The Authority is a regulatory body which supervises the compliance with the transparent and non discriminatory access conditions for the applicants on the railway network, allocation of the railway infrastructure capacity. Moreover it provides generally binding legal regulations of the regulatory framework for pricing and payments for access to the railway infrastructure. It performs the role of the regulatory authority for the regulation of fare in the rail transport, sets up the generally binding legal regulation details on the contents of the proposals for the establishment of fare, a procedure for the regulation of fare and the maximum charges for both the elementary and special fare.
The Authority is the safety authority for railway tracks, special tracks, cable ways and railway vehicles, the regulatory authority for railway tracks, special tracks and cableways. Furthermore it acts as an investigation body for accidents and extraordinary events, which occurred on special tracks and cable ways, it is a special building authority for railroad structures and their parts within the protective railroad zone serving for the railway operation, except for the urban railroads.
The Authority performs the state professional supervision in the matter of railway tracks, special tracks and cableways, excluding the urban tram and trolleybus tracks, and performs the state professional technical supervision on these tracks.
Furthermore, the Authority is the licensing authority for railway transport, for transport on special tracks and cableways. It also acts as a safety authority for rail transport, for transport on special tracks and cableways.
The Authority oversees the safety of rail transport services, special tracks and cableways and the compliance with national safety rules.
The Authority performs state supervision on railway transport, transport on special tracks and cable ways.
The Authority is managed by Chairman, who accounts responsible for its activities. He is appointed and recalled by the Government of the Slovak Republic upon the proposal of the Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic.
Ján B e n d ž a l a
was according to the Resolution of the Government of
the Slovak Republic
No. 662 of November 1, 2011 appointed
Chairman of the Railway Regulatory Authority.
The Chairman of the Autority shall be represented by the vice-Chairman in the time of his absence. Vice–chairman is appointed and recalled by the Minister of transport, posts and telecommunications of Slovak Republic upon a propsal of the Chairman.
| Chairman and Head of the Civil Service Office | Mr. Ján Bendžala phone: 00 421 2 50 255 200  |
| Assistant to Chairman | Ms. Renáta Kohútová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 202  |
| Vice-chairman | Mr. Dušan Holík phone: 00 421 2 50 255 201  |
| Personnel Office | Ms. Margita Šebová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 278  |
| Inspection Unit | Mr. Ladislav Cengel phone: 00 421 2 50 255 212  |
| Economy and Organisation Unit Head of Unit |
Ms. Viera Pischová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 216  |
| Internal Administration and Economy department Department Chief |
Ms. Anna Szabová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 268  |
| Organisation and Foreign Relations Department | Ms. Ľubica Mejía Kristeľová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 242  Ms. Jana Krajčíková phone: 00 421 2 50 255 267  Ms. Martina Oleksová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 284  |
| Department of Registry, Supplies and Passenger Transport | phone:
00 421 2 50 255 232 phone: 00 421 2 50 255 294 |
| Railway Regulatory Section Section Chief |
Mr. Martin Gajdoš phone: 00 421 2 50 255 289  |
| Regulation department Department Chief |
Mr. Matúš Dubovský phone: 00 421 2 50 255 205  |
| Railway Licenses and Authorisation Department Department Chief |
Mr. Juraj Stašiniak phone: 00 421 2 50 255 230  |
| Safety and State Supervision on the Railroads
Section Section Chief |
Mr. Ivan Bošanský phone: 00 421 2 50 255 206  |
| Safety and State Supervision on the Railways,
Special Tracks and Cable Ways Department Department Chief |
Mr. Ján Krajči phone: 00 421 2 50 255 257  |
| Railway Interoperability and Rolling Stock Rregistration
Department Department Chief |
Mr. Ivan Škoda phone: 00 421 2 50 255 297  |
| State Technical Professional Supervision and Monitoring
Section Section Chief |
Mr. Ján Soľava phone: 00 421 2 50 255 210  |
| Electrical Equipment, Trolleybuses and Tramways Department Department chief |
Mr. Dušan Cvik phone: 00 421 45 53 26 883  |
| Hoisting and Transport Equipment Department Department Chief |
Mr. Robert Mrštica phone: 00 421 2 53 419 452  |
| Compression and Gas Equipment, Containers and Welding
Department Department Chief |
Mr. Igor Čamaj phone: 00 421 41 72 33 558  |
| Special Building Authority Section Section Chief |
Mr. Štefan Hrivňák phone: 00 421 2 50 255 207  |
| Bratislava – North Department Department Chief |
Ms. Eva Trojanová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 272  |
| Bratislava – South Department Department Chief |
Ms. Ľubica Súlovcová phone: 00 421 2 50 255 253  |
| Košice – East Department Department Chief |
Mr. Jozef Smatana phone: 00 421 55 69 64 263  |