Plzeň – Cheb railway line

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Plzeň hlavní nádraží – Cheb
Course book series (SŽDC) : 170
Route length: 105.916 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Route class : D3
Power system : 25 kV, 50 Hz  ~
Maximum slope : 15  ‰
Top speed: 160 km / h
Dual track : Plzeň hlavní nádraží – Pňovany
Lipová u Chebu – Cheb
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 from České Budějovice (formerly KFJB )
   
 from Prague (formerly BWB )
   
 from (Duchcov–) Obrnice (formerly EPPK )
Station, station
 349.094 Plzeň hlavní nádraží ( Vienna FJB km 0)
   
 to Železná Ruda (formerly EPPK )
Station, station
 350.640 Plzeň Jižní předměstí
   
 to Furth im Wald (formerly BWB )
Stop, stop
 Plzeň Zadní Skvrňany
Station, station
 355,482 Plzeň Křimice
Stop, stop
 ~ 357.600 Vochov
   
 ~ 358.500 former Protectorate border (1938–1945)
Station, station
 360.078 Kozolupy formerly Tuschkau-Kosolup
Station, station
 365,954 Plešnice formerly Ullitz-Pleschnitz
Stop, stop
 Pňovany zastávka formerly Neuhof (b Mies) or Piwana
Station, station
 372.150 Pňovany formerly Neuhof (b Mies) or Piwana
   
 to Bezdružice (formerly LB Neuhof – Weseritz )
Stop, stop
 ~ 376.000 Sulislav formerly Sollislau
Stop, stop
 377.876 Vranov u Stříbra
Station, station
 382.234 Stříbro used to be bad
Stop, stop
 387.010 Milíkov formerly Milikau
   
 von Bor (formerly LB Schweißing – Haid )
Station, station
 390.974 Svojšín formerly Welding Chernozhin
tunnel
 Svojšínský tunnel (151.78 m)
Stop, stop
 396.930 Ošelín formerly Oschelin
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 Ošelínský tunnel (52.55 m)
   
 Mže
   
 Mže
tunnel
 Pavlovický tunnel (220.80 m)
Station, station
 403.899 Pavlovice formerly the Josefi hut
   
 Mže
   
 Mže
   
 Mže
   
 Hamerský potok
Stop, stop
 408.610 Brod nad Tichou used to be Bruck am Hammer
   
 von Tachov (formerly LB Plan – Tachau )
Blockstelle, Awanst, Anst etc.
 odb. Karlín
Station, station
 412,556 Planá u Mariánských Lázní early plan (b Marienbad)
Station, station
 417,543 Chodová Planá, earlier cowl plan
   
 Mariánské Lázně letiště formerly Marienbad airfield
Station, station
 424,595 Mariánské Lázně formerly Marienbad
   
 to Karlsbad
Stop, stop
 427.810 Valy u Mariánských Lázní formerly Schanz (b ​​Marienbad)
Station, station
 432.261 Lázně Kynžvart formerly the Königswart Spa
Station, station
 438,381 Dolní Žandov formerly Sandau (b Marienbad)
Stop, stop
 441.620 Salajna formerly Konradsgrün
Station, station
 445.500 Lipová u Chebu formerly Lindenhau
Stop, stop
 ~ 448.400 Stebnice formerly Stabnitz
   
 Jesenice dam
Stop, stop
 ~ 451.100 Všeboř formerly Schöba
   
 from Wiesau
   
 from Marktredwitz
Station, station
 455.010 Cheb used to be Eger
   
 after Chomutov
Route - straight ahead
 to Plauen

The Plzeň – Cheb railway is an electrified main line in the Czech Republic , which was originally built and operated by the kk priv. Kaiser-Franz-Josephs-Bahn (KFJB) as part of their main connection from Vienna . It runs from Plzeň ( Pilsen ) via Mariánské Lázně ( Marienbad ) to Cheb ( Eger ). As an upgraded line, it is part of the Third Railway Corridor in the Czech Republic, which leads from Cheb via Plzeň and Prague to Ostrava.

history

Plzeň hlavní nádraží (Pilsen central station)

The Pilsen – Eger line was opened on January 28, 1872. It was part of the connection from Vienna via Budweis and Pilsen to Eger, which was built by the Kaiser-Franz-Josephs-Bahn. In 1884 the railway company was nationalized and from then on the line belonged to the network of the kk Austrian state railways kkStB.

In the 1930s, the expansion of the previously single-track line began with a second track. The Plzeň – Kozolupy and Lipová u Chebu – Cheb sections were henceforth operated on two tracks.

In the 1960s, the line was electrified as an important connection to the north-west Bohemian lignite mines with industrial power 25 kV 50 Hz. On November 8, 1967, the electric train service was opened on the section from Plzeň to Svojšín and on June 9, 1968 to Cheb.

After the political change in Czechoslovakia, the connection soon regained its old importance as the most important route between Bohemia and West Germany. As part of the Trans-European Networks (TEN), the connection became part of the Third Railway Corridor ( Čadca - Bohumín - Prague - Plzeň - Cheb - Schirnding ) in the Czech Republic. In addition to the renewal of tracks and systems, further sections are currently being converted for double-track operation to increase the capacity. In 2007 the Kozolupy – Pňovany section received a second track. The section Stříbro - Planá u Mariánských Lázní was expanded from 2010 to 2011. Numerous bridges have already been renewed there and the Stříbro and Svojšín stations have been provided with platform underpasses. The entire route is to be upgraded by 2016 [obsolete] .

Train traffic

SC 511 "Pendolino" (Františkovy Lázně – Bohumín) in Cheb station (2012)

Due to the predominantly single track of the route and the high occupancy of freight trains, passenger trains currently only run at longer intervals. Every two hours there is an express train connection between Františkovy Lázně ( Franzensbad ) or Cheb and Prague. National long-distance traffic is currently only available in the direction of Prague. In local transport there is an approximate two-hour service. (As of May 2007)

The pair of trains SC 502/511 ( Bohumín - Františkovy Lázně ) has been running on Saturdays since December 11, 2011 . The tilting technology multiple unit of the ČD series 680 used for this requires only 64 minutes for the 106 kilometers between Plzeň and Cheb, which corresponds to a cruising speed of around 100 km / h. Two pairs of trains have been running on this route every day since December 2014.

Passenger trains serve the Plzeň – Svojšín and Mariánské Lázně – Cheb sections. Express trains run on the Plzeň – Cheb (–Karlovy Vary) route.

Web links

Commons : Railway line 170 (Czech Republic)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ČD 2012 annual timetable - valid from December 11, 2011