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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

Slovakia to Modernise Locks at Gabcikovo Partly via EU Grant

Slovakia to Modernise Locks at Gabcikovo Partly via EU Grant

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) – Water transport on the Danube River will be smoother and safer, as the Transport, Construction and Regional Development Ministry has obtained a European grant worth €123 million for reconstructing two locks at the Gabcikovo Waterworks (hydroelectric plant and dam) in Trnava region, TASR learnt on Tuesday.

Parliament Approves Ban on Unathorised Train Patrols

Parliament Approves Ban on Unathorised Train Patrols

Bratislava, October 25 (TASR) – Only the police or people assigned to the task by railway network operators or carriers will be able to keep tabs on public order on trains and at railway stations as of February, as MPs passed a respective bill by 98 votes on Tuesday. Justice Minister