Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway

The Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway connects Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic with Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony, Germany. The highest point of this mountain railway lies 915 metres (3,002 ft) above the sea level. The entire line was opened for regular traffic in 1899.

Karlovy Vary dolní nádraží–Johanngeorgenstadt
Technical
Line length47.0 km (29.2 mi)
(Line class: Karlovy Vary–Nejdek: B2
Nejdek–Staatsgrenze: A1)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed50 km/h (31 mph) max.
Route number142
Route map
from Mariánské Lázně (former Marienbad–Karlsbad Railway)
0,000 Karlovy Vary dolní nádraží
formerly Karlsbad unt Bf
376 m
0,385
vlečka Karlovarské minerálni vody
Teplá
Eger
Karlovarský Tunnel (81 m)
Chomutov–Cheb
from Chomutov (former Buschtěhrad Railway)
3,060 Karlovy Vary
formerly Karlsbad
412 m
~5,200 Sedlec siding (railway)
to Cheb
6,237
vlečka Porcelánka Viktoria
6,447 Stará Role
formerly Alt-Rohlau
390 m
6,945
vlečka stararolský porcelán Moritz Zdekauer
from Chodov (former Chodau–Neudek railway)
12,061 Nová Role
formerly Neu-Rohlau
440 m
12,135
vlečka Karlovarský porcelán
~14,900 Nová Role zastávka
formerly Hammerhäuser
480 m
15,520
vlečka Bývalá brusírna na dřevo
16,545
vlečka Bývalý závod Vejprtských papíren
~17,500 Suchá
formerly Gibacht-Thierbach
525 m
18,957
vlečka Vlnap a.s.
19,460 Nejdek
formerly Neudek
557 m
20,573
vlečka Metalis a.s
Nejdecký Tunnel (230 m)
~21,400 Nejdek zastávka
600 m
Vysokokopecký Tunnel (68 m)
~23,100 Vysoká Pec
formerly Hochofen
640 m
23,375
Rolava
24,244
Rolava
Novohamerský Tunnel (252 m)
Rolava
Weißbach Viaduct
26,202 Nové Hamry
formerly Neuhammer (b Karlsbad)
713 m
~28,500 Tisová u Nejdku
formerly Eibenberg
765 m
~31,200 Nové Hamry zastávka
formerly Sejfy/Seifenhäusel
830 m
~33,100 Oldřichov u Nejdku
formerly Tellerovy domy/Tellerhäuser
875 m
Straße II/219
~34,600
summit
915 m
Pernink (Steinbogen) Viaduct
~36,200 Pernink
formerly Bärringen-Abertham
902 m
38,883 Horní Blatná
formerly Bergstadt Platten
870 m
Straße II/221
~43,400 Potůčky zastávka
formerly Breitenbach Hp
760 m
45,665
vlečka Škoda Plzeň, provoz Potůčky
45,828 Potůčky
formerly Breitenbach
697 m
46,120
German/Czech state border
46,811 Johanngeorgenstadt
676 m
to Zwickau
Re-opening of the railway border crossing at Potůčky-Johanngeorgenstadt in 1992

The railway station at Pernink is the highest in the Ore Mountains and was for a short time also the highest railway station in the Bohemian Kingdom.

Shortly after the end of Second World War, cross-border traffic was terminated. The track between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and East Germany was maintained for military reasons only. After the fall of communism in Central Europe in 1989, the newly elected democratic governments of both countries began discussions on the restoration of cross-border traffic; this was finally achieved in 1992.

The line is operated by railcars of ČD Class 814 Regionova. During periods of heavy snowfall, they are replaced by diesel locomotives of ČD class 714 with two to three BDfaax or BDtax passenger cars. Services of the DB's subsidiary, Erzgebirgsbahn, are worked by Siemens Desiro Classics.

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