Tatra Electric Railway
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TEŽ train near Poprad-Tatry, with High Tatras in the background.
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Operation | |||||||
Infrastructure company | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) | ||||||
Major operators | Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) | ||||||
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Track gauge | |||||||
1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge | Whole network | ||||||
Electrification | |||||||
1,500 V DC | Whole network | ||||||
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at | Štrbské Pleso | ||||||
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at | Poprad-Tatry | ||||||
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The Tatra Electric Railway (Slovak: Tatranská elektrická železnica), colloquially Tatra Railway, is an electrified (1500 V DC) single track narrow gauge railway 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains. It consists of two parts:
- Poprad - Starý Smokovec - Štrbské Pleso (29,1 km)
- Starý Smokovec - Tatranská Lomnica (5,9 km)
History
After the completion of the Košice-Bohumín Railway in 1871 and of Poprad - Kežmarok in 1892, the High Tatras were easier to access, and tourism expanded, which required accessibility. In 1896, a rack railway from Štrbské Pleso to Štrba was built.
Finally, it was decided to build an electrified, narrow gauge railway from Poprad to Starý Smokovec. Construction started in 1906 and the track was opened in 1908. The branch line from Starý Smokovec to Tatranská Lomnica was opened in 1911 and the final extension from Starý Smokovec to Štrbské Pleso was opened in 1912. At that time, the railway was used for passenger, as well as for cargo transport.
In 1948, the railway was nationalised. From 1950 to 1992, it was managed by the Czechoslovak State Railways and since 1993 by the Railways of the Slovak Republic.
In the second half of the 1960s, the railway underwent major reconstruction during preparations for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1970. Since 1970, the railway provides only passenger service.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the old ČSD Class EMU 89.0 trains built by ČKD in the 1960s were replaced by new Stadler GTW ZSSK Class 425.95 railcars.
Network map
Gallery
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Tatra's electrical Railways, Poprad 02.jpg
Tatra railway in Poprad
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Stary smokovec train station.jpg
Train station in Starý Smokovec, with old set of trains
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Tatranske Zruby station Tatry.jpg
Train stop in Tatranské Zruby
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Strbske pleso trainstation.jpg
Train station in Štrbské Pleso, transfer point between the Tatra electric railway and the Štrbské Pleso - Štrba rack railway
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Tatra-railway005.jpg
Station at Starý Smokovec
See also
References
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