Czech rail records

This is the list of Czech rail records. Dates in brackets indicate when the record was reached or when the railway infrastructure was put into operation.

First horse-drawn railway

Railway České Budějovice–Linz, first public railway in continental Europe, with length 120 km and rail gauge, section České Budějovice–Kerschbaum put into operation on 30 September 1828, the rest opened on 1 August 1832.

First railway (steam powered)

First section of the North railway from Vienna to Břeclav and its branch from Břeclav to Brno (7 July 1839)

Maximum gradient of a rail line

Gradient 58 ‰ on cog railway Tanvald–Kořenov (30 June 1902)

The lowest railway station

Station Dolní Žleb, 127 m above sea level, on cross-border line Děčín–Bad Schandau in valley of the Elbe River (8 April 1851)

The highest railway station

Station Kubova Huť, 995 m above sea level, on line Strakonice–Volary (15 October 1893)

The longest tunnel

Ejpovice Tunnel, 4150 m long, on line Prague–Plzeň (15 November 2018)

The longest bridge/viaduct

Negrelli Viaduct (also called Karlín Viaduct), 1111 m long, on rail section Prague Masaryk station-Prague Bubny (1 June 1850)

Bridge with the highest span

Míru Bridge (Dolní Loučky), span 110 m, line Břeclav–Havlíčkův Brod (20 December 1953)

The highest bridge/viaduct

Viaduct Červená nad Vltavou, 68 m high, line Tábor–Ražice (21 November 1889)

The highest operating line speed

Speed 160 km/h in sections of transit corridors

The fastest electric rail vehicle

Unit ČD 680.001 Pendolino reached top speed 237 km/h between Brno and Břeclav (18 November 2004)

The fastest electric locomotive

Locomotive 469.4 ČSD, reached top speed 219 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit (5 September 1972). Czech built locomotive Škoda Chs200 reach top speed 262 km/h on Oktyabrskaya Railway in Russia (2 December 2006).

The fastest diesel rail vehicle

Locomotive T 499.0002 (759.002), nicknamed Cyclop, reached top speed 178 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit (21 July 1975)

The fastest steam locomotive

Locomotive 498.106 ČSD, nicknamed Albatross, reached top speed 162 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit (27 August 1964)