Hodoš railway station
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Hodoš railway station serves the municipality
of Hodoš
, Slovenia
. It was opened in 1907, and is the last station on the line from Ormož
, Slovenia, before the border crossing between Slovenia and Hungary
.
The portion of the Ormož–Hodoš line between Murska Sobota
and Hodoš was closed in 1968, along with many similar line closures elsewhere in Slovenia. However, in 1999-2001 the line was rebuilt, in a less winding form, as part of one of the new European transit corridors. The rebuilt line is designed to cater for international trains travelling at up to 160 kilometres per hour (99.4 mph).
Since the completion of the rebuilding work, Hodoš railway station has been the shared border station on the only railway line crossing the border between Slovenia and Hungary.
Municipalities of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 211 municipalities , of which 11 have urban status.Slovene is an official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of 3 municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik , Hodoš and Lendava...
of Hodoš
Hodoš
Hodoš is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality....
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It was opened in 1907, and is the last station on the line from Ormož
Ormož railway station
Ormož railway station is the railway station in Ormož, Slovenia, which lies on the left bank of the river Drava and borders with Croatia on that river's opposite bank....
, Slovenia, before the border crossing between Slovenia and Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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The portion of the Ormož–Hodoš line between Murska Sobota
Murska Sobota railway station
Murska Sobota railway station serves the municipality of Murska Sobota, Slovenia. It was opened in 1924.On 29 January 2010, the first Holocaust memorial in Slovenia was unveiled at the station. It is dedicated to the exile of Jews from the Prekmurje region.- External links :*...
and Hodoš was closed in 1968, along with many similar line closures elsewhere in Slovenia. However, in 1999-2001 the line was rebuilt, in a less winding form, as part of one of the new European transit corridors. The rebuilt line is designed to cater for international trains travelling at up to 160 kilometres per hour (99.4 mph).
Since the completion of the rebuilding work, Hodoš railway station has been the shared border station on the only railway line crossing the border between Slovenia and Hungary.