Train closures with replacement bus service in the directions Rajec and Považská Bystrica

Due to works on the railway infrastructure, rail transport will be limited in the sections S4 Žilina – Rajec and S1 Žilina – Považská Bystrica in the second half of July 2026. The affected passenger trains will be replaced by replacement bus transport (NAD).

Replacement bus service:

Žilina – Rajec

From July 21 – 30, 2026

The closure will affect trains on the following dates:

  • July 21, 2026 all trains in the direction Žilina – Rajec with the exception of train Os 3504 and in the direction Rajec – Žilina with the exception of trains Os 3501, Os 3503 and Os 3505,
  • from 22 to 29 July 2026 all trains in both directions,
  • July 30, 2026 of all trains in the direction Žilina – Rajec, with the exception of trains Os 3534 and Os 3538.

Replacement bus stops on the Žilina – Rajec section

  • Žilina – near the new railway station building
  • Žilina-Záriečie – DPMŽ stop “Hálkova” near Rondel, near the restaurant Pod Brezou
  • Žilina-Solinky – bus stop “Žilina, Solinky Station”
  • Bytčica – DPMŽ stop “Bytčica, To the station”
  • Lietavská Lúčka – bus stop “Lietavská Lúčka, cement factory”
  • Porúbka – bus stop “Porúbka”
  • Poluvsie – bus stop “Rajecké Teplice, Poluvsie, railway station.”
  • Rajecké Teplice – in front of the railway station
  • Konská pri Rajci – bus stop “Konská, razc., nást. 1 a 2”
  • Zbyňov – bus stop “Zbyňov, rázc.”
  • Kľače – bus stop “Kľače, Jednota”
  • Rajec – in front of the railway station

Zilina – Povazska Bystrica

From 25. – July 26, 2026

Replacement bus service will be introduced only for selected passenger trains:

In the direction Žilina – Považská Bystrica – Trenčín-Zlatovce:

  • Os 3310
  • Os 3314
  • Os 3318
  • Os 3322

In the direction Trenčín-Zlatovce – Považská Bystrica – Žilina:

  • Os 3309
  • Os 3313
  • Os 3317
  • Os 3321

Zastávky náhradnej autobusovej dopravy

  • Žilina – in front of the railway station
  • Horný Hričov – bus stop “Horný Hričov, inn”
  • Dolný Hričov – bus stop “Dolný Hričov, railway station”
  • Bytča – bus stop “Bytča, Hrabové railway station”
  • Predmier – bus stop “Predmier, rol. družstvo”
  • Plevník-Drienové – bus stop “Plevník-Drienové, railway st.”
  • Považská Teplá – bus stop “Považská Teplá, no. 56”
  • Považská Bystrica – bus stop at the railway station

It will not be possible to transport bicycles or animals on buses without a lockable box. Passengers will not purchase tickets directly at NAD, so we recommend that you secure them in advance, for example via the IDS PLUS mobile application or ZSSK sales channels.