The Emperor Franz Joseph Railway was an Austrian private railway company, named for Emperor Franz Joseph I, founded by the Bohemian nobleman Prince Johann Adolf II of Schwarzenberg after the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. It built its first section between Budweis and Pilsen in 1868 and completed a route linking Vienna to Prague and to Eger in Bohemia by 1871, growing its network to 715 kilometres by 1872. The state nationalized the railway in 1884, and its importance declined after the Second World War once the Iron Curtain cut across its old routes, though regional service continues on parts of the line today.
Facts
Company Type Founded Year Chronology
Dissolved Year Sources
1. Wikidata: Emperor Franz Joseph Railway
WikidataWikidata item description
Austro-Hungarian railway company
Wikidata statement: inception (P571)
inception: 1866
Wikidata statement: dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576)
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1884
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.