National infrastructure manager of Slovakia

 ZSR - Zeleznice Slovenskej Republiky

Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):

ZSR operates and maintains the Slovakian rail infrastructure. ZSR has its own locomotives and measuring cars for track maintenance.
The historic stock of Slovakia is owned by the Museum Documentary Center of ZSR.

Website: http://www.zsr.sk/

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Railway Operators in the Slovak Republic

 ZSSK - Zeleznicná Spolocnost Slovensko, a.s.
 ZSSKC- Zeleznicná Spolocnost Cargo Slovakia, a.s.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2021):

On 1 January 2002 the ZSR was split up. The "new" ZSR is now only responsible for the infrastructure. Trains were operated by the new company ZSSK - Zeleznicna Spolocnost Slovakia - with divisions for passenger trains (DOP), freight operation (DNP) and rolling stock (DZKV).
In January 2005 ZSSK was split in a passenger operating company ZSSK (Zeleznicná Spolocnost Slovensko, a.s.) and a freight operating company ZSSKC (Zeleznicná Spolocnost Cargo Slovakia, a.s.). Also the stock has been divided between the companies.

In 2022 67.12 million passengers travelled  with ZSSK, still way below record year 2019 with 77.36 million passengers.

Websites: http://www.zssk.sk/ and http://www.zscargo.sk/

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 BTS - Bulk Transshipment Slovakia a.s.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):

BTS is a major international open-access freight company. It is a joint-venture of the Budamar Group and ZSCS. For international trains in Poland and the Czech Republic it cooperates with LokoRail and InterCargo.

Website: http://www.btslovakia.sk/

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 CRW - Central Railways a.s.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2013):

CRW is a new open-access freight and work train operator based in Kosice. The company is also licenced to operate trains in Hungary.

Website: http://www.crw.sk/

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 EXSK - Express Group, a.s.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2010):

Express Group (former Express Rail Slovakia) is a logistics provider that also runs open-access freight trains. They started with 1 modern leased locomotive in December 2010.

Website: http://www.expressgroup.sk/

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 IGR - IG Rail, sro

Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):

IG Rail was formerly known als SŽDS - Slovenská železnicná dopravná spolocnost a.s. It is an open-access freight company. Its current main traffic is semi-knocked down Skoda car kits from Mlada Boleslav and Kvasiny to Solomonovo(Ukraine). IG Rail is part of the Investex group.

Website: https://www.igrail.sk/

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 LRL - Lokorail a.s.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2010):

Lokorail runs open-access freight trains with second-hand and hired locomotives from CD Cargo (Czech Republic).

Website: http://www.lokorail.sk/

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 LTESK - Logistik a Transport Slovakia, s.r.l.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2006):

This company is a subsidiary of LTE Austria. It has started operation of open-access freight trains with its own locomotives in October 2006.

Website: https://www.lte-group.eu/

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 PSZ - Prvá Slovenská Zelezničná

Network length, gauge and electrification (2009):

PSZ operates open-access freight trains in cooperation with Hungarian private operator MMV.

Website: http://www.psz.sk/

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 RLL - RailLog s.r.o.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2024):

RailLog is the new name of the railway business of TransLog Slovakia, after the split-up of owners PetrolSped Slovakia and PetrolSped Hungaria.

RailLog is a licensed operator in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The company specialises in transporting agricultural commodities from Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia to German and Belgian ports. It regularly transports steel slag from the U.S. Steel Košice plant to the cement plant in Rohožník. Recently, RailLog has gained large volumes in transporting agricultural commodities from Ukraine to Germany in cooperation with other carriers abroad. To a large extent, the carrier also specialises in transporting petrochemical products and bulk substrates in the metallurgical sector in HU-SK-CZ transits.

Website: https://raillog.sk/

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 RTI - Railtrans International

Network length, gauge and electrification (2014):

Another open-access freight operator using second-hand locomotives.

Website: http://www.railtrans.eu/

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 VTGSK - Retrack Slovakia s.r.o. (former Carbo Rail)

Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):

In 2020 Retrack, the rail logistics company of freight car lease company VTG, has taken over Carbo Rail.
Carbo Rail was created in 2017 by merging the railway activities of Cargosped from the Czech Republic and Rail Sped from Slovakia. The first four own locomotives were aquired second-hand from CD Cargo.

Website: https://www.vtg.com/

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Last update: 22-03-2024