Classic route
Praha–Cheb Express
Prague → Cheb · Czechia
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Heads west through Plzeň, birthplace of Pilsner lager, to the spa-country town of Cheb near the German border.
Stations
- 0 kmPraha hlavní nádraží
- 109 kmPlzeň hlavní nádraží
- 111 kmPlzeň-Jižní Předměstí
- 142 kmStříbro
- 184 kmMariánské Lázně
- 214 kmCheb
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9445212 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 34 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 12 m from it
- 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
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Praha–Cheb Express?
The Praha–Cheb Express runs 219 km from Prague to Cheb.
How long does the Praha–Cheb Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 3 min for the 219 km. That is an average of 72 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Praha–Cheb Express?
České dráhy, with ČD Class 380 push-pull.
How old is the Praha–Cheb Express?
The line has been in service since 1862. 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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