Mariánské Lázně – Karlovy Vary railway line

Mariánské Lázně – Karlovy Vary dolní nádraží
Arriving train in Mariánské Lázně město
Course book series (SŽDC) :	149
Route length:	51.432 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Route class :	Mariánské Lázně – Poutnov: B2 Poutnov – Karlovy Vary-Březová: A1 Karlovy Vary-Březová – Karlovy Vary dolní nádraží: B2
Maximum slope :	25  ‰
Top speed:	60 km / h
Legend from Plzeň (formerly KFJB ) 0.000 Mariánské Lázně formerly Marienbad 565 m to Cheb (formerly KFJB) 2.356 Mariánské Lázně město 575 m formerly Marienbad-Auschowitz Street II / 230 5,991 Vlkovický (240.9 m) 6.857 Vlkovice formerly Wilkowitz 655 m Viaduct (stone arch) 9,623 Milhostov u Mariánských Lázní formerly garbage jam 670 m 11.712 Ovesné Kladruby formerly Habakladrau 705 m 15,483 Mrázov formerly Prosau 680 m vlečka Jitona 18.662 Teplá formerly Teplá 660 m 21,070 Hoštěc formerly Hurschk 645 m 24.616 Poutnov used to be Einsiedl-Pauten 620 m Teplá Teplá Teplá Teplá 27,134 Louka u Mariánských Lázní 595 m formerly Grün-Unterhammer Teplá Teplá 27,702 Dolnohamerský I (132.38 m) 28,569 Dolnohamerský II (40.6 m) Teplá 28.720 Dolnohamerský III (115.1 m) Teplá 29,484 Dolnohamerský IV (134.6 m) Teplá from Rakovník (formerly LB Rakonitz – Petschau – Buchau ) Teplá 33.218 Bečov nad Teplou used to be Bečov 505 m 33.995 Bečovský (248.2 m) Street II / 20, Teplá Teplá 36,077 Vodná used to be water houses 485 m Street II / 20 37.646 Krásný Jez formerly Schönwehr 475 m to Nové Sedlo u Lokte (formerly EB Schönwehr – Elbogen ) 41.788 Teplička u Karlových Varů formerly Töppeles 450 m 43,031 Kfely formerly Gfell 450 m Teplá Teplá 45.692 Cihelny used to be brick huts 435 m 48.431 Karlovy Vary-Březová formerly Karlovy Vary dam 455 m Street II / 20 49.292 Doubský (126.12 m) 49.857 Doubí u Karlových Varů formerly Karlsbad-Aich 430 m 51.500 Karlovy Vary-Aréna (planned) vlečka 53.275 Karlovy Vary dolní nádraží formerly Karlsbad unt Bf 375 m to Johanngeorgenstadt (formerly EB Karlsbad – Johanngeorgenstadt )

The Mariánské Lázně – Karlovy Vary railway is a regional railway connection in the Czech Republic that was originally built and operated by the Marienbad – Karlovy Vary Railway. It begins in Marianske Lazne ( Marienbad ) and runs over Bečov nad Teplou ( Petschau ) by the Tepltal to Karlovy Vary ( Carlsbad ).

According to a decree of the Czech government, the line has been classified as a regional railway ("regionální dráha") since December 20, 1995.

history

Prehistory and construction

On December 25, 1886, the Austrian government issued a concession for a local railway between Marienbad and Karlsbad with branches to Elbogen and Merkelsgrün . For financial reasons, however, construction did not start. On May 21, 1896, the Marienbad – Karlsbad railway was granted a new concession for railway construction, with the result that the old concession expired. The branch lines listed above were no longer included and were later approved as independent local railways.

The new line was opened on December 17, 1898.

Bečov nad Teplou railway station

business

The operation was carried out from the beginning by the kk Austrian State Railways (kkStB) on behalf of the Marienbad – Karlsbad Railway . After the First World War, the newly founded Czechoslovak State Railways ČSD took the place of the kkStB .

On January 1, 1925, the Marienbad – Karlsbad railway was nationalized by law and the line was integrated into the ČSD network.

Since the route was the shortest connection from Vienna to Karlsbad, express trains also ran before the First World War.

After the Sudetenland was annexed to Germany in autumn 1938, the line came to the Deutsche Reichsbahn , Reichsbahndirektion Dresden . The connection was now included in the Reich curriculum as KBS 166d Marienbad – Karlsbad. After the end of the Second World War , the line came back to the ČSD.

simplified elevation profile of the route

Since December 10, 2006, the Mariánské Lázně – Karlovy Vary line has been operated by the private railway GW Train REGIO as , succeeding Viamont as .

The 2008 timetable provided for a total of nine pairs of passenger trains on working days. Another five pairs of trains are used between Bečov nad Teplou and Karlsbad, which condense the timetable on this section to an approximate hourly rate . Individual trains also ran through to and from Zwickau in Saxony in cooperation with Vogtlandbahn .

Since 2011, the operation has been taken over by VIAMONT's successor GW Train Regio as. The timetable on the line remained largely unchanged when it was taken over, but there are now no more trains to Sokolov or further to Zwickau in Saxony.

Vehicle use

In the first years of operation, the train service was mainly carried out with the tried and tested tank locomotives of the kkStB series 99 . The 60 series was also used in front of freight trains .

Until 2006, the operation was carried out with the proven railcars of the ČD series 810 . The four-axle railcars of the 820 series were also used until the mid-1990s .

Between 2006 and 2011 the route was operated with the Vogtlandbahn regional sprinter .

Until 2015, traffic was handled with class 810 and class 813 railcars from GW Train Regio as. In between, the Regioshuttle type railcars ran .

Since 2016, ČD has been running the weekend between Karlovy Vary and Horní Slavkov-Kounice, railcars of the 810 series and regional sprinters from GW Train Regio as on full routes.

Web links

Commons : Railway line 149 (Czech Republic)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Mariánské Lázně – Karlovy Vary on www.zelpage.cz
• Timetable 1944
• Timetable 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Správa železniční dopravní cesty, státní organizace (SŽDC, 2012): Network Statement for Timetable 2013 - Annexe "B" (PDF file, 298 KB)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was opened automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   . S. 16. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Správa železniční dopravní cesty, státní organizace (SŽDC, ed.) (2011): M07 - Dovolené traťové třídy zatížení (PDF file, 112 KB)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was opened automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   . Retrieved October 22, 2012.
3. ↑ Decree of the Czech government of December 20, 1995
4. ^ Certificate of concession for the local railway from Marienbad to Karlsbad with branches
5. ^ Certificate of concession for the Marienbad – Karlsbad railway
6. ↑ Legal text on www.parliament.cz
7. ↑ Train formation plan for the route (as of 2015)
8. ↑ Train formation plan for the route (as of 2016). Retrieved February 12, 2018 .