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Slovakia – Free on Train

On the 1st of January 1993, this country, Czechoslovakia split and became the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. 

Here in Slovakia, children under the age of sixteen and seniors over sixty-two years old can ride the train for free. 

Additionally, students under twenty-six and pensioners under sixty-two years old and are permanent residents or citizens of the European Union (EU) can also travel on the train for free.

Note:

https://www.zssk.sk/en/zero-fare/

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