Kájov – Větřní industrial railway
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.jpg) Switchback station
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| Route length: | ~ 6 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The industrial line Kájov – Větřní is a connecting line of the Jihočeské papírny Větřní (Větřní paper mill) in the Czech region of South Bohemia .
history
In order to connect the paper mill in Větřní ( Wetter ), a few kilometers south of Český Krumlov (Krummau) in the Vltava Valley, to the railway network, the company built a short railway line to Kájov ( Gojau ) in 1896 . There is a connection to the České Budějovice – Černý Kříž railway line . In order to manage the range of hills and the steep descent into the Vltava valley, the installation of a hairpin in the form of a multi-track station was necessary. The distance from the exit in Kájov to the factory is around six kilometers. There is an extensive rail network on the company's premises.
Web links
Commons : Railway siding Kájov-Větřní - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
