- Railway station Nitra
Railway station
Nitra is situated at Staničná street in Staré Mesto district. Nearby is a busy bus station and a bus stop of city's public transport.The history of railways in Nitra dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century. Track section
Ivanka pri Nitre (Nyitraivánka) -Nitra (Nyitra) was opened in 1876 and connectedNitra (Nyitra) with tracksŠurany (Nagysurány) -Ivanka pri Nitre (Nyitraivánka) andPalárikovo (Tótmegyer) - Šurany (Nagysurány). Railway toTopoľčany (Nagytapolcsány) was opened in 1881 and local track Nitra -Zbehy (Izbék) -Radošina (Radosna) in 1909.Main building was built around 1876, and extended with dispatchers' offices in 1921. Today's look of the building originates in 1925, after the electrification of station lights was finished.
Nitra is nowadays out of main railway corridors and the significance of railway transport is only regional.
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