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Top 9 rail journeys and stations in Slovakia

9 great train journeys and stations in Slovakia, from scenic lines to sleeper services.

9 rail journeys

  1. 1
    Mountain railway

    Tatra Electric Railway

    Poprad–Štrbské Pleso

    Metre-gauge electric line linking Poprad with the High Tatras resorts along the foot of the mountains.

  2. 2
    Mountain railway

    Štrba–Štrbské Pleso rack railway

    Štrba–Štrbské Pleso

    Rack railway climbing steeply from the main line at Štrba to the mountain lake resort.

  3. 3
    Mountain railway

    Hrebienok funicular

    Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok

    Funicular from Starý Smokovec up to Hrebienok, a trailhead for High Tatras waterfalls and valleys.

  4. 4
    Scenic route

    Telgárt loop

    Červená Skala–Margecany

    Mountain line in the Slovak Ore Mountains with a spiral tunnel and the tall Chmarošský viaduct.

  5. 5
    Scenic route

    Žilina–Košice main line

    Žilina–Košice

    Main east–west line threading the Váh valley and Strečno gorge beneath the Tatras.

  6. 6
    Heritage railway

    Čierny Hron Railway

    Hronec–Chvatimech

    Former forestry narrow-gauge line in the Slovak Ore Mountains running seasonal heritage trains.

  7. 7
    Heritage railway

    Historic Logging Railway Vychylovka

    Nová Bystrica

    Forest railway in the Kysuce region featuring a rare zigzag climb and an open-air village museum.

  8. 8
    Heritage railway

    Košice Children's Railway

    Košice

    Narrow-gauge line in woodland outside Košice run with the help of young volunteers.

  9. 9
    Sleeper & night train

    Prague–Košice night train

    Košice–Prague

    Overnight sleeper and couchette services linking eastern Slovakia with the Czech capital.

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