual bus stops (in both directions) are marked by red buses

A few meters away from the main station building there is a public bus stop called Stanica Lamač, sometimes officially abbreviated to Stn. Lamač. Buses no. 30, no. 37, no. 38, no. 63 and no. 92 stop here as well as night busses no. N21 and no. N37. The railway station is a short walk away for many people from the Lamač and Dúbravka boroughs of Bratislava.

This bus stop serves also as a minor intercity bus stop for buses headed towards Stupava and Malacky in the Záhorie region of Slovakia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Železničná stanica Bratislava–Lamač.
  2. News: Ženu pri prechádzaní cez koľaje v Lamači usmrtil vlak (A woman died after collision with a train while crossing the rails in Lamač). 23 May 2012. Bratislavské Noviny. 22 May 2012.