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State-Run ZSSK Introduces Three New IC Trains to Kosice, Scraps One

State-Run ZSSK Introduces Three New IC Trains to Kosice, Scraps One

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – State-run rail passenger carrier Zeleznicna Spolocnost Slovensko (ZSSK) will introduce three pairs of new InterCity (IC) trains on the Bratislava-Kosice route as of February, ZSSK economic director Patrik Horny told a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday. Meanwhile, ZSSK will scrap one of its current pairs

Construction of D3-motorway Stretch in Kysuce Launched in Cadca

Construction of D3-motorway Stretch in Kysuce Launched in Cadca

Cadca, January 24 (TASR) – The construction of a D3 motorway section in the Kysuce area was launched on Tuesday by tapping the foundation stone in the centre of the town of Cadca (Zilina region). The 5.6-kilometre Cadca-Bukov-Svrcinovec (Zilina region) stretch will be built by a consortium of Strabag, PORR

Navigation on Danube River between Bratislava and Gabcikovo Halted

Navigation on Danube River between Bratislava and Gabcikovo Halted

Bratislava, January 21 (TASR) – Navigation on the Danube River between Bratislava and the Gabcikovo Waterworks has been halted due to unfavourable weather and ice floes, Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) told a news conference on Saturday. Ersek visited the waterworks along with Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid) earlier

Ersek and RegioJet Don't Agree, Latter Dropping Bratislava-Kosice Route

Ersek and RegioJet Don't Agree, Latter Dropping Bratislava-Kosice Route

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – The Transport and Construction Ministry didn’t come to an agreement with private carrier RegioJet at its meeting on Wednesday, and the Czech company will therefore stop serving the Bratislava-Kosice rail route as of January 31, TASR learnt on the same day. “We’ll do our

Trencin and Ruzomberok Mayors Ask Minister for IC Train Stops

Trencin and Ruzomberok Mayors Ask Minister for IC Train Stops

Trencin, January 5 (TASR) – Trencin mayor Richard Rybnicek is sending an open letter to Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) requesting that he should reconsider the decision to stop providing Trencin and the towns of Ruzomberok and Liptovsky Mikulas (Zilina region) with the state-run InterCity (IC) train

Danko: RegioJet Should Seek Culprit for Failing Business in Own Ranks

Danko: RegioJet Should Seek Culprit for Failing Business in Own Ranks

Bratislava, January 5 (TASR) – Reintroducing state-run company ZSSK’s InterCity trains on the Bratislava-Kosice route has created healthy competition in Slovakia, as private carrier RegioJet previously had an absolute monopoly on this route, stated the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) on Thursday. SNS also stated that RegioJet is cherry-picking. “Slovakia

First Resumed IC Train Sets Out on Journey from Bratislava to Kosice

First Resumed IC Train Sets Out on Journey from Bratislava to Kosice

Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – The InterCity (IC) train service has been resumed on the route between Bratislava and Kosice less than one year after it was scrapped, with the first train being dispatched from the Slovak capital at 9.47 a.m. on Sunday. “It will be the fastest and