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Czech rail records
This is the list of Czech rail records. Dates in brackets indicate when the record was reached or when the railway infrastructure was put into operation.
First horse-drawn railway
Railway České Budějovice–Linz, first public railway in continental Europe, with length 120 km and rail gauge 1,106 mm (3 ft 7+1⁄2 in), section České Budějovice–Kerschbaum put into operation on 30 September 1828, the rest opened on 1 August 1832.
First railway (steam powered)
First section of the North railway from Vienna to Břeclav and its branch from Břeclav to Brno (7 July 1839)
Maximum gradient of a rail line
Gradient 58 ‰ on cog railway Tanvald–Kořenov (30 June 1902)
The lowest railway station
Station Dolní Žleb, 127 m above sea level, on cross-border line Děčín–Bad Schandau in valley of the Elbe River (8 April 1851)
The highest railway station
Station Kubova Huť, 995 m (3,264 ft) above sea level, on line Strakonice–Volary (15 October 1893)
The longest tunnel
Ejpovice Tunnel, 4,150 m (13,620 ft) long, on line Prague–Plzeň (15 November 2018)
The longest bridge/viaduct
Negrelli Viaduct (also called Karlín Viaduct), 1,111 m (3,645 ft) long, on rail section Prague Masaryk station-Prague Bubny (1 June 1850)
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Czech rail records
This is the list of Czech rail records. Dates in brackets indicate when the record was reached or when the railway infrastructure was put into operation.
First horse-drawn railway
Railway České Budějovice–Linz, first public railway in continental Europe, with length 120 km and rail gauge 1,106 mm (3 ft 7+1⁄2 in), section České Budějovice–Kerschbaum put into operation on 30 September 1828, the rest opened on 1 August 1832.
First railway (steam powered)
First section of the North railway from Vienna to Břeclav and its branch from Břeclav to Brno (7 July 1839)
Maximum gradient of a rail line
Gradient 58 ‰ on cog railway Tanvald–Kořenov (30 June 1902)
The lowest railway station
Station Dolní Žleb, 127 m above sea level, on cross-border line Děčín–Bad Schandau in valley of the Elbe River (8 April 1851)
The highest railway station
Station Kubova Huť, 995 m (3,264 ft) above sea level, on line Strakonice–Volary (15 October 1893)
The longest tunnel
Ejpovice Tunnel, 4,150 m (13,620 ft) long, on line Prague–Plzeň (15 November 2018)
The longest bridge/viaduct
Negrelli Viaduct (also called Karlín Viaduct), 1,111 m (3,645 ft) long, on rail section Prague Masaryk station-Prague Bubny (1 June 1850)
