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<p>The subject of the paper is train station. The research deal with those train stations that either no longer serve their purpose or are now abandoned. By abandoned train stations, the author of the paper means rail buildings that do not provide passengers with the necessities of cash desk and a waiting room or toilet. Stations that have abandoned their original purpose. Such stations were analysed on the only railway line connecting Poland and Slovakia operating on a daily basis. Mentioned line is connecting cities Katowice – Zwardoń – Žilina – Rajec. Much of this railway architecture is abandoned and unused. The work described in the paper aims to create a database of abandoned train stations based on authors own research and points to a large number of abandoned train stations that have potential for their future development. The data was collected by means of various methods described in the paper and was valid as of 31.12.2021. The situation today may differ.</p>
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The subject of the paper is train station. The research deal with those train stations that either no longer serve their purpose or are now abandoned. By abandoned train stations, the author of the paper means rail buildings that do not provide passengers with the necessities of cash desk and a waiting room or toilet. Stations that have abandoned their original purpose. Such stations were analysed on the only railway line connecting Poland and Slovakia operating on a daily basis. Mentioned line is connecting cities Katowice – Zwardoń – Žilina – Rajec. Much of this railway architecture is abandoned and unused. The work described in the paper aims to create a database of abandoned train stations based on authors own research and points to a large number of abandoned train stations that have potential for their future development. The data was collected by means of various methods described in the paper and was valid as of 31.12.2021. The situation today may differ.

Abandoned Train Stations. Katowice-Zwardoń-Žilina-Rajec

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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The subject of the paper is train station. The research deal with those train stations that either no longer serve their purpose or are now abandoned. By...

Abandoned Train Stations. Katowice-Zwardoń-Žilina-Rajec

Published Online: Feb 03, 2023

Page range: 35 - 42

Received: Aug 23, 2022

Accepted: Nov 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0036

Keywords
Train station, Abandonment, Database, Poland, Slovakia, Reception building, Railways, Utilisation

© 2022 Dominika Ľudviková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Abandoned Train Stations. Katowice-Zwardoń-Žilina-Rajec

Published Online: Feb 03, 2023

Page range: 35 - 42

Received: Aug 23, 2022

Accepted: Nov 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0036

KeywordsTrain station, Abandonment, Database, Poland, Slovakia, Reception building, Railways, Utilisation

© 2022 Dominika Ľudviková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Train station, Abandonment, Database, Poland, Slovakia, Reception building, Railways, Utilisation