unction ▁between ▁that ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁Pop rad - T at ry – P lave č ▁railway , ▁a ▁standard ▁gauge ▁branch ▁line . ▁Pop rad - T at ry ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁met re ▁gauge ▁T atra ▁Electric ▁Railway , ▁and , ▁as ▁such , ▁is ▁a ▁gateway ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Tat ras ▁mountain ▁range , ▁a ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁currently ▁owned ▁by ▁Ž ele zn ice ▁Slov ens ke j ▁repub li ky ▁( Ž SR ); ▁train ▁services ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁Ž ele z ni č ná ▁sp olo č nos ť ▁Slov ens ko ▁( Z SS K ). ▁ ▁Location ▁Pop rad - T at ry ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁Ji ří ho ▁Wol k era , ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Ž il ina – Pop rad ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Ko š ice – B oh um ín ▁Railway . ▁Only ▁four ▁days ▁later , ▁upon ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁section ▁to ▁S pi š ská ▁Nov á ▁V es , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁through ▁station . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁commission ing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pop rad - T at ry – P lave č ▁railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁j unction . ▁ ▁The