Tatranská Lomnica railway station
Railway station in Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tatranská Lomnica railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Tatranská Lomnica) is a break-of-gauge junction station in the High Tatras. It serves the settlement of Tatranská Lomnica, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia.
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Location | 06201 Vysoké Tatry-Tatranská Lomnica Vysoké Tatry Poprad District Prešov Region Slovakia | ||||
Coordinates | 49°09′53″N 20°16′46″E | ||||
Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) | ||||
Operated by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky | ||||
Line(s) | 184 Poprad-Tatry–Tatranská Lomnica (standard gauge) 185 Starý Smokovec–Tatranská Lomnica (Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ)) | ||||
Distance | 8.89 km (5.52 mi) from Poprad-Tatry (standard gauge) 5.95 km (3.70 mi) from Starý Smokovec (TEŽ) | ||||
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History | |||||
Opened | 1 September 1895 (1895-09-01) | ||||
Electrified | 16 December 1911 (1911-12-16) (TEŽ) | ||||
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Opened in 1895, the station is the eastern terminus of the Starý Smokovec—Tatranská Lomnica branch line operated by the metre gauge Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ). It also forms the junction between that line and the standard gauge Poprad-Tatry–Tatranská Lomnica branch, which is a spur line from the Poprad-Tatry–Plaveč railway, another standard gauge branch line.
The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).