Tatranská Lomnica railway station

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.

Tatranská Lomnica
The station building in summer
Location06201 Vysoké Tatry-Tatranská Lomnica
Vysoké Tatry
Poprad District
 Prešov Region
 Slovakia
Coordinates49°09′53″N 20°16′46″E
Elevation850 m (2,790 ft)
Owned byŽeleznice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR)
Operated byŽelezničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK)
Line(s)184 Poprad-Tatry–Tatranská Lomnica
(standard gauge)
185 Starý Smokovec–Tatranská Lomnica
(Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ))
Distance8.89 km (5.52 mi)
from Poprad-Tatry (standard gauge)
5.95 km (3.70 mi)
from Starý Smokovec (TEŽ)
Connections
  • Local buses
History
Opened1 September 1895 (1895-09-01)
Electrified16 December 1911 (1911-12-16) (TEŽ)
Location
Tatranská Lomnica
Location within Slovakia

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).

Location
The station building in winter, 2005.

Tatranská Lomnica railway station is right in the heart of Tatranská Lomnica, which forms part of the town of Vysoké Tatry, a conglomerate of separate and different settlements (originally separate villages).

The only common feature of the Vysoké Tatry settlements is that they are the main tourist resorts in the Slovak High Tatras, connected through a common railway network, the TEŽ.

After the country's capital, Vysoké Tatry is Slovakia's major tourist destination.

History

The station was opened on 1 September 1895 (1895-09-01), together with the rest of the 8.89 km (5.52 mi) standard gauge Poprad-Tatry–Tatranská Lomnica railway.[1]

On 16 December 1911, Tatranská Lomnica became a break of gauge junction station, with the opening of the 6 km (3.7 mi) long TEŽ branch between Starý Smokovec and Tatranská Lomnica.[2]

Facilities

The station building is a single storey building with a gable end facing the main platform. It houses information and ticketing facilities, and a restaurant.

Train services

Tatranská Lomnica railway station is the junction of the following High Tatras railway lines:

  • Line 184: Starý Smokovec–Tatranská Lomnica (TEŽ metre gauge)
  • Line 185:Poprad-Tatry–Plaveč; Studený Potok–Tatranská Lomnica (standard gauge)

Interchange

The station offers interchange with local buses.

See also

References

Notes
  1. Catchpole, page 39
  2. Catchpole, page 41

Books
  • Catchpole, Paul (1998). Steam and Rail in Slovakia. Kings Norton, Birmingham, England: Locomotives International. pp. 39–41. ISBN 1-900340-08-9.

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