Tatra Electric Railway | |||
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TEŽ train near Poprad-Tatry, with High Tatras in the background. | |||
Overview | |||
Owner | Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR) | ||
Locale | Slovakia | ||
Service | |||
Operator(s) | Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 35 km (22 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
Electrification | 1,500 V DC | ||
Highest elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) | ||
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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:
At Štrbské Pleso, the railway connects to the Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway.
At Starý Smokovec, the railway connects to the Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular.