Emerald Railway

The Emerald Railway is a disused private one-track railway leading from Hurbanova to East Hills and further in the Oceana Emerald Heights. It was built from 1886 to 1889 by the mine owner Donald Read in order to transport the coals more quickly from the mine in the Emerald Heights to the harbor in Hurbanova. Later on it was also used to take personnel to the mines. The Lovian state has tried several times to buy the railway, but Read never accepted the offers. When Read died in 1948 and left no offspring who could inherit the railway, the Lovian state had lost interest, as the productivity of most mines had already decreased by 50%. The railroad bridge over the Hurbanova Stream was broken down in 1967. The tracks south of the Hurbanova Stream and the connection to the Hurbanova Railway Station were demolished in 2008 to make room for the Millstreet project. In 2010, the forest growth over the tracks in the Emeralds were partly cleared, so the railway is visible again.

Over a short distance near Hurbanova it has a double track, which has been built later.