Heritage route
Szilvásvárad Forest Railway (Szalajka Valley)
Szilvásvárad → Szalajka-Fátyolvízesés · Hungary
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Hungary’s busiest narrow-gauge railway: a steep timber line up the Szalajka valley to a waterfall, now carrying 300,000-plus riders a year.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 16.7% of this line lies within 250 m of real track, a median 947 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Szilvásvárad Forest Railway (Szalajka Valley)?
The Szilvásvárad Forest Railway (Szalajka Valley) runs 5 km from Szilvásvárad to Szalajka-Fátyolvízesés.
How long does the Szilvásvárad Forest Railway (Szalajka Valley) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 20 min for the 5 km. That is an average of 15 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Szilvásvárad Forest Railway (Szalajka Valley)?
Egererdő Zrt., with Mk48 diesel locomotive, open-sided carriages.
How old is the Szilvásvárad Forest Railway (Szalajka Valley)?
The line has been in service since 1908. 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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