Elevation 344 m (1,129 ft) | ||
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Location Owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky(ŽSR) Operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko(ZSSK) Line(s) Vrútky–ZvolenBanská Bystrica–Červená Skala Distance 21.383 km (13.287 mi)from Zvolen | ||
Banská Bystrica railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Banská Bystrica) serves the city and municipality of Banská Bystrica, seat of the Banská Bystrica Region, central Slovakia.
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Opened in 1873, the station is a junction between the Vrútky–Zvolen railway and the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.
The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).
Location
Banská Bystrica railway station is situated at the southern end of 29. Augusta, on the edge of the city centre.
History
The station was opened on 3 September 1873, together with the rest of the Zvolen–Banská Bystrica section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway. On 26 July 1884, the station became a through station, upon the inauguration of the Banská Bystrica–Brezno section of the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.
It was not until 19 December 1940 that the Banská Bystrica–Dolná Stubn section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway was opened, thus completing the construction of that railway, and simultaneously transforming Banská Bystrica into a junction.
Facilities
The three storey station building houses information and ticketing facilities, and a restaurant.
Lines
Banská Bystrica railway station is the junction of the following Slovakian railway lines:
Interchange
In the station forecourt, there is a terminus for local trolleybuses and buses.