Kunčice nad Labem – Vrchlabí railway line
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| Course book series (SŽDC) : | 044 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 4,479 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route class : | C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 15 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 50 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Kunčice nad Labem – Vrchlabí railway is a regional railway connection in the Czech Republic that was originally built and operated by the kk priv. Österreichische Nordwestbahn (ÖNWB). It branches off in Kunčice nad Labem ( Pelsdorf ) from the Velký Osek – Trutnov railway line and leads in the Elbe Valley to Vrchlabí ( Hohenelbe ) in the Giant Mountains .
According to a decree of the Czech government, the line has been classified as a regional railway ("regionální dráha") since December 20, 1995.
history
The route was opened on October 1, 1871.
After the nationalization of the StEG, 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 .
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After the Sudetenland was annexed to Germany in autumn 1938, the line came to the Deutsche Reichsbahn , Reichsbahndirektion Breslau . In the Reich curriculum , the connection was now included as KBS 155f Ruhbank and Merzdorf (Rsgb) –Landeshut – Königshan (–Schatzlar) –Trautenau (–Freiheit-Johannisbad) –Pelsdorf (–Marchdorf [Böhmen]) - Hohenelbe. After the end of the Second World War , the line came back to the ČSD.
On January 1, 1993, as a result of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the line was transferred to the newly founded Czech state railway company České dráhy (ČD). Since 2003 it has been part of the network of the state infrastructure operator Správa železniční dopravní cesty (SŽDC).
The 2008 timetable provided for 29 pairs of passenger trains every working day, each running in connection with the trains on the Stará Paka – Trutnov route. Some of the trains were also tied to Trutnov. Only the proven two-axle railcars of the ČD series 810 are used for this .
literature
- Pavel Blatník: Počátky lokální železniční dopravy v severovýchodních Čechách. , Klika, Praha 2017; ISBN 978-80-87373-74-3
