Ostrava – Michálkovice railway line
Ostrava uhelné nádraží – Michálkovice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route length: | 10.470 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route class : | D4 / C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top speed: | 40 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ostrava – Michálkovice railway is a freight transport only railway connection in the Czech Republic , which was originally built and operated as the Mährisch Ostrau – Witkowitz – Michalkowitz mining railway. It runs from Ostrava to Michálkovice .
history
The line was opened on April 1, 1856 as a horse-drawn railway to the Karolina mine and the Witkowitz ironworks . Locomotive operation began on July 17, 1858. On May 1, 1861, the kk priv. Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn (KFNB) acquired the line. The route to Michalkowitz has been running since January 3, 1863.
Today the route is part of the PKP Cargo International network .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zdeněk Hudec u. a .: Atlas drah České republiky 2006–2007 , 2nd edition; Publishing house Pavel Malkus, Praha, 2006, ISBN 80-87047-00-1 .