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Since 4 March 2012 it is operated by RegioJet. ... Data of the railway line – Vlaky.net (in Slovak) Pictures about the stations – Vasútállomások.hu
RegioJet a.s. (VKM: RJ) [3] is a private Czech provider of passenger rail and bus transport. The company Student Agency , owned by Czech businessman Radim Jančura , is the sole owner. A sister company of the same name, with its registered office in Bratislava , is an operator of passenger rail and bus transport in Slovakia .
Private passenger service operators include RegioJet, which operates trains between Prague (Czech Republic) and Košice, Žilina and Košice, Žilina-Bratislava-Prague and on the Komárno - Dunajská Streda - Bratislava route. [2] The Bratislava-Komárno route is now operated by Leo Express.
The history of rail transport in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic dates back to the Austro-Hungarian empire.The first horse-drawn railway in Europe, between České Budějovice and Linz (in present-day Austria) commenced operations in 1832, [5] and the first locomotive-hauled railway from Vienna to Břeclav opened seven years later.
[1] [2] Express train number RJ 1021 of the RegioJet company heading from Prague to Košice (3 cars should continue as RJ 1222 to Chop) collided with freight express train number Nex 41340 of the railway operator ČD Cargo. [3] [4] Subsequently, both trains derailed and as a result of the crash, four people died and another 22 were injured. [1 ...
It had a formal monopoly on railroad transportation in Slovakia until 1996, and while other rail transport companies have since been allowed to operate in the country – for example, RegioJet, a private provider, has been operating passenger rail lines since 2012 [4] – , it has retained a de facto monopoly.
Initially, Leo Express operated five Stadler Flirt five-car electric multiple units, which have been specially adapted to perform long-distance services. [3] These have been claimed by the company to provide the fastest acceleration of any train operating in the Czech Republic, achieved via its modern and lightweight design and relatively powerful engines; these are also capable of attaining ...
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