Otmuchów–Dziewiętlice railway
railway line in Poland
The Otmuchów–Dziewiętlice railway is a defunct 14.4 km (8.9 mi) long branch line in Poland, connecting the town of Otmuchów, the village of Dziewiętlice, and Bernartice in the Czech Republic. The railway opened in 1893, it was extended to Bernartice in 1896. The Dziewiętlice–Bernartice section was dismantled in 1945 and passenger traffic was ceased in 1961 along with the freight traffic being ceased on the Otmuchów Cukrownia–Dziewiętlice section that same year. The Otmuchów–Otmuchów Cukrownia section was closed in 2009, fully closing the railway.
The railway used to be numbered 197 according to D29 from 1949, the number was changed to 259 in 1971. The railway was still operational in 1985 while most of the railways applied new numbering, despite this the railway was used as a shunting branch line and rest of the railway was decided to be dismantled. The number applied in 1971 is still used as the current railway number after the closure.
Route
The line starts at Otmuchów railway station on the Sudeten Main Line where it heads straight east to Młyńska street, after crossing the street, the line shifts south west heading through the town, crossing a footpath, Sienkiewicza street, Grodkowska street and Nyska street. After crossing Nyska street the line is branched with a sugar mill connected with industrial tracks, the line shifts south passing Otmuchów Cukrownia station (2.9 km of the line), crossing the 1st of May street and the Eastern Neisse river via a railway bridge.
The line heads to Śliwice passing the village and the Śliwice Śląskie station (5.2 km of the line), then it changes direction to Meszno where it passes Świdna stream and Meszno Nyskie station (7.7 km of the line), after crossing a dirt road the line passes Trzeboszowice Nyskie station (9.9 km of the line) near Trzeboszowice and crosses another dirt road heading to Ratnowice.
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