Railways of the Slovak Republic

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This article is about a specific company. For railways nationwide, see Rail transport in Slovakia.
Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Company typestate-owned enterprise
IndustryTransport
Founded1993
HeadquartersBratislava, Slovakia
Key people
Ing. Štefan Hlinka (CEO) and Mgr. Juraj Mravčák (Chairman of Board of Directors)
Productsnetwork infrastructure services
Revenue
Total assets
Number of employees
  • Increase 13,716 (2019)[1]
  • Decrease 13,665 (2018)[2]
  • Decrease 13,781 (2017)[3]
Websitewww.zsr.sk
Bratislava-Petržalka railway station
Čadca railway station

Railways of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Železnice Slovenskej republiky, acronym: ŽSR) is the state-owned railway infrastructure company of Slovakia.

The company was established in 1993 as the successor to the Czechoslovak State Railways (Slovak: Česko-slovenské štátne dráhy) in Slovakia following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. 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.

In 2002, the Slovak parliament passed a law dividing the company. ŽSR was tasked with infrastructure maintenance, while passenger and freight transport was moved to Železničná spoločnosť. In 2005, this new company was further split into Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko,[5] which provides passenger services, and Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia,[6] which provides freight services.

  1. ^ a b c d Výročná Správa 2019 [2019 Annual Report] (PDF) (Report) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Railways of the Slovak Republic. 20 March 2020. pp. 22, 25. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Výročná správa 2018 (2018 Annual Report) (PDF) (Report) (in Slovak). Bratislava: Railways of the Slovak Republic. 8 March 2019. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Výročná správa 2017 (2017 Annual Report) (PDF) (Report) (in Slovak). Bratislava: Railways of the Slovak Republic. 3 March 2017. pp. 15–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "RegioJet investoval 60 tisíc EUR do modernizace zastávek na trati Bratislava – Dunajská Streda". Student Agency. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  5. ^ Slovak rail ZSSK Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ ZSSK Cargo