You can find on this page the Slovakia trains map to print and to download in PDF. The Slovakia railways map presents the rail network and shows high speed rails routes of Slovakia in Eastern Europe.
The Slovakia rail map shows all the railway stations and lines of Slovakia trains. This train map of Slovakia will allow you to easily travel by train in showing the major rail routes and high speed rail routes of Slovakia in Eastern Europe. The Slovakia rail map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
The history of the rail transport in Slovakia began on 21 September 1840, with the opening of the first line from Bratislava to Svätý Jur (at that time in Kingdom of Hungary, horse-powered) and on 20 August 1848 (line to Vienna, steam-powered). The Železnice Slovenskej republiky company was established in 1993 as a successor of the Československé státní drahy in Slovakia as its mentioned in Slovakia rail map. Until 1996 it had formal and since then de-facto monopoly on railroad transportation in the country. Since 2002 a law divided the company: ŽSR was left with infrastructure maintenance and passenger and cargo transport was moved into company "Železničná spoločnosť, a. s." (ZSSK). In 2005 this new company was further split into "Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a. s." (ZSSK) providing Passenger transport services and "Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s." (ZSSK Cargo) providing cargo services.
Slovakia rail companies as you can see in Slovakia rail map are: Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) - state-owned railway infrastructure operator in Slovakia. Čierny Hron Railway (ČHŽ) - 760 mm (2 ft 57⁄8 in) narrow gauge railway owned by villages placed on ČHŽ lines. The Historical Logging Back Swath Railway, Vychylovka (HLÚŽ or OKLŽ) - a 760 mm (2 ft 57⁄8 in) narrow gauge railway owned by Museum of Kysuce. Nitra Agricultural Museum Railway (NPŽ) - 760 mm (2 ft 57⁄8 in) narrow gauge railway. Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko a. s. (ZSSK) - state-owned passenger train Operator. Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia a. s.(ZSSK Cargo or ZSCS) - state-owned freight train Operator.
The total length of Slovakia rail lines as its shown in Slovakia rail map: 3,658 km (2,273 mi), Single track: 2,639 km (1,640 mi), Double or more track: 1,019 km (633 mi), 1,520 mm (4 ft 115⁄6 in) broad gauge: 99 km (62 mi), 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge: 3,509 km (2,180 mi). Narrow gauge: 50 km (31 mi), 45 km (28 mi) of 1,000 mm (3 ft 33⁄8 in) gauge; 5 km (3.1 mi) of 750 mm (2 ft 51⁄2 in) gauge). Electrified: 1,577 km (980 mi). Rail links to adjacent countries: Same gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in), Austria — voltage change 3 kV DC/15 kV AC, Czech Republic — same voltage 3 kV DC, Germany — voltage change 3 kV DC/15 kV AC Hungary — voltage, Poland — same voltage 3 kV DC. Break-of-gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in)/1,520 mm (4 ft 115⁄6 in) Ukraine — voltage.