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

First section of the North railway from Vienna to Břeclav and its branch from Břeclav to Brno
Maximum gradient of a rail line

Gradient 58 ‰ on cog railway Tanvald–Kořenov
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
The highest railway station

Station Kubova Huť, above sea level, on line Strakonice–Volary
The longest tunnel

Ejpovice Tunnel, long, on line Prague–Plzeň
The longest bridge/viaduct

Negrelli Viaduct, long, on rail section Prague Masaryk station-Prague Bubny
Bridge with the highest span

Míru Bridge, span 110 m, line Břeclav–Havlíčkův Brod
The highest bridge/viaduct

Viaduct Červená nad Vltavou, 68 m high, line Tábor–Ražice
The highest operating line speed

Speed 200 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
The fastest electric locomotive

Locomotive 469.4 ČSD, reached top speed 219 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit. Czech built locomotive Škoda Chs200 reach top speed 262 km/h on Oktyabrskaya Railway in Russia.
The fastest diesel rail vehicle

Locomotive T 499.0002, nicknamed Cyclop, reached top speed 178 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit
The fastest steam locomotive

Locomotive 498.106 ČSD, nicknamed Albatross, reached top speed 162 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit