Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ)

Metre-gauge electric cars climb to the High Tatra resort of Štrbské Pleso at 1,320 m, Slovakia’s highest railway station.

Stations

1. 0 kmPoprad-Tatry TEŽ
2. 5 kmVeľký Slavkov
3. 8 kmNová Lesná
4. 10 kmPod lesom
5. 10 kmDolný Smokovec
6. 13 kmStarý Smokovec
7. Show 4 more stations

   1. 13 kmNový Smokovec
   2. 14 kmSibír
   3. 15 kmTatranské Zruby
   4. 16 kmTatranská Polianka
8. 18 kmDanielov Dom
9. 19 kmNová Polianka
10. 22 kmVyšné Hágy
11. 27 kmPopradské Pleso
12. 28 kmŠtrbské Pleso

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.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 10042192 — 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 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of Os 8108
• 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 Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ)?

The Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ) runs 29 km from Poprad to Štrbské Pleso.

How long does the Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ) take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 5 min for the 29 km. That is an average of 27 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.

Who runs the Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ)?

ZSSK, with ŽSSK Class 425.95.

How old is the Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ)?

The line has been in service since 1912. 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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