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History of rail transport in the Czech Republic

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Horse railway bridge between České Budějovice and Linz, Austria.

The history of rail transport in the Czech Republic began in the 1820s. Railways were built primarily for the transport of freight. Periods when they were built and operated by commercial operators have alternated with periods of nationalization, public investment or government support. In 2009 the country had 9,420 km of standard gauge track, 3,153 km of which is electrified.[1]

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References

  1. ^ České dráhy Group, Statistical Yearbook 2009, available online on www.cd.cz
  • Enzyklopädie zur Eisenbahngeschichte des Alpen-Donau-Adria-Raumes Template:De icon
  • Winchester, Clarence, ed. (1936), "In central Europe", Railway Wonders of the World, pp. 1454–1463 illustrated description of the railways of Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.


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