Tábor–Bechyně railway
{{short description|First electrified railway in the Czech Republic}}
{{One source|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Tábor–Bechyně railway
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| image = File:ČD Class 100, výjezd z lesa za zastávkou Bežerovice.jpg
| caption = A ČD 100 class locomotive at Bežerovice
| status = open
| start = Tábor
| end = Bechyně
| stations = 13
| linelength_km = 24
| open = {{Start date|1903|6|21|df=y}}
| owner = Správa železniční dopravní cesty
| operator = České dráhy
| stock = ČD Class 814
ČD Class 113
ČD Class 100
kkStB 40.0
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| routenumber = 202
| electrification = 1500V DC
| speed = {{convert|60|kph}}
| map = {{Tábor–Bechyně railway|inline=yes}}
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The Tábor–Bechyně railway was the first electrified railway line in the Czech Republic, opening in 1903.{{cite web |author1=ČD |author2=Národní technické muzeum |title=A ride with Elinka along the Bechyňka |url=http://www.vlacky.com/foto_akce/2018/bechynka/bechynka_historie_trati_en.pdf |accessdate=17 February 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217201029/http://www.vlacky.com/foto_akce/2018/bechynka/bechynka_historie_trati_en.pdf |archivedate=17 February 2020 |url-status=live}}
History
The proposal for construction of the line was submitted to the Czech Diet in 1896.
In 2020, it was announced that the line would be converted to the standard 25 kV at 50 Hz.{{cite news |last1=Šindelář |first1=Jan |title=Dokument: Radní schválili konverzi Bechyňky, modernizace vyjde na 300 milionů |url=https://zdopravy.cz/dokument-radni-schvalili-konverzi-bechynky-modernizace-vyjde-na-300-milionu-41294/ |accessdate=17 February 2020 |date=30 January 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217201728/https://zdopravy.cz/dokument-radni-schvalili-konverzi-bechynky-modernizace-vyjde-na-300-milionu-41294/ |archivedate=17 February 2020 |language=Czech|url-status=live}}
Service
The line also has regular heritage services: On summer weekends Bobinka locomotives are used every two hours, with the original EMUs operating on selected dates.{{cite web |title=Nostalgic Rail Journey |url=https://www.visittabor.eu/nostalgic-rail-journey |website=Visit Tábor |accessdate=27 September 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927095958/https://www.visittabor.eu/nostalgic-rail-journey |archivedate=27 September 2019|url-status=live}}
See also
- Bechyně Bridge, a Czech national cultural monument which carries the line over the Lužnice river
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