Košice–Bohumín Railway

Updated on Sep 21, 2024

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Founded 1866

The Košice–Bohumín Railway (Czech: Košicko-bohumínská dráha, Slovak: Košicko-bohumínska železnica, Polish: Kolej koszycko-bogumińska, German: Kaschau-Oderberger Bahn, Hungarian: Kassa-Oderbergi Vasút) can refer to:

originally: A private railway company established in 1869 in Austria-Hungary. In 1924 the company was nationalised and put under the Czechoslovak State Railways.

nowadays: The main track of this company (between Košice and Bohumín). The Košice-Bohumín track connected the industrial area of Silesia with the city of Košice in what is now eastern Slovakia. It was completed in 1872.

Tracks of the company

Košice - Bohumín (350 km, construction started in 1869, completed in 1869-1872).

Bohumín - Český Těšín completed on 5 May 1869

Český Těšín - Žilina completed on 8 January 1871

Žilina - Poprad completed on 8 December 1871

Poprad - Spišská Nová Ves completed on 12 December 1871

Spišská Nová Ves - Kysak completed on 12 March 1872

(Košice) - Kysak - Prešov (completed on 1 September 1870).

Štrbské Pleso - Štrba rack railway (gauge 1000 mm, completed in 1896).

Tatra Electric Railway (gauge 1000 mm, completed in 1912).

References

Košice–Bohumín Railway Wikipedia

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