Private company

Československé státní dráhy

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Czech State owned railway

Czechoslovak State Railways (Československé státní dráhy in Czech or Československé štátne dráhy in Slovak, often abbreviated to ČSD) was the state-owned railway company of Czechoslovakia. The company was founded in 1918 after the end of the First World War and dissolution of Austria-Hungary. It took over the rolling stock and infrastructure of the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways.2 It ceased to exist in 1992.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Oct 28, 1918Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport bus service, rail infrastructure, rail transport1
  • HeadquartersPrague1

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Czechoslovak State Railways (Československé státní dráhy in Czech or Československé štátne dráhy in Slovak, often abbreviated to ČSD) was the state-owned railway company of Czechoslovakia.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways1
  2. Succeeded by Railways of the Slovak Republic1
  3. Succeeded by České dráhy s.o.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 31, 1992Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Oct 28, 1918Founded Founded1

Sources

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