Scary moments on the track! As the portal informs, On the afternoon of Christmas Day, an incident was supposed to happen on the Tatranská elektronik železína (TEŽ). “Transport in the section Veľký Slavkov – Under the station was interrupted for about an hour and a half. Reader Mário, who was waiting for one of the trams, wrote to the editorial office. According to him, there was no collision and no one was injured.” Marquis reports.
“The Railways of the Slovak Republic (ŽSR) confirm that on Thursday, December 25, 2025, from 3:43 p.m. to 5:10 p.m., traffic was interrupted in the Veľký Slavkov – Pod lesom section due to an emergency that is currently being investigated. We confirm that there was no collision, no injuries to passengers or staff,” ŽSR spokeswoman Petra Lániková told TVNOVINY.sk.
According to a Slovak television portal, one of the trams was supposed to leave the station earlier, and another one was supposed to enter the station shortly. According to him, they did not meet on the same track thanks to the dispatcher who intervened in time. According to the television, there should not be an ETCS security system on this line, which would automatically stop the trains in case they meet on the same track.
