Heritage route
Jindřichův Hradec–Nová Bystřice Narrow Gauge
Jindřichův Hradec → Nová Bystřice · Czechia
Jindřichův Hradec–Nová Bystřice Narrow Gauge in pictures
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- Distance
- 32.9 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 10 min
- Average speed
- 28 km/h
- Top speed
- 50 km/h
- Countries
- Czechia
- In service since
- 1897
- Operator
- Gepard Express (JHMD heritage line)
- Train
- Steam locomotives · M11 "Tatra" railbuses
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
South Bohemia’s narrow-gauge survivor, rescued by a new operator in 2026 after the original company’s 2022 bankruptcy nearly ended the line.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 48899 — 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 0.1 km from the shape of Os 21250
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Jindřichův Hradec–Nová Bystřice Narrow Gauge?
The Jindřichův Hradec–Nová Bystřice Narrow Gauge runs 32.9 km from Jindřichův Hradec to Nová Bystřice.
How long does the Jindřichův Hradec–Nová Bystřice Narrow Gauge take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 10 min for the 32.9 km. That is an average of 28 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.
Who runs the Jindřichův Hradec–Nová Bystřice Narrow Gauge?
Gepard Express (JHMD heritage line), with steam locomotives, M11 "Tatra" railbuses.
How old is the Jindřichův Hradec–Nová Bystřice Narrow Gauge?
The line has been in service since 1897. 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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