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In the 19th century, the city of Košice experienced the arrival of an invention that marked the history of not only Europe, but practically the entire world, in the form of the railway. Today, a common means of transport, for some even everyday, but it was not always a matter of course. It took some time, but gradually a very strong railway tradition emerged. At first, the railway was not that popular. Soon, however, the message of the railway was understood mainly by prominent families. In the context of Košice, especially the Andrássy family. In 1856, Count Andrássy applied for permission to build a line from Budapest to Miškolec and then one of several branches to Košice. The railway ended in the area of today's railway station, where previously there were regularly flooded marshes and meadows. You can learn about the development of the entire history of the railway in the Secrets of the Archives show.