Železná studienka Bratislava train station
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Bratislava Železná studienka railway station is a small railway station (technically a train halt) inside the Bratislava Forest Park recreational zone in northern Bratislava
, Slovakia
.
The station is still in use, although few trains stop here nowadays. It has two platforms, the one by rail no. 1 being 149 meters long and 3 meters wide and the one by rail no. 2 being 160 meters long and 3,6 meters wide.
and minerals, but 19th century analysis showed the water here is not mineral
.
– Gänserndorf
– Bratislava
line, which was launchced on August 20th, 1848. The bridge crossed the valley over river Vydrica
. In 1891, the line between Bratislava hlavná stanica
and Devínska Nová Ves
was converted to 2 parallel rail tracks and the Red bridge was rebuilt.
The current train station was established in 1904 under the name Bratislava - Red Bridge (in German Rote Brücke, in Hungarian Vörös híd), being named after the nearby bridge. The waiting room and station-guard's house, both from 1904, are culturally protected.
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
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The station is still in use, although few trains stop here nowadays. It has two platforms, the one by rail no. 1 being 149 meters long and 3 meters wide and the one by rail no. 2 being 160 meters long and 3,6 meters wide.
Etymology
Until 1947, the train station was called Červený most (Red bridge in English). From 1947 to 1951 it was called Bratislava - Červený most. In 1951 it received it current name Bratislava - Železná studienka. It is named after the area it is situated in - Železná studienka (Little iron well in English). The name comes from the fact, that in the past people thought the water source here was rich in ironIron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
and minerals, but 19th century analysis showed the water here is not mineral
Mineral water
Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value, generally obtained from a naturally occurring mineral spring or source. Dissolved substances in the water may include various salts and sulfur compounds...
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History
The original Red bridge was built in 1848 next to the place where the train station will once be, carrying only one rail track on the WienWien
Wien is the German language name for Vienna, the city and federal state in Austria.* Wien , in Vienna, Austria* Theater an der Wien, a theater in Vienna located at the former river WienWien may also refer to:...
– Gänserndorf
Gänserndorf
Gänserndorf is a town on the Marchfeld, Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of Bezirk Gänserndorf. It is about 20 km north of Vienna, to which it is connected by both the Angerner Straße and the Nordbahn railway line.-Landscape Park:Landscape Park in Gänserndorf covers an area of...
– Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
line, which was launchced on August 20th, 1848. The bridge crossed the valley over river Vydrica
Vydrica
The Vydrica is a small 17 km long river in south west Slovakia, which originates in the Little Carpathians at about 450 m AMSL. The river passes through the Bratislava Forest Park and enters the Danube in Karlova Ves, city part of Bratislava. Some localities along the river are part of Natura 2000....
. In 1891, the line between Bratislava hlavná stanica
Bratislava hlavná stanica
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and Devínska Nová Ves
Devínska Nová Ves
Devínska Nová Ves ) is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its western borders are formed by the Morava River, which also represents the national border between Slovakia and Austria....
was converted to 2 parallel rail tracks and the Red bridge was rebuilt.
The current train station was established in 1904 under the name Bratislava - Red Bridge (in German Rote Brücke, in Hungarian Vörös híd), being named after the nearby bridge. The waiting room and station-guard's house, both from 1904, are culturally protected.
2010 fire
On September 20, 2010 a fire completely destroyed one of the station's historical waiting rooms. The fire was probably started by accident by the homeless people sleeping inside. That day's morning has been quite chilly and homeless people have been known to sleep there for years.Rail lines
The following is a list of rail lines crossing this station.- Line No. 110: Bratislava - KútyKútyKúty, is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 156 metres and covers an area of 27.158 km²...
- Line No. 120: Bratislava - ŽilinaŽilinaŽilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...
- Line No. 130: Bratislava - ŠtúrovoŠtúrovoŠtúrovo is a town in Slovakia, situated on the River Danube. Its population in 2005 was 11,172.The town is situated opposite the Hungarian city of Esztergom. The Mária Valéria bridge connects the settlements. The bridge was destroyed in 1944 during World War II, but reconstructed in...
- Line No. 131: Bratislava - KomárnoKomárnoKomárno is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Komárno was formed from part of a historical town in Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube. Following World War I, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half,...
- Line No. 132: Bratislava - RajkaRajkaRajka is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.The European motorway E65/E75, as well as national roads, cross into Slovakia near Rajka. The Slovak border crossings are known as Rusovce and Čunovo...
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