Ostrava-Svinov – Opava východ railway line

Ostrava-Svinov – Opava východ
Course book series (SŽDC) :	321
Route length:	116.197 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Route class :	D4
Power system :	3 kV  =
Maximum slope :	5  ‰
Minimum radius :	555 m
Top speed:	100 km / h
Legend from (Vienna–) Břeclav (Vienna km 0) by odb. Odra from Klimkovice and from Kyjovice-Budišovice 261.869 Ostrava - Svinov to Bohumín (–Kraków) 264,592 Ostrava- Třebovice 269.417 Děhylov 272,364 Jilešovice 275.932 Háj ve Slezsku 279,462 Lhota u Opavy 280.636 Mokré Lazce 282.272 Štítina 285,877 Opava-Komárov Moravice from Hlučín from Olomouc from Horní Benešov and from Hradec nad Moravicí 290.139 Opava východ

The Ostrava-Svinov – Opava východ railway is a single-track, electrified main line ("celostátní dráha") in the Czech Republic , which was originally built and operated by the Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn (KFNB). It runs from Ostrava ( Ostrau ) to Opava ( Troppau ).

history

The line was built and planned as a branch of the Austrian Northern Railway. Construction began on August 20, 1853 by the Klein brothers , and was officially completed on December 17, 1855. The first train left on October 27, 1855.

In 2005 and 2006 the line was extensively renewed. In addition to the renewal of the tracks and the control and safety technology, the line was also electrified. The first electric train ran on the night of December 5th to 6th, 2006.

Lines of the local rail transport (2011):

• S1 Opava východ – Ostrava-Svinov – Havířov – Český Těšín.
• R1 Opava východ – Ostrava-Svinov – Ostrava hl. n. – Havířov – Český Těšín
• R10 Ostrava-Svinov – Opava východ – Krnov

Web links

Commons : Ostrava-Svinov – Opava východ railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• KBS 321 Opava východ – Ostrava – Český Těšín on zelpage.cz (Czech)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zdeněk Hudec u. a .: Atlas drah České republiky 2006-2007 , 2nd edition; Publishing house Pavel Malkus, Praha, 2006, ISBN 80-87047-00-1