Classic route
Dombóvár–Bátaszék-line
Bátaszék → Dombóvár · Hungary
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The Danube–Drava branch through southern Transdanubia, single track between the junctions at Dombóvár and Bátaszék.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 188472 — 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 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.5 km from the shape of R 38727
- 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 Dombóvár–Bátaszék-line?
The Dombóvár–Bátaszék-line runs 59 km from Bátaszék to Dombóvár.
How long does the Dombóvár–Bátaszék-line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 14 min for the 59 km. That is an average of 48 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.
Who runs the Dombóvár–Bátaszék-line?
MÁV.
How old is the Dombóvár–Bátaszék-line?
The line has been in service since 1873. 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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