Frýdlant-Heřmanice Railway

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In 1864, a committee for construction of normal gauge railway line Zittau - Reichenau (Bogatynia) - Frýdlant - Liegnitz (Legnica) was established. Negotiations with governments and investors failed.

In 1884, a narrow gauge railway connecting Zittau with Markersdorf via Reichenau was built. As a result, new plans for construction of narrow gauge line with a gauge of 750 mm connecting Frýdlant and Zittau were drawn. In 1899, a concession for construction of line Frýdlant - Dětřichov - Heřmanice was granted. Public transport, operated by Friedländer Bezirksbahn, started in August 1900.

The line was closed down in January 1976. The track and some bridges were dismounted in 1996.

Total length of the track amounted to 10.781 km, maximum slope 35‰, minimum radius 50 meters, maximum speed 40 km/h.

Stations and stops km
Frýdlant v Čechách (Station) 0.0
Frýdlant v Čechách (Stop) 1.5
Kunratice u Frýdlantu (Stop) 3.9
Dětřichov u Frýdlantu (Station) 6.7
Heřmanice (Stop) 9.3
Heřmanice (Station) 10.4

cs:Úzkorozchodná dráha Frýdlant-Heřmanice de:Schmalspurbahn Friedland–Hermsdorf