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The history of rail transport in the territory of the present-day Czech Republic dates back to the Austro-Hungarian empire.The first horse-drawn railway in Europe, between České Budějovice and Linz (in present-day Austria) commenced operations in 1832, [5] and the first locomotive-hauled railway from Vienna to Břeclav opened seven years later.
České dráhy (English: Czech Railways), often shortened to ČD, is the major railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services. The company was established in January 1993, shortly after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways.
The Czech Republic has a total railway length of 9,435 kilometres (5,863 mi) which makes it a country with the second highest rail density in the world. [1] The vast majority (9,341 kilometres (5,804 mi)) is standard gauge. Electrified railways generally have voltages of 3 kV DC or 25 kV AC. 94 kilometres (58 mi) of track is narrow gauge.
Horse railway bridge between České Budějovice and Linz, Austria. The history of rail transport in the Czech Republic began in the 1820s. Railways were built primarily for the transport of freight. Periods when they were built and operated by commercial operators have alternated with periods of nationalization, public investment or government ...
Stadler Rail: Category:CZ Class 840 on Wikimedia Commons: 842: Kvatro (Quattro) 1988–94 Vagónka Studénka: Category:CZ Class 842 on Wikimedia Commons: 843: Rakev (Coffin) 1995–97 Vagónka Studénka: Category:CZ Class 843 on Wikimedia Commons: 844: RegioShark (official) 2012 PESA Bydgoszcz SA: Category:CZ Class 844 on Wikimedia Commons: 850 ...
This category refers to railway companies which are operating in the Czech Republic or which operated on territories now lying in the Czech Republic Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rail transport companies of the Czech Republic .
The Děčín–Dresden railway, also called the Elbe Valley Railway (German: Elbtalbahn) is an electrified main line in Saxony and the Czech Republic.Formerly called the Saxon-Bohemian State Railway (Sächsisch-Böhmische Staatseisenbahn), the line is part of the Dresden to Prague route and is one of Europe's most important trunk routes (Magistralen).
Narrow gauge railways in the Czech Republic (3 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Railway lines in the Czech Republic" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
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