Nové spojení
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| Course book series (SŽDC) : | 010, 011, 070, 090, 091, 231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route class : | D4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 3 kV = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 100 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nové spojení (German: New Connection ) is an extension of the Prague railway junction built between 2004 and 2009 . It begins east of the center of Prague and leads to the districts of Žižkov and Libeň . The purpose of the connection is to better connect the Praha hlavní nádraží (Prague Main Train Station) train station to the north and east. The lines that have only been single-tracked here have severely restricted the line capacity and the stability of the timetable.
history
The railway line from Prague to Děčín and Dresden originally had no direct connection to Praha hlavní nádraží. The trains in this direction departed from Praha Masarykovo nádraží . This means that there was no direct connection from the direction of Děčín to the routes that leave Prague Central Station in the south. Continuous trains from Berlin to Vienna via Prague and Tábor could only reach the main station either in a detour, for example via Všetaty or with two changes of direction in Praha Masarykovo nádraží. With the new line between Praha-Libeň and Praha-Holešovice ("Holešovická přeložka") opened in 1980 , a connection was created that enabled direct journeys from the direction of Děčín to the main train station on the one hand and to Pardubice on the other. The long-distance trains from Dresden have been using this connection since then. Most of the trains that continued via Prague in the direction of Brno , Bratislava or Vienna from then on did not stop at Prague Central Station, but only stopped at the Praha-Holešovice station on the new route. The main reason for this was the poor performance of the connection from the main train station in the direction of Holešovice and Libeň. The connection consisted of two single-track lines. From one of the two routes, only a part of the platforms of the main station could be reached, the other had steep inclines.
On September 9, 1999, it was decided to build a new, high-performance connection with a development plan for the capital of Prague.
On March 22nd, 2004 the tendered construction works were awarded. The contracts for the construction work were signed on April 12th. The tunnel boring began on May 26, 2005 and work on tram and tram routes in the vicinity of the main station (overpass structures). In 2005, further overpasses over roads were completed.
The railway between Libeň and the main train station was stopped on December 10, 2005. On December 12th, the formal last train left.
On September 1, 2008, the first main part of the connection was opened. Further parts were completed shortly afterwards, the full timetable integration of the new routes then took place at the 2009/10 timetable change on December 13, 2009. Normally, only passenger trains run on the routes of the new connection, but freight trains can in / out of the two routes if necessary Direction Praha hlavní nádraží or also in the direction of Praha Masarykovo nádraží. The old Vítkov tunnel has served as a combined tunnel for pedestrians and cyclists since 2010.
Route description
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The railway line connects Praha hlavní nádraží with the routes to the north ( Praha-Holešovice station and further towards Děčín ) and northeast (Praha-Libeň station and further towards Pardubice). Its components are the double-track connection from Balabenka to Libeň, the four-track connection from Balabenka to Praha hlavní nádraží and the renewal of the connection to the Praha Masarykovo nádraží station from both directions. So far, only two single-track lines led north from the main station and were replaced by the new connection.
The railway line is designed for speeds of 80 to 100 km / h. Under the Vítkov hill there are two double-track tunnels that begin at two shared portals. The tunnel to the north to Libeň is 1364 meters long, the southern one towards Holešovice and Vysočany is 1316 meters. In a northerly direction, the routes separate immediately after leaving the tunnel. In the vicinity of the main train station, other engineering structures cross roads and other railway lines.
Individual evidence
- ^ Course book 1929
