Studený Potok – Tatranská Lomnica railway line
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| Course book series (ZSSK) : | 185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 8.890 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 38 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Studený Potok – Tatranská Lomnica railway is a branch line in Slovakia , which was originally operated by the private Tatralomnici hev. (Tatralomnitzer Local Railway) was built. It branches off from the Poprad-Tatry-Plaveč railway line in Veľká Lomnica ( Studený Potok stop ) . Both routes are summarized in the timetable of the Slovakian railway company ZSSK under route number 185. In Tatranská Lomnica there is a transition to the Tatra Electric Railway in the direction of Starý Smokovec .
history
After the Poprad Valley Railway from Poprad to Kežmarok was opened in 1889 , construction of the branching line to Tatranská Lomnica was started in 1894, which was opened a year later. The Kaschau-Oderberger Bahn took over the management of the private local railway.
After just a few weeks there was an accident in which no one was injured, but which led to traffic being disrupted for nine months. Another serious accident occurred on July 22, 1951, in which 19 people died.
Todays situation
The line is single-track and not electrified. Local trains run from Poprad to and from Kežmarok, Stará Ľubovna or Plaveč. In Studený potok there are connections to and from Tatranská Lomnica every two hours. The line to Tatranská Lomnica ends in Studený Potok in a stump track. For the Poprad – Plaveč line, there is an intersection track with fallback switches at this station. The connecting switches between the two lines are locally operated and secured with hand locks. Due to the timetable design, no switches need to be changed in Studený Potok during normal operation.