Railway line České Velenice – Praha

České Velenice – odb. Hrabovka

Course book series (SŽDC) :

220, 221, 226

Route length:

187.1 km

Gauge :

1435 mm ( standard gauge )

Power system :

Veselí nad Lužnicí – Benešov u Prahy: 25 kV ~
Benešov u Prahy – Praha: 3 kV =

Maximum slope :

11 ‰

Top speed:

160 km / h

Dual track :

Veselí nad Lužnicí – Soběslav
Odb. Doubí u Tábora – Sudoměřice u Tábora
Votice – Praha hlavní nádraží

Legend

		from Vienna FJB (formerly KFJB )
	0.365	České Velenice early transition to NÖLB
		to České Budějovice – Cheb (formerly KFJB )
	6.016	Nová Ves nad Lužnicí
	11.325	Dvory nad Lužnicí
	13.688	Hrdlořezy
	15.858	Suchdol nad Lužnicí zastávka
	17.009	Suchdol nad Lužnicí
	22,555	Majdalena
	27,538	Majdalena zastávka
	24.500	Mr. Holičky
	32.370	Třeboň lázně
	34.095	Třeboň
		vlečka giant
	38.513	Lužnice
	43.266	Lomnice nad Lužnicí
	46.424	Frahelž
	50.024	Vlkov nad Lužnicí ( hr. )
		from České Budějovice (formerly KFJB )
	55.236	Veselí nad Lužnicí
		to Jihlava (formerly BMTB )
	58.732	AHr. Řípec
	58.703	Řípec - Dráchov
	61.165	Sobeslav
		Silnice II / 135
		Silnice I / 3
	67.960	Roudná
	70.841	Doubí u Tábora
		Silnice I / 3
	71,700	Odb. Doubí u Tábora
	74.516	Planá nad Lužnicí
	77.525	Sezimovo Ústí
	79.058	Tábor - Čápův Dvůr
		Silnice I / 3
		by Horní Cerekev (formerly BMTB )
		from Bechyně (formerly LB Tábor – Bechin)
	81.761	Tábor
		Silnice I / 19
		to Písek (formerly BMTB )
	84.680	Výh. Čekanice
		Dálnice D3
	87.653	Mr. Stoklasná Lhota
	90,340	Chotoviny
		Dálnice D3
	92.675	Mr. Moraveč closed in 1994/1995
		Silnice II / 603
		Silnice II / 603

		Sudoměřický tunel (450 m)

	95.204	Sudoměřice u Tábora
	98.434	Mr. Mezno
		(Re-routing under construction since 2018)
		Tunel Mezno (840 m)
		Silnice II / 603
	101.897	Střezimíř
	102.8	Červený Újezd u Votic zastávka (under construction)
	104,300	Červený Újezd u Votic
		Tunel Deboreč (660 m)

		Horní Borek
	106.418	Ješetice
	110.850	Heřmaničky
		Mr. Arnoštovice (until 1997)
		Silnice II / 121
	115.830	Votice
		Votický tunel
		Olbramovický tunel
		Silnice I / 18
		from Sedlčany (formerly LB Wotic – Selčan)
	119.280	Olbramovice
		Zahradnický tunel, 1,044 m
		Silnice I / 3
	123.927	Tomice
		Tomický tunel I, 324 m
		Tomický tunel II, 252 m
		Mr. Opřetice (until 1989)
		Silnice II / 111
	129.192	Bystřice u Benešova
	130,800	(System separation point 25 kV / 3 kV)
		Mr. Jírovice (until 1995)
		from Dolní Kralovice (formerly LB Beneschau – Wlaschim – Unter Kralowitz)
	134.554	Benešov u Prahy
	136.640	Mr. Tužinka
	139.273	Mr. Bedrč
	141.622	Mrač
		from Vrané nad Vltavou (formerly LB Čerčan – Modřan – Dobříš )
	143,807	Čerčany
		to Kolín (formerly LB Kolin – Čerčan – Kácow )
		Sázava
	145.195	Pyšely
	146.650	Čtyřkoly
	146.665	Mr. Čtyřkoly
	150.252	Seno baby
	151.965	Mirošovice u Prahy
		Dálnice D1
	152.935	Mr. Mirošovice
	154.680	Mnichovice
	154.780	Mr. Mnichovice
	157.800	Strančice
	160.142	Mr. Svojšovice
	161.206	Světice
	162.098	Mr. Říčany les
	164.635	Říčany
	168.006	Praha - Kolovraty
	169.150	Mr. Praha-Kolovraty rybník
	171.440	Praha- Uhříněves
		vlečka terminál METRANS (Praha-Uhříněves container station)
	173.865	Praha- Horní Měcholupy
	176.271	Praha- Hostivař
		Connection curve to Praha-Malešice
		Praha-Libeň – Praha-Vršovice
	178.134	Odb. Záběhlice
		to Praha-Radotín
		Jižní spojka
	179,944	Praha- Strašnice zastávka
	181.144	Mr. (formerly Odbočka ) Železný Most
		to Praha-Vršovice odjezdová skupina
		from Praha-Libeň
		from Praha-Modřany
		from Odstavné nádraží Praha-jih (Prague South depot)
	183.376	Praha-Vršovice
		Connection railway to Praha Vyšehrad (formerly KFJB )
		Vinohradsky tunel II
		from Praha-Smíchov (formerly KFJB )
	185.837	Praha hlavní nádraží
		to Turnov (formerly TKPE )
		Nové spojení to Praha-Libeň / Praha-Vysočany
		from Praha Masarykovo n. (formerly Northern State Railways )
	187.100	odb. Hrabovka ( Praha Masarykovo nádraží )
		to Česká Třebová (formerly Northern State Railway )

The railway line České Velenice – Praha is an electrified railway connection in the Czech Republic , which was originally built and operated by the kk priv. Kaiser Franz Joseph-Bahn (KFJB). It runs from České Velenice / Gmünd via Veselí nad Lužnicí , Tábor and Benešov u Prahy to Prague .

The route České Velenice – Praha hl.n. is classified in the railway network of the Czech Republic as a state railway ("celostátní dráha").

history

The line from České Velenice (Gmünd) to Čerčany was opened on September 3, 1871, the line from Čerčany to Prague on December 14, 1871.

On January 1, 1993, the line was transferred to the newly founded České dráhy (ČD) in the course of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia . Since 2003 it has been part of the network of the state infrastructure operator Správa železniční dopravní cesty (SŽDC).

IV. Railway corridor in the Czech Republic

The České Velenice – Veselí nad Lužnicí section is also to be electrified and renewed by 2025. The line speed is to be increased there from the current 100 km / h to 120 km / h. SŽDC expects a total investment of CZK 5.3 billion. The electrification is intended primarily to bring benefits to freight traffic, especially as an alternative route for the I and IV transport corridor in the Czech Republic. Completion is planned for 2025.

The Veselí nad Lužnicí - Benešov u Prahy section is currently being expanded to double-track in stages and upgraded to a maximum speed of 160 km / h. In the course of this work, five new double-track tunnels were built between Votice and Benešov u Prahy.

The section between Soběslav and Doubí u Tábora has been double-tracked since October 16, 2019, and completion is scheduled for April 2023.

Almost the entire length of the section between Sudoměřice u Tábora and Votice has been rebuilt since May 1, 2018. To straighten the route, two longer tunnels will be built, which will have a total length of 1.5 kilometers. Construction of the 660-meter-long Deboreč tunnel began in December 2018, and the 840-meter-long Mezno tunnel began in June 2019. Both tunnels are to accommodate both tracks next to each other in one tube. The total costs for the 20-kilometer new construction section amount to seven billion crowns , and completion is scheduled for 2022. The Soběslav – Doubí section has also been under construction since October 2019. During the construction work, it was decided in January 2020 to design both sections for a line speed of 200 km / h.