Slovakia:
ZSSK Slovakian railways diesel hauled passenger and freight trains at Zvolen mesto station.
Clip 1 shows a class 751 '
Grumpy' diesel locomotive hauling a northbound freight train towards
Banska Bystrica. Recorded 15th July
2010.
Clip 2 (from 0:41) shows a class 754 diesel locomotive hauling a southbound passenger train from the Banska Bystrica direction towards the main station in Zvolen, Zvolen osobna stanica. Recorded
14th July 2010.
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Zvolen osobná railway station (
Slovak: Zvolen osobná stanica) is the main passenger station serving the town of Zvolen in central Slovakia.
The station is named osobná stanica (passenger station) to differentiate it from Zvolen nákladná stanica, a large freight terminal a short distance east, which is also served by some local stopping trains. Zvolen mesto is located nearer to the town centre.
Two railways were built in 1871-1872, and Zvolen became an important railway hub and important industrial centre. The replica armored train Hurban is displayed close to the station.
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Railways of Slovak Republic (
Železnice Slovenskej republiky,
ŽSR) is the state-owned railway infrastructure company in Slovakia.
The company was established in
1993 as the successor of the Československé státní drahy in Slovakia. Until
1996 it had formal and since then a de facto monopoly on railroad transportation in the country.
In
2002 a law divided the company: ŽSR was left with infrastructure maintenance, and transport was moved into company "Železničná spoločnosť, a. s." (ZSSK). In
2005 this new company was further split into "
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a. s." (ZSSK) providing passenger services and "Železničná spoločnosť
Cargo Slovakia, a. s." (ZSSK Cargo / ZSCS)[2] providing freight services.
ŽSR provides transportation and services that correspond to the interests of state transport policy and market requirements, including related activities
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Zvolen is a town in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of
Hron and
Slatina rivers, close to
Banská Bystrica. With its ancient castle, the town has a historical center, which represents the seat of an okres (
Zvolen District).
Zvolen has been inhabited since the Paleolithic
. In the 9th century, a
Slavic settlement (today the Môťová neighborhood) became a regional center of what is now central Slovakia. Zvolen remained the capital of
Zólyom county until the 1760s. In the 11th and
12th centuries, one of the largest medieval castles in
Europe,
Pustý hrad, was constructed.
The town, originally built under the castle, lay on an important trade route (Via
Magna) from
Buda to
Kraków. Zvolen was granted town privileges by
King Béla IV in the 1230s - as one of the first towns in the
Kingdom of Hungary. The privileges were confirmed on
December 28, 1243, after the original document was destroyed in war.
Later,
King Louis I the
Great built a new castle, which became a popular hunting resort of the
Hungarian kings. The future queen regnant
Mary of Hungary and emperor
Sigismund celebrated their wedding there in 1385.
In 1848-49,
Ľudovít Štúr was a member of the
Diet, with Zvolen as his constituency. In 1871-1872, two new railways were built and Zvolen became an important railroad hub and important industrial center. Zvolen played an important role during the
Slovak National Uprising. Two of its armored trains, which were made in the local railway manufactory, Hurban and Štefánik can be seen near the Zvolen castle.
Zvolen is an important railroad, an important road hub and has a large timber factory and a technical university. An airport in nearby Sliač offers direct flights to
Prague. The town square was modernized in 2002 and local businesses are popular with tourists. In wintertime an ice rink is constructed in the center and festive celebrations run throughout December.
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Zvolen District (okres Zvolen) is a district in the
Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until
1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the
Zvolen county, apart from
Lešť in the south-west which was part of the county of
Gemer a Malohont.
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The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak:
Banskobystrický kraj) is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe. It is the largest of all Slovak regions by area. It was established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders.
Banská Bystrica region consists of 514 municipalities, from which 24 have a status of towns.
Administrative center is its seat Banská Bystrica, the largest district town. Another important towns are Zvolen and
Brezno.
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