Košice railway station
Košice railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Košice, also known for a short period as Košice hlavná stanica) serves the city of Košice, seat of the Košice Region, eastern Slovakia.
Košice | |
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The station building in 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Staničné námestie 04001 Košice-Staré Mesto Košice Košice I Košice Region Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 48°43′21″N 21°16′05″E |
| Owned by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) |
| Operated by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky |
| Line(s) | Zvolen–Košice Miskolc–Košice Košice–Žilina (Košice)–Kysak–Prešov–Muszyna (PKP) Košice–Čierna nad Tisou–Tschop (Ukrsalisnyzja) |
| Distance | 98.77 km (61.37 mi) from Slovakia—Ukraine border |
| Platforms | 4 |
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| History | |
| Opened | 14 August 1860 |
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Košice Location within Slovakia | |
Opened in 1860, the station is the eastern terminus of the Košice–Žilina railway, which forms part of Slovakia's main east–west rail corridor. It is also the terminus of a number of other lines, some of them linking Slovakia with other countries.
The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK), RegioJet (RJ) and LEO Express (LE) (since 14 December 2014).
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