Railway line Benešov nad Ploučnicí – Česká Lípa
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| Course book series (SŽDC) : | 086 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 20.225 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route class : | C4 (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 70 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Benešov nad Ploučnicí – Česká Lípa railway is a single-track main line in the Czech Republic , which was originally built and operated by the Bohemian Northern Railway (BNB). It branches off in Benešov nad Ploučnicí (Bensen) from the Děčín – Jedlová line and leads in the Ploučnice Valley to Česká Lípa . It is part of the long-distance connection from Cheb via Ústí nad Labem to Liberec .
history
- See also main article: Northern Bohemian Railway
Prehistory and construction
On October 6, 1865, the concession for the construction and operation of a locomotive railway with the designation "Bohemian Northern Railway" was granted by the Reichsgesetzblatt . In addition to the main connection from Bakow via Böhmisch Leipa to Rumburg, the routes from Bodenbach to Warnsdorf and Böhmisch Leipa were also approved. While the Bakow – Böhmisch Leipa line was completed by 1867, the construction of the Bodenbach – Warnsdorf, Böhmisch Leipa – Rumburg and Bodenbach – Böhmisch Leipa connections was delayed by several years due to the German War .
The route was opened on July 14, 1872.
business
After the nationalization of the BNB, the line was transferred to the kk Austrian State Railways kkStB on January 1, 1908 . After the First World War, the newly founded Czechoslovak State Railways ČSD took their place .
After the Sudetenland was annexed to Germany in autumn 1938, the line came to the Deutsche Reichsbahn , Reichsbahndirektion Dresden . In the imperial course book the connection was now included as KBS 162 Bodenbach – Böhm Leipa – Reichenberg. After the end of the Second World War , the line came back to the ČSD.
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).
Train traffic
(Status: 01/2008)
Today the route is served by a two-hour express train connection Ústí nad Labem hlavní nádraží – Děčín hlavní nádraží – Česká Lípa hlavní nádraží – Liberec. The earlier common connection of some trains to and from Cheb was abandoned in the 2006/2007 annual timetable. Local trains on line L2 on the Děčín hlavní nádraží – Česká Lípa hlavní nádraží – Liberec route serve the route every two hours.
