Zvolen–Čata railway

Zvolen–Krupina–Šahy–Čata railway is a railway line in Slovakia.

Zvolen– Krupina–Šahy–Čata railway
Panorama of the railway West from Šahy
Overview
Locale	Slovakia
Termini	Zvolen osobná stanica Čata
Service
Route number	153
History
Opened	1891
Technical
Line length	106 km (66 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map 0 Zvolen osobná stanica Lines number 150., 160., 170. és 171. E58, E77 Neresnický tunel E77 8 Breziny 10 Podzámčok 12 Dobrá Niva 13 Dobrá Niva zastávka Road 527 19 Sása-Pliešovce 21 Bzovská Lehôtka 25 Babiná Tunel Pod Vlčokom 32 Krupina predmestie) Stream Korpona 34 Krupina 36 Bzovík Road 526 40 Devičie 44 Hontianske Nemce 46 Domaníky 54 Hontianske Tesáre 55 Dvorníky 58 Terany 60 Dudince Border of Nitra and Banská Bystrica Regions 62 Hokovce-Slatina Road 75 66 Tupá 69 Hrkovce E77, Road 66 Ipeľ 74 Šahy , to Drégelypalánk defunct Šahy–Balassagyarmat-railway 83 Vyškovce nad Ipľom Ipeľ 89 Ipeľský Sokolec 93 Bielovce 96 Pastovce 101 Zalaba Hron Štúrovo–Čata–Levice railway to Levice 106 Čata Štúrovo–Čata–Levice railway to Štúrovo

History

Railway between Csata and Balassagyarmat was built in 1891 by a former subsidiary of MÁV, called Garam–Ipolyvölgyi MÁV-HÉV. It reached Ipeľ at Homok (today part of Šahy). There was built a new branch line in 1898-199 between Ipolyság and Korpona. As the newly founded Czechoslovakia needed the railway line, the border with Hungary was moved to the left bank of Ipel instead of the Ipel at all.

Czechoslovakia extended the branch line in 1923-1925 up to Zvolen. There are tunnels as well in the new part of the line.

Because of defending reasons part in Hungary was demolished in 1963. It was a 6.3 km long part between Drégelypalánk and the border.

In 2003 passenger transport between Šahy and Čata was cancelled and then restarted in 2019

Images

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  Stop at Bielovce
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  Stop at Ipeľský Sokolec
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  Railway bridge between Šahy and Hrkovce

External links

• A vasútvonal adatai – Vlaky.net (in Slovak)
• Az állomások képei – Vasútállomások.hu
• Alagutak a vonalon (in Slovak)