Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. (ZSSK) (English: The Railway Company of Slovakia) is a Slovak state-owned passenger train company based in Bratislava.
Company type | Fully state-owned limited company (a.s.) |
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Industry | Rail transport |
Predecessor | Železničná spoločnosť, a. s. |
Founded | 13 December 2004[1] |
Headquarters | Bratislava, |
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Revenue | €437,556 million (2020)[1] |
€10.592 million(2020)[1] | |
Total assets | €1543,273 million (2020)[1] |
Number of employees | 5,910 (2020)[1] |
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In 2002 a company Železničná spoločnosť was established as a successor of personal and cargo transport part of the Železnice Slovenskej republiky. In 2005 this new company was further split into "Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a. s."[2] providing Passenger transport services and "Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s." (ZSSK CARGO or ZSCS)[3] providing cargo services.
The fleet of the Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko was partially modernised with the introduction of 8 3-car units and 2 4-car dual-voltage units of the new Škoda 7Ev EMUs. [4][5] The contract included the option for additional 5 3-car units and 10 4-car units. The company ordered in August 2021 from Škoda Transportation another nine trains for Košice region. There is also a purchase option for 11 additional trains. Further new EMUs will enter service in 2023. [6]
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