Slovakia Rail Crisis Deepens as Extreme Heat Triggers 80 km/h Speed Limits and Summer Travel Delays
Slovakia has introduced preventive railway speed restrictions during periods of extreme heat, limiting trains to a maximum of 80 kilometres per hour on affected lines as infrastructure authorities respond to the growing threat of heat-related track deformation. The measure took effect from June 27, 2026, and will apply throughout the summer whenever the Slovak Hydrometeorological […]