Štrbské Pleso railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Štrbské Pleso) is a junction station in the High Tatras. It serves the settlement of Štrbské Pleso, which is part of the village of Štrba, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia.
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| Location | Štrbské Pleso 2/19 06201 Vysoké Tatry-Štrbské Pleso  ŠtrbaPoprad  Prešov Region Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 49°07′06″N 20°03′47″E / 49.11833°N 20.06306°E |
| Elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Owned by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) |
| Operated by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky |
| Line(s) | 183 Poprad-Tatry–Štrbské Pleso 182 Štrbské Pleso–Štrba |
| Distance | 12.8 km (8.0 mi) from Poprad-Tatry |
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| Opened | 1970 |
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  Štrbské Pleso Location within Slovakia | |
Opened in 1970, the station is the northwestern terminus of the main line operated by the metre gauge Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ), and the mountain terminus of the Štrbské Pleso – Štrba rack railway, another metre gauge line. The station is also the highest point of both lines, and of the TEŽ as a whole, at 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level.
The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).
Location edit
Štrbské Pleso railway station is right in the centre of the Štrbské Pleso village, across the road from the Hotel Toliar.
The Štrbské Pleso village is a ski, tourist, and health resort. It is adjacent to the town of Vysoké Tatry, a conglomerate of separate and different settlements (originally separate villages), the only common feature of which is that they are the main tourist resorts in the Slovak High Tatras.
These resorts are connected with Štrbské Pleso by a common railway network, the TEŽ.
History edit
The current station was opened in 1970, for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1970. It replaced an earlier station down by the lake, which had been opened on 13 August 1912.
Facilities edit
The station building houses information and ticketing facilities, and a restaurant.
Train services edit
Štrbské Pleso railway station is the junction of the following High Tatras railway lines:
- 182 Štrba–Štrbské Pleso
- 183 Poprad-Tatry–Štrbské Pleso railway (the TEŽ's main line)
Interchange edit
The station offers interchange with local buses.
Services edit
| Preceding station | ŽSSK | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Stopping trains Tatra Electric Railway |
Popradské Pleso toward Poprad-Tatry | ||
| Tatranský Lieskovec toward Štrba |
Stopping trains Štrbské Pleso – Štrba rack railway |
Terminus |
See also edit
References edit
- Catchpole, Paul (1998). Steam and Rail in Slovakia. Kings Norton, Birmingham, England: Locomotives International. ISBN 1-900340-08-9.
External links edit
Media related to Štrbské Pleso railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Štrbské Pleso railway station on vlaky.net (in Slovak)