Classic route
Ponitran Prievidza–Bratislava
Prievidza → Bratislava · Slovakia
Down the Nitra valley on the StEG line of 1876 to 1896 and across to the Váh at Leopoldov on the link of 1898 that first gave Prievidza a fast train to Bratislava.
- Distance
- 156 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 44 min
- Average speed
- 57 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmPrievidza
- 9 kmNováky
- 13 kmZemianske Kostoľany
- 26 kmPartizánske zastávka
- 27 kmPartizánske
- 29 kmVeľké Bielice
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- 33 kmŽabokreky nad Nitrou
- 35 kmChynorany
- 44 kmTopoľčany
- 71 kmZbehy
- 90 kmHlohovec
- 95 kmLeopoldov
- 112 kmTrnava +1
- 155 kmBratislava predmestie
- 157 kmBratislava-Nové Mesto +1
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 16799839: 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 2 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 742
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Ponitran Prievidza–Bratislava?
The Ponitran Prievidza–Bratislava runs 156 km from Prievidza to Bratislava.
How long does the Ponitran Prievidza–Bratislava take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 44 min for the 156 km. That is an average of 57 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Ponitran Prievidza–Bratislava?
ZSSK, with R 742.
How old is the Ponitran Prievidza–Bratislava?
The line has been in service since 1898. 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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