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| Location and Length | Physical Characteristics | Operations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hradak nad Tisou-Turnov Nymburk (73 miles) | Single track. Maximum grade 1.7%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Steam and diesel locomotives | 16 bridges, 105-492 ft. long. 2 tunnels, 164 and 2,083 ft. long. |
| Usti nad Labem-Prague-Kolin (106 miles) | Double track Usti nad Labem-Prague (68 miles), multiple track Prague-Kolin (38 miles). Electrified Prague-Kolin (38 miles). Maximum grade 1.0%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Automatic block train operation Prague-Kolin, line equipped with automatic locomotive braking system. Average train speed, 62 m.p.h. | Work underway on electrification Prague-Usti nad Labem, to be completed by 1975. 22 bridges, 66-1,466 ft. long. 2 tunnels, 1,148 and 1,312 ft. long. |
| Cheb-Most-Usti nad Labem-Decin-Dolni Żleb (129 miles) | Double track, electrified Cheb-Sokolov (17 miles); Most-Usti nad Labem (28 miles). Maximum grade, direction unknown, 1.2%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Automatic block operation Most-Usti nad Labem (28 miles). Special clearances permit use of Soviet rolling stock. | Line runs through industrial area of NW Bohemia, Cheb-Usti nad Labem, generally paralleling East Germany border. 19 bridges, 33-984 ft. long. 3 tunnels, 196-1,312 ft. long. |
| Cheb-Plzen (66 miles) | Portions double track S of Cheb and W of Plzen. Entire line electrified. Maximum grade, direction unknown, 1.0%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Centralized Traffic Control, installed in 1967, controlled by central dispatcher in Plzen. Maximum speed, 56 m.p.h.; braking distance, 2,200 ft. | 16 bridges, 26-984 ft. long. 3 tunnels, 328-971 ft. long. |
| Prague-Plzen (68 miles) | Double track, electrified Prague-Beroun (25 miles). Maximum grade, direction unknown, 1.0%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Automatic block operations planned. Maximum speed, 59 m.p.h. | 12 bridges, 98-2,656 ft. long. 3 tunnels, 807-3,567 ft. long. |
| Plzen-Ceske Budejovice-Ceske Velenice (112 miles) | Double track Nepomuk-Horazdovice (15 miles), electrified Plzen-Ceske Budejovice (84 miles). Maximum grade, direction unknown, 1.0%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Automatic block operations on electrified section only. Trains speeds, 55-62 m.p.h. | 9 bridges, 12-104 ft. long. |
| Prague-Tabor-Ceske Velenice (114 miles) | Double track, electrified Prague-Benesov (31 miles). Known minimum radius of curvature, 1,246 ft. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Automatic block operations Prague-Benesov. | 6 bridges, 65-557 ft. long. 1 tunnel, 3,667 ft. long. |
| Plzen-Ceska Kubice (42 miles) | Known maximum grade, direction unknown, 1.1%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Steam and diesel locomotives | 3 bridges, 134-197 ft. long. |
| Haniska-Vel'ke Kapusany (55 miles) | 5'0" broad-gage line U.S.S.R.-iron and steel mill in Haniska. Known maximum grade direction unknown, 1.7%. Single track, 2 passing tracks. | Soviet type diesel locomotives used on line. Iron ore only freight traffic permitted. | Lines has great military significance. Provides Soviets with second high capacity line into Czechoslovakia. |
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