Choceň – Meziměstí railway line
The Choceň – Meziměstí railway is a single-track main line in the Czech Republic , which was originally built and operated by the kk priv. Austrian State Railway Company (StEG). It runs from Choceň ( Chotzen ) via Týniště nad Orlicí and Náchod to Meziměstí ( half-town ).
history
On September 14, 1872, the kk priv. Austrian State Railway Company “got the right to build and operate a locomotive railway from Chotzen to Neusorge with connections on the one hand via Braunau to Neurode, on the other hand towards Waldenburg with a branch line from the Nachod – Neustadt line to a suitable one Point of the south-north German connecting railway "granted. Part of this concession was the obligation to provide a second track " if the annual gross profit for two consecutive years exceeds the sum of 180,000 fl. Austrian currency ". The tunnels and bridges had to be given a double-track profile during construction, while the creation of a second track subgrade could be dispensed with for the time being. The crossing tracks in the stations were given a usable length of 330 meters. This allowed trains with up to 70 cars to run. The line was opened on July 15, 1875.
On May 15, 1877, the cross-border line to Waldenburg was also put into operation.
After the nationalization of the StEG on January 1, 1908, the line was transferred to the kk Staatsbahnen (kkStB). 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 between Matha-Mohren ( Česká Metuje ) and Halbstadt came to the Deutsche Reichsbahn , Reichsbahndirektion Breslau . Wekelsdorf was designated as a border station with passport and customs control. In the imperial course book , the connection was now included as KBS 155e Mittelsteine – Halbstadt – Wekelsdorf – Matha-Mohren . After the end of the Second World War , the route was completely returned 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).
On April 29, 2018, cross-border travel to and from Poland was resumed. Two direct pairs of trains run from Wrocław and Wałbrzych to the tourist center Adršpach on weekends and public holidays .
literature
- Zdeněk Hudec u. a .: Atlas drah České republiky 2006–2007 , 2nd edition; Pavel Malkus Publishing House, Prague 2006, ISBN 80-87047-00-1
Web links
- Velký Osek – Choceň on www.zelpage.cz
- Týniště nad Orlicí – Otovice zastávka on www.zelpage.cz
- Description of the Choceň – Broumov route
- Timetable 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reichsgesetzblatt for the kingdoms and states represented in the Reichsrathe of October 22, 1872
- ^ German course book, annual timetable 1944/45 - valid from July 3, 1944 until further notice
- ↑ Timetable 2018 ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
