Classic route
R9 Vysočina
Prague → Brno · Czechia
- Distance
- 259 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 3 h 38 min
- Average speed
- 71 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Operator
- České dráhy
- Train
- ČD rychlík
- Countries
- Czechia
- In service since
- 1953
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The slow way to Brno: the 1953-completed Vysočina highland line via Havlíčkův Brod and Žďár, the second main line between the two cities.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 12 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: České dráhy — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Read more on Wikipedia (in CS) ↗
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