Austrian Northwestern Railway

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The Austrian Northwestern Railway (German: Österreichische Nordwestbahn, ÖNWB, Czech: Rakouská severozápadní dráha) was the name of a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Today, the term is still used (although only rarely) to refer to the railway line which was formerly operated by that company.

Bond of the Austrian Northwestern Railway, issued 1 March 1871
ÖNWB network in comparison to other railway companies.

The privately owned Nordwestbahn took over the branch of the Nordbahn from Floridsdorf to Stockerau in 1871 and extended it in 1871 via Hollabrunn and Retz to Znojmo (Moravia). Nordwestbahn owned and operated many important lines in Bohemia and Moravia. It was nationalized in 1908 and subsequently lost its significance. Nordwestbahnhof was closed down in 1924 and has only been used for freight transports since World War II. The bridge used by the company was transformed into an Autobahn bridge during the 60s. Passenger service between Retz and Znojmo was reopened in 1990.

Lines built by Nordwestbahn lying in today's Czech Republic[a]

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Drawing of railway station Prague-Těšnov
 
Station Ústí n.L.-Střekov
In chronological order
Date opened From To To To To To
6 December 1869 Golčův Jeníkov Čáslav Kolín
29 October 1870 Trutnov (main station) Trutnov (Poříčí [cs])
29 October 1870 Nymburk (main station) Veleliby [cs; de] Mladá Boleslav (main station)
29 October 1870 Kolín Velký Osek Nymburk (main station)
21 December 1870 Havlíčkův Brod Světlá nad Sázavou Golčův Jeníkov
21 December 1870 Velký Osek Chlumec nad Cidlinou Ostroměř
21 December 1870 Kunčice nad Labem Trutnov (main station)
25 January 1871 Jihlava Havlíčkův Brod
23 April 1871 Znojmo Moravské Budějovice Okříšky Jihlava
1 June 1871 Havlíčkův Brod Ždárec u Skutče [cs; de] Chrast Chrudim Pardubice (Rosice nad Labem [cs])
1 June 1871 Pardubice (main station) Pardubice (Rosice nad Labem [cs])
1 June 1871 Ostroměř Stará Paka Kunčice nad Labem
1 October 1871 Kunčice nad Labem Vrchlabí
1 November 1871 Austria/Czech Republic border Šatov Znojmo
17 December 1871 Ostroměř Jičín (cargo station)
17 December 1871 Trutnov (main station) Svoboda nad Úpou
4 October 1873 Chlumec nad Cidlinou Hradec Králové
4 October 1873 Nymburk Lysá nad Labem Čelákovice Prague (Rohanský ostrov [cs] interim station)
1 January 1874 Lysá nad Labem Všetaty Mělník Litoměřice (lower station) Ústí nad Labem (Střekov [cs]) Ústí nad Labem (west station)
10 January 1874 Hradec Králové Týniště nad Orlicí Letohrad Lichkov
10 January 1874 Letohrad Ústí nad Orlicí
5 October 1874 Ústí nad Labem (Střekov [cs]) Velké Březno Děčín (east station) Děčín (Prostřední Žleb [cs; de])
15 October 1875 Lichkov Czech Republic/Poland border
15 October 1875 Prague (Rohanský ostrov [cs] interim station) Prague (Těšnov [cs] station[b])

Notes

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  1. ^ Current borders and place names are used
  2. ^ Passenger transport to Těšnov station ended 1 July 1972. The Neo-Renaissance station building designed by Carl Schlimp [cs; de] was demolished on 16 March 1985.