Krnov–Głuchołazy railway is a main and

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for railway transport in the

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and

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. Originally it was built and operated by Mährisch-Schlesische Centralbahn (MSCB). It is a north–south railway line between

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 ...

and

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 ...

, which runs parallel with the border between the two countries.

History

On 21 April 1870 MSCB gained concession to build a railway between

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

and Leobschütz via

(Jägerndorf). Concession also included the rights for creating a branch line from

Město Albrechtice Město Albrechtice () is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in the Osoblažsko microregion. Administrative division Město Albrechtice c ...

to Würbenthal in

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via

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Rýmařov Rýmařov (; ) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones ...

. On 1 October 1872 the line between Olomouc and Krnov–Hanušovice was temporarily opened for freight traffic as well. Not so much later, on 15 October it was opened for passenger transport as well. Line on the other side of the border is operating since 1 December 1875. MSCB was

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on 1 January 1895. The new owner and operator was the

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. There were three pair of trains between Krnov–Olomouc and

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 ...

. These train connections are available between Ziegenhals and Frývaldov/Freiwaldau (from 1947

Jeseník Jeseník (; until 1947 Frývaldov (); , ) is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Jeseník consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 202 ...

) or

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 ...

today as well. After

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line was transferred from Austria to Czechoslovakia and the line was operated by

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(ČSD). After

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annexed

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, the line was transferred to German Reich Railway. On the timetables of those times it was shown as line 151 between Brieg–Neisse–Jägerndorf–Schönbrunn-Witkowitz. After

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operating of the line was divided between ČSD and

Polish State Railways The Polish State Railways ( , abbr.: PKP S.A.) is a Polish state-owned holding company (legally a sole-shareholder company of the State Treasury) comprising the rail transport holdings of the country's formerly dominant namesake railway oper ...

(PKP). There are corridor rails between the two countries which connect Krnov–Jeseník with the Polish territories. As all trains had to stop in

to change its locomotive. And there was no passenger traffic here up to 2006. As Czechoslovakia was dissolved on 1 January 1993, all vehicles and the line were transferred to the new

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(ČD). There is mainly only passenger transport to Jeseník. There are express trains on the line in every four hours between Ostrava-Svinov–Jeseník. There is only local transport from Krnov to Jindřichov. Transit traffic includes only some trains to jelenti.Fahrplan 2009

References

External links

Šumperk–Krnov auf www.zelpage.cz

Głubczyce–Głuchołazy auf www.kolej-one.pl
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