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Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s.
A ZSSK class 671 train
Company typeFully state-owned limited company (a.s.)
IndustryRail transport
PredecessorŽelezničná spoločnosť, a. s.
Founded13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)
HeadquartersBratislava, Slovakia
Key people
  • Roman Koreň
    chairman of the board of directors
  • Karol Martinček
    Vice chairman of the board of directors
RevenueIncrease €437,556 million (2020)
Net incomeIncrease €10.592 million(2020)
Total assetsDecrease €1543,273 million (2020)
Number of employeesIncrease 5,910 (2020)
Website

Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. (ZSSK) (English: The Railway Company of Slovakia) is a Slovak state-owned passenger train company based in Bratislava.

In 2002 a company Železničná spoločnosť was established as a successor of personal and cargo transport part of the Železnice Slovenskej republiky. In 2005 this new company was further split into "Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a. s." providing Passenger transport services and "Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s." (ZSSK CARGO or ZSCS) providing cargo services.

Class 661 in Trenčín

The fleet of the Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko was partially modernised with the introduction of 8 3-car units and 2 4-car dual-voltage units of the new Škoda 7Ev EMUs. The contract included the option for additional 5 3-car units and 10 4-car units. The company ordered in August 2021 from Škoda Transportation another nine trains for Košice region. There is also a purchase option for 11 additional trains. Further new EMUs will enter service in 2023.

References

  1. ^ Výročná správa Železničnej spoločnosti Slovensko, a.s., za rok 2019 (PDF) (Report). Bratislava: Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. 31 March 2019. pp. 1–44. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "ZSSK Slovakrail Hlavná stránka". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  3. "Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a.s." www.zscargo.sk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. Ltd, DVV Media International. "ZSSK awards EMU contract". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. "RegioPantery na Slovensko - K-REPORT český dopravní server". www.k-report.net (in Czech). Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. "Na Slovensku začaly jezdit nové Pantery, poprvé se vydaly do Polska". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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