Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway

Tourism to Štrbské pleso arising from this led to the opening of hotels, footpaths and mountain huts.

From the 1920s there was strong competition from motor transport and the railway was no longer profitable.

In 1968, in connection with the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1970 in Štrbské Pleso, plans were made for a new rack railway.

On 6 July 2020, the line was closed for renovation, with buses providing alternative connection.

[2] Three new trains were delivered from Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works for the rebuilt line.

On 14 January 2021 Stadler delivered the first of five GTW 2/6 three-car electric multiple units for the line.

[4] The order also includes a universal locomotive class 485.95 and a snow plough, these were delivered on 22 January.

Scheme of the Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway
Multiple unit 405.95 driving down to Štrba , near the Štrbské Pleso station
Rack railway near Štrbské pleso, 1906
Multiple unit 405.95 at the Štrbské Pleso station
Multiple unit 495.95 on a test run on an adhesive track Starý Smokovec – Štrbské Pleso