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Highways [1]
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There are 76 railway tunnels in use in Slovakia. [3] Most significant are:
Besides these there are 9 more railway tunnels, which are abandoned or never finished and 2 more railway tunnels under construction. There is a tramway tunnel in Bratislava, too.
Transport in Slovakia is possible by rail, road, air or rivers. Slovakia is a developed Central European country with a well-developed rail network (3,662 km) and a highway system. Main international airport is the M. R. Štefánik Airport in the capital, Bratislava. Most important waterway is the river Danube used both by passenger, cargo and freight ships. The two most important harbours in Slovakia is Komarno harbour and Bratislava harbour.
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 80,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a kraj and of an okres. It belongs to the Upper Váh region of tourism.
Nové Mesto nad Váhom is a town in the Trenčín Region of Slovakia.
The Kalka–Shimla Railway is a 2 ft 6 in narrow-gauge railway in North India which traverses a mostly mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla. It is known for dramatic views of the hills and surrounding villages. The railway was built under the direction of Herbert Septimus Harington between 1898 and 1903 to connect Shimla, the summer capital of India during the British Raj, with the rest of the Indian rail system.
The D1 is a east-west motorway in Slovakia. Its route is Bratislava (D2/D4) - Trnava (R1) - Trenčín (R2) - Púchov (R6) - Žilina (D3) - Martin (R3) Ruzomberok (R3) - Poprad - Prešov (R4) - Košice (R4) - Michalovce - SK/UA border. It is the main motorway in Slovakia as well as being the longest and busiest motorway in Slovakia.
Margecany is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was, in 2011, 1964 inhabitants. Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railway corridor connecting Košice with Žilina and Bratislava. Ružín reservoir regulates rivers Hornád and Hnilec. Technical attraction is the Bujanov tunnel.
Railways of the Slovak Republic is the state-owned railway infrastructure company of Slovakia.
D2 is a motorway in Slovakia. It connects the Czech border at Kúty with the Hungarian border at Čunovo, passing through Malacky, Bratislava and Jarovce. It is part of the European routes E65 and E75 and of the Pan-European Corridor IV. The construction of the 80-kilometre-long (50 mi) highway started in 1969 and it was finished in 2007. It is the only complete highway in Slovakia.
The Motorway D3, sometimes called the Kysuce Motorway, is a motorway in northern Slovakia. Initially, it is supposed to be only a two lane motorway in the Svrčinovec - Slovak/Polish border section, and four lane motorway in the remaining section Hričovské Podhradie - Čadca. It lies on these E-roads: E50, E75 and E442.
R2 is an expressway in Slovakia, also nicknamed the "southern highway". It starts near Trenčín and ends near Košice. It goes through or around Bánovce nad Bebravou, Prievidza, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen, Lučenec, Rimavská Sobota and Rožňava. It is an upgrade, being executed in sections of the Class 1 road I/16, with signage changed to R2 on the completed sections.
R3 is a mostly planned expressway passing through central Slovakia in the north–south direction along the European route E77.
R5 is a very short expressway in northwestern Slovakia.
European route E 50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan.
Bratislava main railway station is the major railway station in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located near Šancová Street, around 1 km or a 15 min walk north from the historical part of the Old Town.
Rail transport in Slovakia began on 21 September 1840, with the opening of the first horse-powered line from Bratislava to Svätý Jur. The first steam-powered line, from Bratislava to Vienna, opened on 20 August 1848.
Highways in Slovakia are divided into motorways and expressways.
The 2015–16 Slovak Cup, also known as Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th edition of the competition. The winners of the competition will qualify for the First qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
The 2016–17 Slovak First Football League is the 24th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín are the defending champions, after winning their 2nd Slovak championship. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016. The season began on 16 July 2016 and will be finished on 27 May 2017.
Pezinok railway station is the main railway station in Pezinok.
Bratislava tram network serves Bratislava. It is operated by Dopravný podnik Bratislava, a. s and the system is known as Mestská hromadná doprava.