Piešťany – Vrbové railway line
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| Course book series (ZSSK) : | 803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 7.910 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 5 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 40 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Piešťany – Vrbové railway is a single-track regional railway in Slovakia that connects Piešťany and Vrbové . A now closed branch led from Trebatice to Rakovice .
history
The concession to build the Piešťany – Vrbové line including the Trebatice – Rakovice branch was granted by the Hungarian Ministry of Commerce to the Budapest company G. Gregersen and Sons when Slovakia was still part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Construction began in 1905 and the line was opened on October 27, 1906. In 1951 passenger traffic was opened on the branch line to Rakovice, which was discontinued in 1971/72. On June 3, 1973, the Trebatice – Rakovice branch line was shut down. On April 1, 1978, tourist traffic on the Piešťany – Vrbové line was abandoned. The route was rebuilt in the 1980s for the construction of the D1 motorway.