Scenic route
Posázavský Pacifik
Prague → Čerčany · Czechia
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Prague’s “Pacific”, the tramps’ weekend railway of the 1920s: ledges above the Vltava and Sázava canyons and the 41 m Žampach viaduct on the way to Čerčany.
Stations
- 0 kmPraha hlavní nádraží
- 2 kmPraha-Vršovice
- 6 kmPraha-Kačerov
- 7 kmPraha-Krč
- 11 kmPraha-Braník
- 13 kmPraha-Modřany zastávka
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- 15 kmPraha-Komořany
- 17 kmPraha-Zbraslav
- 20 kmDolní Břežany-Jarov
- 22 kmVrané nad Vltavou
- 24 kmSkochovice
- 29 kmDavle
- 30 kmPetrov-Chlomek
- 32 kmPetrov u Prahy
- 35 kmLuka pod Medníkem
- 39 kmJílové u Prahy
- 41 kmKamenný Přívoz
- 43 kmProsečnice
- 45 kmKrhanice
- 47 kmChrást nad Sázavou
- 49 kmTýnec nad Sázavou
- 51 kmPecerady
- 54 kmPoříčí nad Sázavou-Svárov
- 56 kmPoříčí nad Sázavou
- 58 kmČerčany
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 401702 — 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 Os 9055
- 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 Posázavský Pacifik?
The Posázavský Pacifik runs 60 km from Prague to Čerčany.
How long does the Posázavský Pacifik take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~1 h 55 min for the 60 km. That is an average of 31 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Posázavský Pacifik?
České dráhy, with ČD 814 RegioNova railcars.
How old is the Posázavský Pacifik?
The line has been in service since 1900. 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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