Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko

Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. (ZSSK) ((lit. 'The Railway Company Slovakia')) is a Slovak state-owned passenger train company based in Bratislava.

Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s.

A ZSSK class 671 train
Company type	Fully state-owned limited company (a.s.)
Industry	Rail transport
Predecessor	Železničná spoločnosť, a. s.
Founded	13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)[1]
Headquarters	Bratislava, Slovakia
Key people	Roman Koreň chairman of the board of directors Karol Martinček Vice chairman of the board of directors
Revenue	€437,556 million (2020)[1]
Net income	€10.592 million(2020)[1]
Total assets	€1543,273 million (2020)[1]
Owner	National Bank of Slovakia
Number of employees	5,910 (2020)[1]
Website	www.zssk.sk www.slovakrail.sk

In 2002 a company Železničná spoločnosť was established as a successor of personal and cargo transport part of the Železnice Slovenskej republiky. In 2005 this new company was further split into "Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a. s."^[2] providing Passenger transport services and "Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s." (ZSSK CARGO or ZSCS)^[3] providing cargo services.

Class 661 in Trenčín

The fleet of the Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko was partially modernised with the introduction of 8 3-car units and 2 4-car dual-voltage units of the new Škoda 7Ev EMUs. ^[4][5] The contract included the option for additional 5 3-car units and 10 4-car units. The company ordered in August 2021 from Škoda Transportation another nine trains for Košice region. There is also a purchase option for 11 additional trains. Further new EMUs entered service in 2023. ^[6]