Čadca railway station

Čadca
Trains in the station yard, 2009
General information
Location	Staničná 02201 Čadca Čadca Čadca  Žilina Region  Slovakia
Coordinates	49°26′40″N 18°47′13″E / 49.44444°N 18.78694°E / 49.44444; 18.78694
Owned by	Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Operated by	Železnice Slovenskej republiky
Line(s)	Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD) Čadca–Makov Čadca–Skalité Serafínov–Zwardoň (PKP)
Connections	Local buses
History
Opened	8 January 1871 (1871-01-08)
Location Čadca Location within Slovakia

Čadca railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Čadca) is the main station serving the municipality and district town of Čadca, in the Žilina Region, northern Slovakia. Opened in 1871, the station forms part of the cross border Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova railway, and is also a junction station for two other lines, one of them also cross border.

The station is currently owned by Železnice Slovenskej republiky (ŽSR); train services are operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).

Čadca railway station is situated on Staničná street, a short distance to the north of, and across the river from, the town centre.

The station was opened on 8 January 1871, upon the inauguration of the Český Těšín–Žilina section of the Košice–Bohumín Railway.

Due to its original architecture, the station building has been nicknamed Chata ("the chalet") by locals. It houses ticketing facilities and a restaurant.

Čadca railway station is the junction of the following Slovak railway lines:

• 127 Žilina–Čadca–Svrčinovec zastávka–Mosty u Jablunkova (ČD) (part of the Košice–Bohumín Railway)
• 128 Čadca–Makov
• 129 Čadca–Skalité Serafínov–Zwardoň (PKP)

As it is close to the Czech Republic and Poland, the station offers services to several destinations in these countries. For the Czech Republic, there are many trains to Ostrava, Bohumin and Prague, and to Poland, there are trains towards the border crossing at Skalité/Zwardoń.

The station offers interchange with local buses.

Preceding station		ŽSSK		Following station
Třinec toward Ostrava		Regional fast trains		Žilina toward Košice
Svrčinovec zastávka toward Ostrava		Stopping trains		Terminus
Svrčinovec toward Skalité		Stopping trains		Čadca mesto toward Žilina
Čadca zastávka toward Makov		Stopping trains		Terminus
Preceding station		RegioJet		Following station
Třinec toward Praha hl.n.		IC RegioJet		Kysucké Nové Mesto toward Žilina

• History of rail transport in Slovakia
• Rail transport in Slovakia

• Catchpole, Paul (1998). Steam and Rail in Slovakia. Kings Norton, Birmingham, England: Locomotives International. ISBN 1-900340-08-9.

Media related to Čadca (train station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Čadca railway station on vlaky.net (in Slovak)