Uzhhorod - Košice broad gauge track

Uzhhorod - Košice broad gauge track

The Uzhhorod - Košice broad gauge track is a single line railway track mostly in eastern Slovakia, which is used especially for iron ore transportation from Ukraine to the steel factory near Košice.

In the 1960s, after construction of the steel factory in Košice, the import of iron ore to Slovakia rose steeply, and the existing checkpoint in Čierna nad Tisou couldn't handle this amount anymore, particularly in winter, as Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union had different gauges, meaning that all the transported goods had to be reloaded. It was thus decided to build one track in Czechoslovakia with Soviet technical parameters to ease the transport. Construction works started on November 4, 1965, and the track was opened on May 1, 1966. In 1978, the track was electrified.

The trains is hauled by two electric twin-locomotives, similar to the late versions of but with SA3 coupler instead of buffers and chain couplings. This is with the exception for westward operation between Trebišov and Ruskov where the track elevation is over 15 ‰, there are two sets of locos needed. This portion of the track has the heaviest catenary construction in the EU (2 work cables, 1 fitting cable and 3 additional cables).Fact|date=April 2008

This single track line is for freight operation only, but there are some diesel motor cars for railway personnel.

Technical parameters

* Length: 88,051 km (8 km in Ukraine)
* Gauge: 1520 mm
* Maximum allowed speed: from Uzhhorod to Maťovce 50 km/h (30 mi), from Maťovce to Haniska 60 km/h (37 mi)
* Stations: 7 (Maťovce, Vojany, Budkovce, Trebišov, Červený Dvor, Slančík, Hornád)
* Depots: 1 (in Haniska)


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