Chomutov–Vejprty/Reitzenhain railway

The Chomutov–Reitzenhain railway and its branch to Vejprty is a branch line (Czech: regionální dráha) in the Czech Republic, that was originally built and operated by the Buschtěhrad Railway Company (BEB). It begins in Chomutov (Komotau), crosses the Ore Mountains, and ends today in the border station of Vejprty (Weipert), where there is a connexion to the German railway network over the Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway. The branch from Křimov to Reitzenhain has been closed since 1972.

Chomutov–Křimov–Reitzenhain
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline	20%
Route map from Prague-Bubny (former BEB) railway from Cheb (former BEB) 0,000 Chomutov formerly Komotau 355 m to Ústí nad Labem hl. n. (former ATE) Podkrušnohorský přivaděč Straße I/7 vlečka ZZN Rakovník a.s. 4,300 Černovice u Chomutova formerly Tschernowitz 420 m Straße I/7 14,054 Domina formerly Domina-Schönlind 590 m 18,838 Křimov-Suchdol formerly Dörnthal (b Komotau) 680 m 21,305 Křimov zastávka formerly Krima Hp 730 m 22,774 Křimov formerly Krima-Neudorf 750 m to Vejprty ≈24,200 farm track 25,000 farm track 25,570 Straße Hora Sv. Šebestiána–Menhartice (4,47 m) 25,712 Menhartice formerly Märzdorf 786 m 26,167 farm track (4 m) 26,594 farm track (3,6 m) 27,479 farm track (3,6 m) 28,900 summit 826 m 30,119 Hora Sv. Šebestiána formerly Sebastiansberg 818 m 30,484 Chomutovka (80 m) 31,036 (51,5 m) 31,678 farm track (4,5 m) 33,260 (2,5 m) 35,621 Reitzenhain v Čechách formerly Reizenhain 780 m 35,794 Straße I/7 (11,2 m) 35,860 0,000 Black Pockau (40 m, Czech Republic/Germany) 1,390 Reitzenhain 776 m to Marienberg–Flöha

Křimov–Vejprty
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) (maximum)
Route map from Chomutov 0,000 Křimov formerly Krima-Neudorf 750 m to Reitzenhain Straße I/7 1,105 Nová Ves u Křimova formerly Neudorf 765 m farm track 5,300 Výsluní formerly Sonnenberg (former station) 800 m Straße II/223 11,500 Rusová formerly Preßnitz-Reischdorf 825 m Straße II/224 16,100 Měděnec formerly Kupferberg (former station) 830 m 18,400 Měděnec zastávka formerly Kupferberg Hp 850 m vlečka důl Měděnec summit 875 m 22,200 Kovářská městys formerly Schmiedeberg Markt 865 m 25,700 Kovářská formerly Schmiedeberg 850 m 27,300 České Hamry formerly Böhm. Hammer 845 m 30,600 Vejprty zastávka formerly Weipert Neugeschrei 790 m 32,900 Vejprty koupaliště formerly Weipert Hp 745 m Straße II/224 34,807 0,000 Vejprty formerly Weipert 715 m 0,577 Pöhlbach Viaduct (Czech Republic/Germany) to Annaberg-Buchholz

Sources

• Jan Kadlec: Zaniklá železniční trať Křimov–Reitzenhain, Oblastní muzeum v Chomutově, 2005 [1]
• Miroslav Jelen: Zrušené železniční tratě v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku, Dokořán 2009, ISBN 978-80-7363-129-1
• Siegfried Bufe, Heribert Schröpfer: Eisenbahnen im Sudetenland, Bufe-Fachbuchverlag, Egglham 1991, ISBN 3-922138-42-X
• Zdeněk Hudec u.a.: Atlas drah České republiky 2006-2007, 2. Auflage; Verlag Pavel Malkus, Prague, 2006, ISBN 80-87047-00-1

External links

• Media related to Chomutov–Vejprty/Reitzenhain railway at Wikimedia Commons
• Chomutov–Vejprty at www.zelpage.cz
• 1944 Chemnitz–Weipert–Komotau timetable
• 1944 Chemnitz–Reitzenhain–Krima timetable
• www.zeleznice.vanovi.net Křimov - Marienberg (in Czech)
• Historic maps and plans e.g. Reitzenhain and Weipert stations
• Description and photos (in Czech)