Slovakia electrifies Bánovce–Humenné line for €221m
- Location
- Bánovce nad Ondavou – Strážske – Michalovce – Humenné (eastern Slovakia) · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Project
- Modernisation and electrification of the Bánovce nad Ondavou–Humenné line (33.5 km) including renewal up to Strážske and the Michalovce interlocking
- Investment
- over EUR 221 million (contract value EUR 221.8 million, co-financed from the Recovery and Resilience Plan)
- Status
- Completed on 8 December 2025
ŽSR completed the modernisation of the 33.5 km Bánovce nad Ondavou–Humenné line on 8 December 2025: electrification, renewal of the track bed and superstructure between Bánovce and Strážske, a modernised interlocking at Michalovce and rebuilt stations, bridges and points. Maximum speed rises to up to 120 km/h, and 20 trains a day are to run on the Košice–Humenné line, hourly in the morning peak. The contract with ELTRA (contract value EUR 221.8 million) is co-financed from the Recovery and Resilience Plan; the original deadline of 30 July 2025 was moved to 13 December 2025 because of bridge works and geological conditions. (LOK Report, 10 Dec 2025)
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