Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway

The – rack railway is a 1,000 mm gauge narrow-gauge railway in the . It was built in 1896 and reconstructed in 1970. At the valley terminus, it connects to the standard-gauge main line between and , and at the mountain terminus, it connects to the Tatra Electric Railway.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: rack railway in the High Tatras, Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Štrbské Pleso – Štrba rack railway” and “Štrbské Pleso OŽ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Štrbské Pleso railway station and Štrbské pleso.

Railway station
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is a junction station in the . It serves the settlement of , which is part of the village of , in the , northeastern .

Lake
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is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the , . It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after . Maximum depth is 20 metres.

Hotel
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is situated 130 metres west of Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Štrbské Pleso and Tatranská Štrba.

Suburb
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is a ski, tourist, and health resort in the , located on the . With extensive parking facilities and a stop on the Tatra trolley and rack railway, it is a starting point for a host of popular hikes including to and .

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway.

Village
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is a and small municipality in in the of northern . It lies on the foothills of . is situated 6 km southeast of Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway.

Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway

Latitude
49.11822° or 49° 7′ 6″ north
Longitude
20.0638° or 20° 3′ 50″ east
Operator
ŽSR
Open location code
8GX24397+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9456331909
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q143871
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Ozubnicová železnice Štrba - Štrbské Pleso”
  • Czech: “ozubnicová železnice Štrba – Štrbské Pleso”
  • Czech: “Ozubnicová železnice Štrba – Štrbské Pleso”
  • Dutch: “Spoorlijn 182 (Slowakije)”
  • Dutch: “Spoorlijn Štrba – Štrbské Pleso”
  • French: “ligne 182”
  • French: “Ligne 182”
  • French: “ligne de Štrba à Štrbské Pleso”
  • German: “Zahnradbahn Štrba–Štrbské Pleso”
  • Hebrew: “רכבת גלגלי שיניים שטרבסקה פלסו-שטרבה”
  • Hungarian: “Csorbatói Fogaskerekű Vasút”
  • Italian: “ferrovia Štrba-Štrbské Pleso”
  • Italian: “Ferrovia Štrba-Štrbské Pleso”
  • Japanese: “シトルブスケー・プレソ - シトルバ線”
  • Polish: “Ozubnicová železnica”
  • Slovak: “železničná trať Štrbské Pleso – Štrba”
  • Slovak: “Železničná trať Štrbské Pleso – Štrba”
  • Slovak: “Zubačka Štrbské Pleso – Štrba”
  • Spanish: “tramo de cremallera Štrba–Štrbské Pleso”
  • Spanish: “Tramo de cremallera Štrba–Štrbské Pleso”
  • Ukrainian: “Зубчаста залізниця Штрбське-Плесо - Штрба”
  • Ukrainian: “Зубчаста залізниця Штрбське-Плесо — Штрба”

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