▁met re ▁gauge ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁High ▁Tat ras ▁was ▁achieved ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁via ▁Star ý ▁Sm ok ove c . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁deport ation ▁of ▁Slov ak ▁Jews ▁left ▁Pop rad ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁Aus ch witz ▁death ▁camp . ▁The ▁train ▁that ▁depart ed ▁that ▁day ▁was ▁carrying ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Jewish ▁girls ▁and ▁young ▁women . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁trans ports ▁of ▁Slov ak ▁Jews ▁similarly ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Pop rad . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁trans ports ▁were ▁halt ed , ▁over ▁ 5 8 , 0 0 0 ▁Jews ▁had ▁been ▁deport ed ▁from ▁Slov ak ia ▁to ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁renov ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁station ▁reached ▁its ▁present ▁form ▁as ▁a ▁two ▁level ▁inter change ▁station . ▁An ▁SK K ▁ 8 5 8 ▁million ▁modern ization ▁and ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁renov ations ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Train ▁services ▁Pop rad - T at ry ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁Slov ak ian ▁railway ▁lines : ▁▁ 1 8 0 ▁Ko š ice – Ž il ina ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁Ko š ice – B oh um ín ▁Railway )