sentences:  Steam traction was introduced in 1848, with a link to Vienna and in 1850 with a link to Budapest.Today, Bratislava is a railway hub, with 7 railway directions (to Marchegg, Břeclav, Trnava, Galanta, Komárno, Hegyeshalom and Parndorf) coming to the city.The Main railway station lies at the edge of Old Town, with lines connecting it to the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Germany and rest of Slovakia; with direct services to Poland, Belarus, Russia, Croatia (Zagreb), Serbia (Belgrade) and Ukraine.