Banská Bystrica railway station


Banská Bystrica railway station serves the city and municipality of Banská Bystrica, seat of the Banská Bystrica Region, central Slovakia.
Opened in 1873, the station is a junction between the Vrútky–Zvolen railway and the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.
The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky ; train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko.

Location

Banská Bystrica railway station is situated at the southern end of 29. Augusta, on the edge of the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 3 September 1873, together with the rest of the Zvolen–Banská Bystrica section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway. On 26 July 1884, the station became a through station, upon the inauguration of the Banská Bystrica–Brezno section of the Banská Bystrica–Červená Skala railway.
It was not until 19 December 1940 that the Banská Bystrica–Dolná Štubňa section of the Vrútky–Zvolen railway was opened, thus completing the construction of that railway, and simultaneously transforming Banská Bystrica into a junction.

Facilities

The three storey station building houses information and ticketing facilities, and a restaurant.

Lines

Banská Bystrica railway station is the junction of the following Slovakian railway lines:
In the station forecourt, there is a terminus for local trolleybuses and buses.

Services