TRAIN IN THE CITY

The Slovak Technical Museum – Museum of Transport in Bratislava, in cooperation with the civic association Bratislava and its transformations, has prepared a new picture exhibition entitled “Train in the City”.

The exhibition reminds visitors of two anniversaries related to the now defunct railway lines in the capital – the 185th anniversary of the start of operation of the first horse-drawn railway in Hungary between Bratislava and Svätý Jur (October 4, 1840) and the 40th anniversary of the cessation of passenger rail transport to the Bratislava-Filiálka station and the Bratislava-Slovany stop (July 1985).

The once industrial part of Bratislava on the eastern edge of the city center, known to residents as Nivy, has changed its face beyond recognition. While older generations of Bratislava residents only nostalgically remember the original appearance of this city district, the youngest generations have no idea that trains once ran on Karadžičova, Metodova or Trnavská cesta streets. Trains that provided passenger transport to Petržalka, Trnava or Komárno ran on the now-defunct lines, but mainly freight trains heading to the railway sidings of important industrial enterprises, including the Bratislava port. The picture exhibition will introduce visitors to the historical appearance of this part of the city and its subsequent extensive transformation in recent decades by comparing period and contemporary photographs.

We cordially invite visitors to the new exhibition!

Exhibition opening: 27. 5. 2025

Exhibition duration: 30. 4. 2026

Exhibition authors: Ľubomír Deák, Martin Entner, Michal Jajcaj