Scenic route
Šumava Railway
České Budějovice → Volary · Czechia
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The Šumava forest railway: out of Budějovice, past Český Krumlov’s castle bend, along Lake Lipno and up into the Bohemian Forest at Volary.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 48815 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of GW 8115
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Šumava Railway?
The Šumava Railway runs 93 km from České Budějovice to Volary.
How long does the Šumava Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 10 min for the 93 km. That is an average of 43 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 75 km/h.
Who runs the Šumava Railway?
České dráhy, with ČD RegioNova.
How old is the Šumava Railway?
The line has been in service since 1892. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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