Čadca railway station

Čadca
Čadca
	Trains in the station yard, 2009
General information
Location	Staničná; 02201 Čadca; Čadca; Čadca; Žilina Region; Slovakia
Coordinates	49°26′40″N 18°47′13″E / 49.44444°N 18.78694°E
Owned by	Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Operated by	Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Line(s)	Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD); Čadca–Makov; Čadca–Skalité Serafínov–Zwardoň (PKP)
Connections	Local buses;
History
Opened	8 January 1871
Location
	Čadca Location within Slovakia

Čadca railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Čadca) is the main station serving the municipality and district town of Čadca, in the Žilina Region, northern Slovakia. Opened in 1871, the station forms part of the cross border Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova railway, and is also a junction station for two other lines, one of them also cross border.

The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).

Location edit

Čadca railway station is situated on Staničná street, a short distance to the north of, and across the river from, the town centre.

History edit

The station was opened on 8 January 1871, upon the inauguration of the Český Těšín–Žilina section of the Košice–Bohumín Railway.

Facilities edit

Due to its original architecture, the station building has been nicknamed Chata ("the chalet") by locals. It houses ticketing facilities and a restaurant.

Train services edit

Čadca railway station is the junction of the following Slovak railway lines:

127 Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD) (part of the Košice–Bohumín Railway)
128 Čadca–Makov
129 Čadca–Skalité Serafínov–Zwardoň (PKP)

As it is close to the Czech Republic and Poland, the station offers services to several destinations in these countries. For the Czech Republic, there are many trains to Ostrava, Bohumin and Prague, and to Poland, there are trains towards the border crossing at Skalité/Zwardoń.

Interchange edit

The station offers interchange with local buses.

Services edit

Preceding station	ŽSSK	Following station
Třinec toward Ostrava	Regional fast trains	Žilina toward Košice
Svrčinovec zastávka toward Ostrava	Stopping trains	Terminus
Svrčinovec toward Skalité	Stopping trains	Čadca mesto toward Žilina
Čadca zastávka toward Makov	Stopping trains	Terminus
Preceding station	RegioJet	Following station
Třinec toward Praha hl.n.	IC RegioJet	Kysucké Nové Mesto toward Žilina