Railways in Europe
There is an only one active narrow-gauge railway in Lithuania. In the past Lithuania had many narrow gauge railways, especially built during World War I by the German Empire and industrial railways for transportation of peat from peat fields to factory. Until today about 158.8 km of narrow-gauge railways in Lithuania remained. About 68.4 km …
The first railway line in present day Kosovo from Mitrovica to Hani i Elezit (the line continued to Skopje and Thessaloniki) was opened in 1874 during Ottoman rule. During 20th century, were built the railway lines from Mitrovica to Leshak, from Fushe Kosove – Pristina in 1934, Fushe Kosove – Peja in 1936, Pristina – …
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Currently, There is only one direct train from Prague to Cesky Krumlov a day. The train run If you want to travel by train from Prague to Cesky Krumlov, you need to change train in Ceske Budejovice. Direct train from Prague to Cesky Krumlov The train leaves Prague in the morning. The journey to Český …
There are a several narrow-gauge railways in the Czech Railways. Most famous are railways from Tremesna to Osoblaha and temporarily suspended narrow gauge railways in Jindrichuv Hradec area. Most narrow-gauge railways in the Czech Republic run only during the summer season on weekends and on selected days outside the summer holiday period. Some run only …
Train from Prague to Kutna Hora run every two hours. It is a fast train from Prague to Brno via Caslav, which stops at Kutna Hora hlavni nadrazi station (Kutna Hora main station). The train journey from Prague takes about an hour. There is another route from Prague to Brno via Pardubice – these trains …
There are a several narrow-gauge railways in Slovakia. Most famous are railways in High Tatra – narrow gauge trains run every day and are the basic means of transport in the region. Most narrow-gauge railways in Slovakia run only during the summer season on weekends and on selected days outside the summer holiday period. Some …
Slovakia has a well-developed railway network. Trains are the basic means of transport in Slovakia. Many social groups can travel for free (this may change in the near future), trains run frequently, but are overcrowded, especially around Bratislava. Train travel in Slovakia is not as comfortable as in Western Europe but trains in Slovakia connects …
There are several operating heritage railways in Sweden. Some of them run trains on railway lines active in regular traffic, others on disused lines. Some railways run trains several times a year, several on holiday weekends and selected days. Ticket prices for vintage trains and historic railbuses are usually much more expensive than for regular …
There are several operating narrow-gauge railways in Sweden. Narrow-gauge railways usually run only in the summer season and usually only on weekends. Almost all of them are operated by volunteers. The list does not include miniature railways. Narrow gauge railways in Sweden: Anten-Gräfnäs Järnväg (AGJ) – a narrow gauge railway (891 mm) from Anten to …
There are several associations of railway enthusiasts that run heritage railways in Denmark on selected routes. The trains are composed of historic steam or diesel locomotives, or old diesel multiple units. Traveling by such a train is a great opportunity to learn how the railway operated in Denmark a few decades ago. Heritage railways in …