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Starý Smokovec railway station
Railway station in Starý Smokovec, Slovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Starý Smokovec railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Starý Smokovec) is a junction station in the High Tatras. It serves the ski, tourist and health resort of Starý Smokovec, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia.
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General information | |||||
Location | Stary Smokovec 5/30 06201 Starý Smokovec ![]() Poprad District ![]() ![]() | ||||
Coordinates | 49°08′21″N 20°13′21″E | ||||
Elevation | 1,355 m (4,446 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) | ||||
Operated by | Železnice Slovenskej republiky | ||||
Line(s) | 183 Poprad-Tatry–Štrbské Pleso 184 Starý Smokovec–Tatranská Lomnica (Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ)) | ||||
Distance | 19.4 km (12.1 mi) from Poprad-Tatry | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 17 December 1908 (1908-12-17) | ||||
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Opened in 1908, the station is the focal point of the metre gauge Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ). It forms the junction between the TEŽ's Poprad-Tatry–Štrbské Pleso main line and its only other line, the Starý Smokovec–Tatranská Lomnica branch.
The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).