Sławków [ˈswafkuf] (Silesian: Sławkow) is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (part of historic province of Lesser Poland), near Katowice.

Archaeological sites from the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages have been discovered giving evidence to early human settlement in the area.

This assumption is supported by two documents from the 13th century: a charter issued in 1279 by Prince Bolesław V the Chaste, in which the locality is still called a village (villa episcopalis) and an agreement dated 1286 between the Bishop of Kraków Paweł z Przemankowa and Prince Leszek II the Black, in which Sławków is already called a town (civitas).

In the 1280s, Bishop Paweł z Przemankowa built here a defensive castle, located near western border of Lesser Poland.

Due to rich deposits of lead and silver, and location on a merchant route from Kraków to Wrocław, Sławków quickly developed, and in the 13th century it was one of the most important urban centers of Lesser Poland.

Except for this one line, and a few very short stretches near border crossings, Poland uses the standard gauge for its railways, unlike Russia and the other former countries of the Soviet Union.

The line runs on a single track for almost 400 km (249 mi) from the Polish-Ukrainian border, crossing it just east of Hrubieszów, to Sławków.