Bratislava Central Bus Station ( sk, Autobusová stanica Mlynské nivy) was the main
bus
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transport interchange in
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
, the
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of
Slovakia
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. It served both domestic and international
intercity bus service
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. The station building was constructed from 1975 to 1983 in the
Nivy
Nivy (literally: Floodplains) is a neighborhood of the Ružinov borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, located in the Bratislava II district. At the end of the 19th century, the area underwent massive industrialization becoming the first ...
neighborhood of the
Ružinov
Ružinov (, hu, Főrév, german: Rosenheim) is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, located in the Bratislava II district. It is the city's second most populated borough, housing over 80,000 inhabitants and its Nivy neighbourhood is ...
borough. It was opened on 15 August 1983 and closed for redevelopment in 2018. The author of the building design and original interior is Valéria Triznová. The station featured numerous shops, fast food kiosks and a restaurant. The bus stands were open 24/7 and the station building closed at 23:00 each night and opened at 04:00 the next day.
Slovak real-estate development company
HB Reavis
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History
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bought the building to redevelop it as part of its Stanica Nivy project, itself part of a larger development called the Twin City. Construction started in 2018 and finished on 30 September 2021. During construction, a temporary bus terminal was established nearby on Bottova Street.
After less than 4 years of construction (over 1 year lost due to Covid restriction, including months with ban on interior shopping), new modern Bratislava's Nivy bus station was inaugurated on 30 September 2021.
Name
In
Slovak the station is called ''Autobusová stanica Mlynské nivy'', ''Autobusová stanica Bratislava Nivy'', ''AS Mlynské nivy'' or ''AS Bratislava Nivy''. In
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it is called ''The Central Bus Station''.
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Transport in Bratislava
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Bratislava's geographical position in Central Europe has long made Bratislava a natural crossroads for international trade traffic. Various ancient trade routes, such as the Amber Road and the Danube waterway have crossed the territory ...
References
External links
Operating instructions for the station (in Slovak)
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Buildings and structures in Bratislava
Transport in Bratislava