Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway
| Karlovy Vary dolní nádraží–Johanngeorgenstadt |
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| Line length: | 47.0 km |
| Track gauge: | 1435 mm |
| Maximum speed: | 50 km/h |
Legend
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from Mariánské Lázně (former Marienbad–Karlsbad Railway) |
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0,000 |
Karlovy Vary dolní nádražíformerly Karlsbad unt Bf |
376 m |
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0,385 |
vlečka Karlovarské minerálni vody |
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Teplá |
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Eger |
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Karlovarský Tunnel (81 m) |
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Chomutov–Cheb |
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from Chomutov (former Buschtěhrad Railway) |
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3,060 |
Karlovy Varyformerly Karlsbad |
412 m |
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~5,200 |
Sedlec siding (railway) |
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to Cheb |
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6,237 |
vlečka Porcelánka Viktoria |
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6,447 |
Stará Roleformerly Alt-Rohlau |
390 m |
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Rolava |
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6,945 |
vlečka stararolský porcelán Moritz Zdekauer |
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from Chodov (former Chodau–Neudek railway) |
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12,061 |
Nová Roleformerly Neu-Rohlau |
440 m |
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12,135 |
vlečka Karlovarský porcelán |
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~14,900 |
Nová Role zastávkaformerly Hammerhäuser |
480 m |
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15,520 |
vlečka Bývalá brusírna na dřevo |
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16,545 |
vlečka Bývalý závod Vejprtských papíren |
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~17,500 |
Sucháformerly Gibacht-Thierbach |
525 m |
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18,957 |
vlečka Vlnap a.s. |
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19,460 |
Nejdekformerly Neudek |
557 m |
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20,573 |
vlečka Metalis a.s |
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Nejdecký Tunnel (230 m) |
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~21,400 |
Nejdek zastávka |
600 m |
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Vysokokopecký Tunnel (68 m) |
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~23,100 |
Vysoká Pecformerly Hochofen |
640 m |
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23,375 |
Rolava |
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24,244 |
Rolava |
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Novohamerský Tunnel (252 m) |
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Rolava |
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Weißbach Viaduct |
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26,202 |
Nové Hamryformerly Neuhammer (b Karlsbad) |
713 m |
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~28,500 |
Tisová u Nejdkuformerly Eibenberg |
765 m |
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~31,200 |
Nové Hamry zastávkaformerly Sejfy/Seifenhäusel |
830 m |
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~33,100 |
Oldřichov u Nejdkuformerly Tellerovy domy/Tellerhäuser |
875 m |
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Straße II/219 |
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~34,600 |
summit |
915 m |
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Pernink (Steinbogen) Viaduct |
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~36,200 |
Perninkformerly Bärringen-Abertham |
902 m |
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38,883 |
Horní Blatnáformerly Bergstadt Platten |
870 m |
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Straße II/221 |
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~43,400 |
Potůčky zastávkaformerly Breitenbach Hp |
760 m |
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Černá (Schwarzwasser) |
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45,665 |
vlečka Škoda Plzeň, provoz Potůčky |
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45,828 |
Potůčkyformerly Breitenbach |
697 m |
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46,120 |
German/Czech state border |
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46,811 |
Johanngeorgenstadt |
676 m |
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to Zwickau |
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Re-opening of the railway border crossing at Potůčky-Johanngeorgenstadt in 1992
The Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway connects Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic with Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony, Germany. The highest point of this mountain railway lies 915 metres (3,002 ft) above the sea level. The entire line was opened for regular traffic in 1899.
The railway station at Pernink is the highest in the Ore Mountains and was for a short time also the highest railway station in the Bohemian Kingdom.
Shortly after the end of Second World War, cross-border traffic was terminated. The track between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and East Germany was maintained for military reasons only. After the fall of communism in Central Europe in 1989, the newly elected democratic governments of both countries began discussions on the restoration of cross-border traffic; this was finally achieved in 1992.
The line is operated by railcars of ČD Class 814 Regionova. During periods of heavy snowfall, they are replaced by diesel locomotives of ČD class 714 with two to three BDfaax or BDtax passenger cars. Services of the DB's subsidiary, Erzgebirgsbahn, are worked by Siemens Desiro Classics.
