Krnov–Głuchołazy railway

The railway line Krnov - Głuchołazy is a single-track main line in the Czech Republic and Poland, originally by kk privileged Moravian -Silesian Central Railway ( MSCB ) was built and operated. It runs in a north-westerly direction parallel to the Czech-Polish border Krnov ( Jägerndorf ) to Głuchołazy ( Ziegenhals ).

History

On April 21, 1870, the MSCB won the concession for their main line of Olomouc about hunters village to the border with Leobschutz. Part of this concession was also the construction of several branching branch lines. Approved lines after Olbersdorf with possible continuation of the Prussian Neisse, after Opava, Roman city and Würbenthal.

On October 1, 1872, the licensed route of Olomouc about hunters village to village Henner was first opened temporarily for freight. Passenger traffic was shortly thereafter - on 15 October 1872 - added. The commissioning of the cross-border section Henner Village Ziegenhals took place on 1 December 1875.

On January 1, 1895, the MSCB was nationalized. Owners and operators were now the k.k. State Railways ( kkStB ). The Roadmap 1918 saw three pairs of passenger in the relation Jägerndorf - Olomouc over Moravian Schönberg, who were, as now conducted via Ziegenhals towards Freiwaldau and Hannsdorf.

After the First World War, the route was taken over by the newly established Czechoslovak State Railways ( ČSD ).

After the annexation of the Sudetenland to Germany in the autumn of 1938, the route to the Deutsche Reichsbahn, Reichsbahndirektion Opole. In the realm Kursbuch the connection was included as part of KBS 151 Brieg -Neisse Jägerndorf - Schönbrunn Witkowitz.

After the end of World War II, the Czechoslovak stretch came to the ČSD, which was located in Silesia section, however, part of the route network of the Polish State Railways ( PKP). The cross-border traffic was not resumed, but again wrong ČSD trains underprivileged through traffic in relation Krnov - Jesenik on Polish territory. Because of the direction change all trains in Głuchołazy had a maintenance operation for converting the locomotive, an entry or exit of travelers were not allowed until 2006.

On 1 January 1993 the route was over the course of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the České Railways ( ČD ) newly founded.

Today the route is essentially only traveled by the passenger trains of České Railways towards Jesenik. Express trains in four- hour intervals in relation Ostrava- Svinov - Jesenik. In transport, only the portion between Krnov and Jindřichov is operated ve Slezsku in a denser clock, in transit to Jesenik run today only a few trains.