Czech Republic · Trať 047 Trutnov – Teplice nad Metují
Trutnov–Teplice nad Metují line
Trutnov Teplice nad Metují
Filmed by Pohled z vlaku (České dráhy) · Trutnov → Teplice nad Metují
Czech Railways' own 4K front view of the rural branch line from Trutnov to Teplice nad Metují, past village halts to the station at the Adršpach sandstone rocks.
The route
Line 047 is a single-track regional railway of about 35 km in north-eastern Bohemia, running from Trutnov at the foot of the Giant Mountains to Teplice nad Metují in the Broumov Highlands. It runs close to the Polish border and serves a string of small villages along the way. Its best-known stop is Adršpach, which lies at the entrance to the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks.
The line is a classic Czech branch railway: modest stations, level crossings over country roads, and a route that follows valleys and contours rather than cutting straight through the hills. In 2015 and 2016 the infrastructure manager Správa železnic rebuilt the track and ten of its level crossings, adding light-signal protection and raising the line speed to 60 km/h. The work was part-funded by the European Union and reflects the line's continuing value both to residents and to the many visitors heading for the rocks.
Today the line carries local passenger trains worked by diesel railcars, such as the class 814 unit seen in this video. In the hiking season the trains fill with walkers, since the railway drops them within a few minutes of the trailheads at Adršpach and Teplice. The whole area lies in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area, one of the quieter corners of the country.
What you will see
This video comes from Pohled z vlaku, the official front-view project of Czech Railways (České dráhy), filmed in 4K from the cab of regional train Os 15793. It begins at Trutnov hlavní nádraží and soon leaves the town behind. The first stretch climbs gently through rolling farmland and scattered houses towards Chvaleč, with wooded hills rising on both sides.
Between Chvaleč and Radvanice the line winds through a series of small valleys. Watch for the simple village halts, many of them little more than a platform and a shelter, and the newly signalled level crossings from the recent rebuild. Forest becomes more common as the train heads north-east towards Horní Adršpach and the hills of the Broumov Highlands.
The highlight comes at Adršpach. As the train approaches, look out for the first towers of pale sandstone appearing through the trees; the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks form the largest continuous sandstone rock town in the Czech Republic, and the station sits right beside the entrance. The last few kilometres follow the edge of the same rock area down to Teplice nad Metují, where the journey ends.
Riding it for real
Czech Railways (České dráhy) runs the regional trains on this line, and tickets can be bought from the ČD app or website, at Trutnov station, or on board. Seat reservations are not needed on these local services. Trutnov has trains from Prague, so the line can be reached in a day from the capital. Because the rock area lies between Adršpach and Teplice nad Metují stations, walkers can ride out to one and return from the other.
This is a quiet rural line, so it is worth planning your return train before you set off. Check České dráhy for current timetables and fares before you travel.
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