Rybniště – Varnsdorf railway line
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| Course book series (SŽDC) : | 089 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 11.249 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route class : | C4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 15 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 50 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Rybniště – Varnsdorf railway is a regional railway connection in the Czech Republic that was originally built and operated by the kk priv. Bohemian Northern Railway (BNB). It begins in Rybniště ( Teichstatt ) and leads to Varnsdorf ( Warnsdorf ).
history
- See also main article: Northern Bohemian Railway
Prehistory and construction
On October 6, 1865, the concession for the construction and operation of a locomotive railway with the designation "Bohemian Northern Railway" was granted by the Reichsgesetzblatt . In addition to the main connection from Bakow via Böhmisch Leipa to Rumburg, the routes from Bodenbach to Warnsdorf and Böhmisch Leipa were also approved. While the Bakow – Böhmisch Leipa line was completed by 1867, the construction of the Bodenbach – Warnsdorf and Böhmisch Leipa – Rumburg connections was delayed by several years due to the German War .
Only after the war could the work be resumed as emergency work. In the Lusatian Mountains it was necessary to make several deep cuts. The construction of tunnels and larger bridges could, however, be avoided by a clever route along the mountain flanks. Between Tannenberg and Kreibitz-Teichstatt, the Bodenbach – Warnsdorf connection was given a shared route with the Böhmisch Leipa – Rumburk connection, which was built at the same time. However, a second track was not installed there.
The route was opened on January 6, 1869.
Northern Bohemian Railway
In 1871 the Kgl. Saxon State Railways finished the continuation of the line to Zittau. With a detour via Saxon routes, there was now a continuous rail route in the north of Bohemia from Eger to Reichenberg.
After nationalization
After the nationalization of the BNB, 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 .
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 162c Bodenbach – Warnsdorf. After the end of World War II , the line came back to the ČSD.
After the Second World War
On January 1, 1993, the line was transferred to the newly founded České dráhy (ČD) in the course of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia . Since 2003 it has been part of the network of the state infrastructure operator Správa železniční dopravní cesty (SŽDC).
Until 2003, long-distance trains also ran on the route. For decades there was a continuous express train from Plzeň via Děčín – Varnsdorf – Zittau to Liberec. Since then, the route has only been served by local trains on the Rybniště – Varnsdorf – Liberec route at almost hourly intervals. The former partially common connection of the trains to Liberec no longer existed.
Since December 12, 2010, the Vogtlandbahn (since 2016: Die Länderbahn ) has been operating the Varnsdorf - Rybniště route under the brand name " Trilex " every two hours. It won a German-Czech tender for the first time from three local public transport authorities in February 2009. All trains run as line L7 from and to Varnsdorf or further to the Saxon town of Zittau and partly to Liberec.
Vehicle use
The Vogtlandbahn has been using Siemens Desiro Classic vehicles as planned since December 2010, supplemented by RegioSprinter if necessary . The Länderbahn is now using Siemens Desiro Classic multiple units for trains on the L7 line and increasingly using Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Reichsgesetzblatt for the Austrian Empire of March 10, 1866 . Retrieved October 24, 2012 .
- ↑ Press release of the Upper Lusatia-Lower Silesia Transport Association: Three-country line Liberec - Zittau - Varnsdorf - Rybniště / Seifhennersdorf secured for the long term. Vogtlandbahn GmbH receives a 10-year contract . (pdf; 58 kB) February 17, 2009, accessed October 24, 2012 .