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Valšov–Rýmařov railway
Valšov–Rýmařov railway
	Rýmařov station in 2012
Overview
Line number	311
Locale	Czech Republic
Termini	Valšov; Rýmařov;
Service
Operator(s)	České dráhy
History
Opened	18 October 1878
Technical
Line length	14.083 km (8.751 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Olomouc–Opava Východ railway
	to Opava Východ
	Olomouc–Opava Východ railway
	to Olomuc
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The Valšov–Rýmařov railway^[1] is a commuter rail line in the Czech Republic. It was built and primarily operated by Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kkStB) as Staatsbahn Kriegsdorf–Römerstadt. It was divided from Bahnstrecke Olomouc–Opava východ at Valšov to the direction of Jeseník and Rýmařov.

History

On 21 April 1871 Moravskoslezsky Centralbahnplatz (MSCB) gained the concession to build a railway main line from Olomouc to Głubczyce via Krnov and the border. The concession included the rights for building branch lines from Město Albrechtice via Nysa, Opava, Rýmařov to Vrbno pod Pradědem.^[2] The onset of the Long Depression financially blocked the building of the line. It was the background^{[clarification needed]} when Austria wanted to connect Valšov and Rýmařov for itself (as had happened for the Milotice nad Opavou–Vrbno pod Pradědem railway).

The line was opened on 18 October 1878. At the beginning it was operated by the MSCB. On 1 January 1895 it was handed over to the Imperial Royal Austrian Railways.

The 1912 timetable included 4 pairs of railways on the line. It took 39–56 minutes for the trains to traverse the 14 km.^[3]

When Austria-Hungary lost in World War I, the line was handed over to the newly founded Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD). In 1920 the trains were operated more frequently and running time was decreased to 30.37 minutes. The Winter timetable of 1937–1939 included one extra train, which stopped at all the stations.^[4]

When Nazi Germany annexed Sudetenland, the line became part of the German territory and it was owned and operated by Deutsche Reichsbahn. In the Reich timetable it was called line 151w, Kriegsdorf–Römerstadt.^[5] At the end of World War II line was passed back to ČSD.

On 1 January 1993 the line and its trains became part of the newly founded České dráhy.

The 2012 timetable included 10 pairs of trains every day, except Sunday. Later, this was reduced to eight pairs of trains. Most of the trains run between Esko v Moravskoslezském kraji and Opava východ. It takes about 24–25 minutes, with a 34 km/h travelling speed.^[6]

Description of the line

The rails run from south of Valšov's station. After crossing the river Moravice, the line runs on the right bank to the west to Rýmařov.

References

^ Hudec, Zdeněk (2006). Atlas drah České republiky 2006-2007 (2nd ed.). Praha: Verlag Pavel Malkus. ISBN 80-87047-00-1.
^ Reichsgesetzblatt für die im Reichsrathe vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. 1 June 1870.
^ Fahrplan 1912 der kkStB. 1 May 1912.
^ Winterfahrplan 1937/38 der ČSD. 3 October 1937.
^ "Deutsches Kursbuch Jahresfahrplan 1944/45". 3 July 1944.
^ Jahresfahrplan 2012 der ČD. 11 December 2011.