Znojmo – Nymburk railway line
The Znojmo – Kolín railway is a main line in the Czech Republic that was originally built and operated by the kk priv. Österreichische Nordwestbahn (ÖNWB) as part of their guaranteed main network.
history
Prehistory and construction
→ See main article: Austrian Northwest Railway
Various German business circles were planning a direct connection from Berlin to Vienna via Reichenberg at the end of the 1860s . Austria also wanted a short connection from Vienna to the ports of the Baltic Sea and North Sea , which should also open up Central Bohemia (coal mines and sugar factories). At that time, this was possible with several waybills from different railway companies, whereby one wanted to be independent of the StEG .
As early as 1865, the South-North German Connection Railway (SNDVB) carried out various preparatory work for this project, but had several competitors, especially the StEG. In 1867 the SNDVB merged with a few other applicants and on September 8, 1868 received the concession to build and operate the Vienna – Jungbunzlau route and several wing runways.
On July 26th, 1870 the kk priv. Oesterreichische Nordwestbahn (ÖNWB) was founded to create a second north-south connection in Bohemia. In 1874, the Vienna – Mittelgrund line, the main line of the Austrian Northwest Railway, was completed. There were also branch lines to Jungbunzlau , Aussig and Prague .
- Opening dates
- December 6, 1869: Goltsch-Jenikau - Kolín
- October 29, 1870: Kolín– Nimburg (- Jungbunzlau )
- December 21, 1870: Deutschbrod –Goltsch-Jenikau
- January 25, 1871: Iglau –Deutschbrod
- April 23, 1871: Znojmo - Iglau
After nationalization
After the nationalization of the ÖNWB, the line was transferred to the kk Österreichische Staatsbahnen kkStB on January 1, 1908 . After the First World War, the newly founded Czechoslovak State Railways ČSD took their place .
After the annexation of the Sudetenland to Germany in autumn 1938, the line between Znojmo and Schönwald-Frain came to the Deutsche Reichsbahn , Reichsbahndirektion Wien . In the Reich curriculum , the connection was now included as KBS 462g Wien Nordwestbf – Znaim – Schönwald-Frain.
After the end of the Second World War , the route was completely returned to the ČSD.
After the Second World War
The following table shows the opening dates of the electric train operation:
| opening | route |
|---|---|
| December 30, 1965 | Jihlava – Světlá nad Sázavou |
| December 28, 1965 | Světlá nad Sázavou – Kutná Hora hl.n. |
| November 8, 1965 | Kutná Hora hl.n. – Kolín |
Today the connection can be found in five different course book tables:
- KBS 241: Znojmo – Okříšky
- KBS 240: Brno-Jihlava
- KBS 225: Havlíčkův Brod – Jihlava – Veselí nad Lužnicí
- KBS 230: (Praha–) Kolín – Havlíčkův Brod
- KBS 231: Prague – Lysá nad Labem – Kolín
On October 14, 2015, the new Znojmo nemocnice stop was opened in Znojmo .
There is a two-hour service on the Znojmo – Okříšky line, with additional trains to Moravské Budějovice increasing the service on weekdays. In the evening, a pair of trains is tied through to Jihlava.
See also
literature
- Zdeněk Hudec u. a .: Atlas drah České republiky 2006–2007 , 2nd edition; Publishing house Pavel Malkus, Praha, 2006, ISBN 80-87047-00-1
- Peter Wegenstein: The Northwest Railway Line . Publishing house Peter Pospischil, Vienna 1995
- Alfred Horn: The Austrian Northwest Railway . Bohmann Verlag, Vienna 1967
Web links
- Znojmo – Okříšky on www.zelpage.cz
- Brno – Jihlava on www.zelpage.cz
- Havlíčkův Brod – Jihlava – Veselí nad Lužnicí on www.zelpage.cz
- (Praha–) Kolín – Havlíčkův Brod on www.zelpage.cz
- Praha – Lysá nad Labem – Kolín on zelpage.cz
