The Šumperk–Krnov railway line links

Šumperk Šumperk (; ) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It is an industrial town, but it also contains valuable historical and architectural monuments. The historic town centre is well preserved and i ...

Krnov Krnov (; , or ''Krnów'') is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Krnov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...

through mountains of

Eastern Sudetes The Eastern Sudetes (, or ''Jesenická oblast'') are the eastern part of the Sudetes mountains on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. They stretch from the Kłodzko Valley and the Eastern Neisse River in the west down to the Moravian ...

with highest point in Ramzovské sedlo pass. The length is , the track gauge 1435 mm, the highest track gradient is 33‰, the maximum speed is . The section

Głuchołazy Głuchołazy ( ; , also known by other names) is a historic town in southwestern Poland with approximately 13,534 inhabitants as of 2019. It is located within the Nysa County of Opole Voivodeship (province), near the border with the Czech Republic ...

- Pokrzywna is situated in Poland and operated by

PKP PLK (; PKP PLK) is the Polish railway infrastructure manager, responsible for maintenance of rail tracks, conducting trains across the country, scheduling train timetables, and management of railway land. The company was founded in 2001 as part of ...

. Infrastructure operator for the Czech part is

Správa železnic Správa železnic, státní organizace (English: Railway Administration, formerly the Správa železniční dopravní cesty – SŽDC) is the national railway infrastructure manager in the Czech Republic. Its main customers include passenger train ...

. The section Bludov -

is electrified, the section

Hanušovice Hanušovice () is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The Holba brewery is located in the town. Administrative division Hanušovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets ...

- Horní Lipová is situated in hilly terrain, hence it has got nickname

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

Semmering. The Museum of Silesia Semmering is situated in train station Horní Lipová - lázně.

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