Mountain route
Zubačka Rack Railway
Tanvald → Harrachov · Czechia
Czechia’s only cog railway, climbing the Jizera Mountains on an Abt rack at a gradient of 58‰, a national record.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 49037 — 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 0.3 km from the shape of KD 2650
- 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 Zubačka Rack Railway?
The Zubačka Rack Railway runs 13 km from Tanvald to Harrachov.
How long does the Zubačka Rack Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 35 min for the 13 km. That is an average of 22 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Zubačka Rack Railway?
České dráhy, with ČSD Class 426.0 rack.
How old is the Zubačka Rack Railway?
The line has been in service since 1902. 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.
How often does the Zubačka Rack Railway run?
13 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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