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Poprad-Tatry railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Poprad-Tatry) is a break-of-gauge junction station serving the city of Poprad, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia. Opened in 1871, the station forms part of the standard gauge Košice–Bohumín Railway , and is the junction between that line and the Poprad-Tatry–Plaveč ...
The Tatra Electric Railway (Slovak: Tatranská elektrická železnica), colloquially Tatra Railway, is an electrified (1500 V DC) single track 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) narrow gauge railway in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains. It consists of two connected lines: Poprad – Starý Smokovec – Štrbské Pleso (29,1 km)
Poprad-Tatry railway station links Poprad with other major destinations on Slovakia's standard gauge rail network, and with the mountains via the metre gauge Tatra Electric Railway. The direct trains SuperCity Pendolino connects Poprad with Prague. International Poprad–Tatry Airport from 1938, is an airport with the highest elevation in ...
A Class 425.95 train at Starý Smokovec, Summer 2006.. The TEŽ is a 35 km (22 mi) long line connecting Poprad-Tatry railway station, on the standard gauge Košice–Bohumín Railway, with a number of ski, tourist, and health resorts in the nearby High Tatras.
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The station was opened on 1 September 1895 (), together with the rest of the 8.89 km (5.52 mi) standard gauge Poprad-Tatry–Tatranská Lomnica railway. [ 1 ] On 16 December 1911, Tatranská Lomnica became a break of gauge junction station, with the opening of the 6 km (3.7 mi) long TEŽ branch between Starý Smokovec and Tatranská Lomnica.
Starý Smokovec is a popular resort for skiing and hiking. It also forms the junction of the Tatra Electric Railway train line, connecting Poprad, Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbské Pleso. Amongst the more important buildings in the district are the sanatorium and the Grand Hotel (established in 1904).