Bratislava-Petržalka railway station

Bratislava-Petržalka railway station is a station in Petržalka, the southern part of Bratislava. The station was built in 1897.[1] The station was rebuilt in the 1990s as a terminus for international trains to and from Vienna, which restarted in 1999 after having stopped in 1945.[2] Shuttle trains between the station and Wien Hauptbahnhof operate approximately once per hour.

Bratislava-Petržalka
Bratislava-Petržalka railway station
General information
LocationKopčianska
85101 Petržalka
Petržalka
Bratislava V
 Bratislava Region
 Slovakia
Coordinates48°07′20″N 17°05′55″E / 48.12222°N 17.09861°E / 48.12222; 17.09861
Owned byŽeleznice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR)
Operated byŽeleznice Slovenskej republiky
Line(s)
History
Opened1897 (1897)
Rebuilt1998 (1998)
Location
Bratislava-Petržalka is located in Slovakia
Bratislava-Petržalka
Bratislava-Petržalka
Location within Slovakia

The station is a connection point between the southern Slovak 25 kV/50 Hz electrification and Austrian 15 kV/16.7 Hz.[2]

Public transport bus line No. 80 connects the station with the city center and No. 93 (it is necessary to use station's underpass to get to the stop of No. 93) connects the station with Bratislava main railway station where it is possible to transfer to line No. 61 to the M. R. Štefánik Airport or to line No. 210 to the central bus station at Mlynské Nivy.

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References

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  1. ^ "Bratislava Petržalka Train Station | BratislavaGuide.com". www.bratislavaguide.com.
  2. ^ a b "Bratislava - Wien complete". Railway Gazette International. 1 October 1998.
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