Heritage route
Orava Forest Railway
Tanečník → Sedlo Beskyd · Slovakia
Built by POWs in 1915–18 to haul timber: the surviving 3.5 km climbs from Tanečník to Sedlo Beskyd on a five-switchback staircase unique in Europe.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 19290446 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Orava Forest Railway?
The Orava Forest Railway runs 3.5 km from Tanečník to Sedlo Beskyd.
How long does the Orava Forest Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~20 min for the 3.5 km. That is an average of 11 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Orava Forest Railway?
Oravské múzeum, with heritage steam & diesel, open cars.
How old is the Orava Forest Railway?
The line has been in service since 1918. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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