Bratislava Lamač railway station (, , ) is a small railway station (technically a train halt) inside the

Lamač Lamač (German language, German: ''Blumenau; Hungarian language, Hungarian: Lamacs'') is the smallest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, lying in the northern part of the city. Part of the Bratislava IV district, Lamač is home to app ...

borough of

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

, Slovakia. Until 1947 the station was called "Lamač". The railway station is administered under

Bratislava main railway station Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

, with the station master () residing there as well. It lies at the edge of the Lamač and Dúbravka boroughs of Bratislava. Bratislava Lamač railway station is the smallest true railway station in Bratislava. It contains four tracks of rails allowing the trains to cross tracks or the express trains to overtake slower passenger or freight trains. The station building was reconstructed in 2007.

History

In the past, stone from the nearby quarry was loaded onto trains here. The narrow-rail line for this purpose was built in 1924. On 21 May 2012 a 41-year-old woman died when she stumbled at the first platform when crossing the lines, falling down under a passing train. The accident caused seven trains to be delayed for a total time of 201 minutes.

Rail lines

The following is a list of rail lines crossing this station. * Line No. 110: Bratislava–

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Access

image:Bratislava Lamac Railway Station5.JPG, left, ŽST Lamač public bus stop in

. The actual bus stops (in both directions) are marked by red buses A few meters away from the main station building there is a public bus stop called ''Stanica Lamač'', sometimes officially abbreviated to ''Stn. Lamač''. Buses no. 30, no. 37, no. 38, no. 63 and no. 92 stop here as well as night busses no. N21 and no. N37. The railway station is a short walk away for many people from the

and Dúbravka boroughs of Bratislava. This bus stop serves also as a minor intercity bus stop for buses headed towards Stupava and

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in the

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region of Slovakia.

References

External links

Page about the railway station with pictures in Slovak

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