Košice Children’s Heritage Railway

The Košice Children's Heritage Railway is a 4.2 km long single-track heritage railway with a track gauge of 1,000 mm. The railway was opened on 20 September 1955 as a pioneer railway near in and is still in operation today.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Email: kezeleznica@gmail.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: railway line in Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Detská železnica Košice”
  • Address: Čermeľská cesta 7159/1A, 7159

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Štadión Lokomotívy and Košice Castle.

Stadium
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v Čermeli is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches. From 1997 it was the home stadium for Lokomotiva's rival, FC VSS Košice, until its dissolvation 20 years later. is situated 1½ km southeast of Košice Children’s Heritage Railway.

Castle
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is situated 1½ km northeast of Košice Children’s Heritage Railway.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Košice Children’s Heritage Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ťahanovce and Sídlisko Ťahanovce.

Suburb
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is a borough of the city of , . The first written mention about is dated back to 1263. It was an independent village until 1969 when it was connected with Košice.

Suburb
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is a borough of , . Constructed in the late 1980s and consisting almost exclusively of prefabs, the estate offers little in terms of work opportunities or recreation, causing residents to spend most of their daytime elsewhere. is situated 3 km east of Košice Children’s Heritage Railway.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Košice Children’s Heritage Railway.

Košice Children’s Heritage Railway

Latitude
48.74973° or 48° 44′ 59″ north
Longitude
21.2284° or 21° 13′ 42″ east
Levels
2
Roof shape
gabled
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8GW3P6XH+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 50299023
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2655053
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Satellite Map

Discover Košice Children’s Heritage Railway from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Slovak—“Košice Children’s Heritage Railway” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Кошице балалар тимер юлы”
  • Czech: “Detská železnica Košice”
  • Czech: “Košická dětská historická železnice”
  • Czech: “Košická detská železnica”
  • Czech: “Košická dětská železnice”
  • Czech: “Trať 930”
  • Dutch: “Toeristische spoorlijn Čermeľ – Alpinka”
  • French: “ligne 930”
  • French: “ligne Čermeľ - Alpinka”
  • French: “ligne de Čermeľ à Alpinka”
  • French: “Ligne de Čermeľ à Alpinka”
  • German: “Detská železnica Košice”
  • German: “Kindereisenbahn Košice”
  • German: “Košická detská historická železnica”
  • Hungarian: “Kassai Történelmi Gyermekvasút”
  • Japanese: “チェルメリュ鉄道”
  • Polish: “Kolej dla dzieci w Koszycach”
  • Polish: “Kolej dziecięca w Koszycach”
  • Russian: “Детская железная дорога в Кошице”
  • Russian: “Кошицкая детская железная дорога”
  • Slovak: “Čermeľ”
  • Slovak: “Čermeľská železnica”
  • Slovak: “Košická detská historická železnica”
  • Slovak: “Košická detská železnica”
  • Slovak: “Košická mládežnícka železnica”
  • Slovak: “Železničná trať Čermeľ – Alpinka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Čermeľ and Horolezecká stena Rokodromo.

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