Description
An interesting technical work under the Sokol massif is the Old Tunnel of Kraľovany, which was built in 1871 on the Košice - Bohumín railway in the section Žilina - Poprad. The single-track tunnel was used for rail transport for several decades and finally served in 1950.
The old Royal Tunnel is 401 meters long. To date, it has been preserved in a relatively good condition, so every year it attracts visitors not only to tourists but also to railway enthusiasts. In the tunnel is also possible to admire the karst cave. Just find a hole in the wall of the tunnel that will take you to the 160 meter long karst corridor.
The tunnel is not passable and therefore it is possible to enter it only from one side, namely from the village of Kraľovany. The tunnel portal is already visible from the road, so you should not get lost. If you plan to enter the tunnel, be sure to take the flashlight with you.
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Comments [5]
Štefan Hrabovský • Feb 2024
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Pavol Bartos • Feb 2023
„Starý tunel bol do r. 1950 normálne využívaný ako železničný, potom (po odstránení koľají a pokládke drevenej podlahy) ešte nejaký čas ako sklad. Nový dvojkoľajný tunel sa dostaval až po vojne.“
Anonym • Oct 2022
„Urbex SVK , neuraz sa čo to píšeš za blbosť ten tunel normálne funkčný, a bol jedno koľajový neviem aké mapy si to pozeral ale skús pozrieť pred 1939“
Urbex SVK • Jan 2022
„Pozeral som staré mapy a ku tomu tunelu nikdy neviedli koľajnice,odjakživa bol pre vlak určený ten tunel čo aj teraz cez neho jazdia vlaky a tento tunel je v špici pohoria vlak by mal problém vytočiť aj 20 km rýchlosť bez toho aby sa nevykolajil a aj ten tunel je divný,nedokončený ....pozri iné vlakové tunely z tých čias .Čo si o tom myslíš, vďaka.“
Stanislav Herman • Aug 2021
„Keby chcel niekto vedieť, čo je na tabuľkách nad vstupom do tunela, tak je to: Zákaz vstupu!“
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