History of rail transport in the Czech Republic
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
- This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series
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]
See also
- České dráhy
- History of the Czech lands
- Rail transport in the Czech Republic
- Transport in the Czech Republic
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references>
tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />
, or <references group="..." />
External links
- Enzyklopädie zur Eisenbahngeschichte des Alpen-Donau-Adria-Raumes (German)
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. illustrated description of the railways of Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ České dráhy Group, Statistical Yearbook 2009, available online on www.cd.cz