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Preparations For The Start Of Passenger Service At OŽ Continue
Preparations For The Start Of Passenger Service At OŽ Continue

After the rack-and-pinion railway in Vysoké Tatry (Ozubnicová železnica, OŽ) was cleared of snow on Friday 11 February, test runs began the very next day.

Preparations Of OŽ For The Start Of Passenger Operation
Preparations Of OŽ For The Start Of Passenger Operation

For 16 February 2022, it is planned to start passenger operation on the rack-and-pinion Štrba - Štrbské Pleso line in Vysoké Tatry.

ZSSK's Class 495.95 EMUs Starts Passenger Service
ZSSK's Class 495.95 EMUs Starts Passenger Service

Since July 2020, Strabag and Swietelsky-Slovakia carried out the modernisation of the OŽ line (Ozubnicová železnica, Rack and pinion railway) in Vysoké Tatry. On 23 July 2021, the Special Construction Office of the Slovak Ministry of the Interior issued a permit for "early use of the line - for test runs".

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Testing Of The GTW 2/6 EMUs In Vysoké Tatry Continues
Testing Of The GTW 2/6 EMUs In Vysoké Tatry Continues

In early August, testing of the new Stadler-built Class 495.95 EMUs started on the rack railway between Štrba and Štrbské Pleso.

New GTW 2/6 EMUs For Vysoké Tatry Complete
New GTW 2/6 EMUs For Vysoké Tatry Complete

In mid-July, 495.955 was delivered to the ZSSK depot in Poprad.

Another Newcomers For Vysoké Tatry
Another Newcomers For Vysoké Tatry

Following the first narrow-gauge Class 495.95 EMU for TEŽ and OŽ, which arrived in Slovakia on 14 January 2021, another new vehicle destined for ZSSK appeared in Poprad a week later.