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38-634: Býchory is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kolín and 53 km (33 mi) east of Prague . The western part of the municipality with the village lies in the Central Elbe Table . The eastern part lies in the East Elbe Table . The highest point is the Homole hill at 279 m (915 ft) above sea level. The stream Hluboký potok originates here and flows across the municipality. The first written mention of Býchory

76-424: A functionalist style but it was built between 1938 and 1939, way after the previous plan, by Dr. ing. V. Mrha company at the place of the original reception building from 1845. In connection with the construction of the new reception building, a reception building from 1871 was also laid down and the platforms were built on an extra-level island. The reception building consisted of an oblong one-storey building, which

114-462: A national cultural monument . It has an early Gothic core from the second half of the 13th century. In the mid-14th century, it was rebuilt by the architect Peter Parler . A separate bell tower was built next to the church at the end of the 15th century. In 1878–1910, the Gothic appearance of the church was restored by Josef Mocker . A notable landmark of the town square is the town hall. Originally

152-681: A Gothic house from the 15th century, it was rebuilt in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1887. In Kolín is the original Jewish ghetto with a synagogue from 1696. It is the second oldest and most valuable synagogue in Bohemia . The Jewish cemetery is one of the oldest and largest Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia. It was established in the first half of the 15th century. Kolín is twinned with: Kol%C3%ADn railway station Kolín railway station ( Czech : Železniční stanice Kolín )

190-403: A dilapidated state. Most of the stations on the track were not included in the corridor works, including Pardubice hl.n.. Revitalization of Kolín station took place several years later and was completed at the end of 2009. The most significant investment was the replacement of the original relay alarm system with the modern ESA11 computer-based interlocking . The first and second track tracks allow

228-436: A huge railway junction . In 1861, the original water tower was replaced by a new one. Hand water pump carrying water directly from Elbe was replaced by a steam one. Both pumps, however, did not survive a major reconstruction in 1871. In 1869, Imperial Royal Privileged Austrian State Railway Company ( StEG ) and Austrian Northwestern Railway ( ÖNWB ) companies agreed on two separate railway stations adjacent to each other with

266-402: A newly built departure building, because of intersection of ÖNWB new line. The new building was designed by ÖNWB architect Carl Schlimp. It was a ground-level tract, ending with vertical winged wings. On both sides the covered platforms were adjacent to the building, the building was situated in an island position between the two StEG and ÖNWB stations. The southern platform was operated by StEG,

304-477: A speed of 120 km/h (higher speeds can be passed through tilting units ). A new two-storey administrative building, called "No. 2", was also built. The platforms No. 2 and No. 3 with a total length of 400 meters were rebuilt and extended. Reconstruction also underwent the expedition building within the Czech Railways project "Živá nádraží" (Live stations). The selection process for the reconstruction of

342-544: A vanguard for five minutes, accompanied by the chief engineer Jan Perner . The stops of the ceremonial train at the small railway stations was shortened to the minimum. Even though battalions were flying in Kolín, the music was played in the presence of the honorary division of the Palombini Regiment. Even at the opening ceremony, the station was not fully appreciated by the locals. The Kutná Hora citizens welcomed

380-615: Is a railway station in the city of Kolín on the Elbe river in Central Bohemian Region , Czech Republic . The first station in Kolín was built according to the design of chief engineer Anton Jüngling, who in 1844 submitted for approval a construction project with a budget of 40,526 florins . The Klein Brothers Entrepreneurship began with the construction in early 1845. Against the original budget,

418-534: Is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation . Kolín is made up of the town parts of Kolín I–VI and the villages of Sendražice, Šťáralka, Štítary and Zibohlavy. The name Kolín probably comes from the Old Czech verb koliti , i.e. "to hammer poles", and

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456-470: Is from 1261, when it was mentioned that Přelouč obtained town privileges , just like Kolín and Kouřim have. It lay on a trade route Prague – Český Brod – Čáslav – Moravia . Jewish people settled in Kolín in the 14th century. In 1437–1438, a castle was founded in Kolín. It was built on the ruins of a burned down monastery. During the Thirty Years' War , it was damaged, and in the 17th century, it

494-613: Is from 1352, when the church was documented. There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. Býchory Castle (also called Horskýsfeld) is a manor house, built in the Tudor neo-Gothic style in 1865. It was owned by Jan Kubelík in 1904–1916. The Church of Saint Bartholomew is a building with a Gothic core. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1854–1855. Kol%C3%ADn Kolín ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoliːn] ; German : Kolin, Neu Kolin )

532-538: Is located on the major lines Prague– Olomouc and Prague– Brno , which further continue to Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. It also lies on the intraregional lines Prague– Havlíčkův Brod and Ústí nad Labem –Kolín. The historical centre of the town, formed by the Karlovo Square and surrounding streets, has many Gothic and Baroque buildings. The most important monument is the Church of Saint Bartholomew, protected as

570-470: Is related to the location of Starý Kolín in the often flooded area at the confluence of the Klejnárka and Elbe rivers. The soil in the vicinity of the confluence was strengthened with the help of wooden poles. Kolín is located about 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of Prague . It lies in a fertile landscape of the Central Elbe Table lowland. The Elbe River flows through the town. In the eastern part of

608-549: The Austrian Federal Railways company, which became the sole owner of Kolín station. Before the First World War , lever frame system was installed in the station. In the stations in the direction of Prague and Záboří nad Labem was installed a gate semiautomatic block. In 1918, Czechoslovak State Railways were established and the station got a new again. With the independence of Czechoslovakia ,

646-492: The Olomouc -Prague railway became the main railway line in the country. The station was no longer able to serve the increasing traffic demand. At that time there was still the original reception building from 1845 and the newer building from 1871. The Ministry of Railways had decided that the Kolín railway station will have to be rebuilt to meet the new conditions. A brand new building was designed by architect Vladimír Weiss in

684-630: The steam locomotive was pumping water. A steam pump was located in Pardubice . At the station, a carriage house was also built for two backup machines with a length of 20 and a width of 6 fathoms. However, this house was soon replaced by a warehouse . The ceremonial opening of the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway took place on 20 August 1845. The first train arrived in the afternoon, was towed by locomotives " Prague " and " Olomouc ". A locomotive " Bohemia " rode as

722-426: The 1944 timetable, this was the case for express trains No. 3 and 9. In the 1960s, the station was equipped with Soviet -type signal light. In the intermediate station section from Kolín to Pardubice, the automatic block signaling was already operating, also in the opposite section to Prague. On the other hand, a semi-automatic block with track gates was still used in the stations in direction to Havlíčkův Brod. Here

760-421: The 1970s, train passengers could occasionally meet the prototype locomotive T324.001. This locomotive spent almost all of its life at the station. The wreck of this machine was shut down in Kolín depot on 28 May 1976. In the 1980s, a " Pragotron " passenger information system was installed at the station. After finishing the construction work on the I. Czech transit railway corridor , the station remained in

798-655: The Klein Brothers Entrepreneurship offered a discount of 2½ percent. Kolín station was not fully appreciated at its beginnings, although its location near the Elbe was indicative of the industrial boom of the city. The station was built near the Elbe on the embankment, which was protected by a stone pavement in case of flood ranged from 2 to 3 fathoms . It was a small railway station with leight of 200 fathoms with three tracks, classified as IV. category station with order number 21. The reception building

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836-409: The afternoon of 15 June 1945, a freight train collided with a passenger one in the station, 27 people died. Station Kolín has not maintained its status of significance for decades. The proof may be a timetable issued one year after the end of the war. Ex 31 "Ostravan" passed the station. Also during World War II several connections from Prague to Ostrava and Brno were passing through the station. In

874-410: The annex there was a waiting room with a cash desk. The original reception building survived at the same place for about 85 years, though it did not serve the original purpose later. Opposite the reception building behind the rails, a water tower was built with 5 fathoms deep well . From there the hand pump pumped water into the tank in the tower. The water was then led to two water cranes , from which

912-441: The automatic block signaling appeared only in the 1980s. The symbol of the 1960s was Pannonia Express , which traveled through the station from Berlin to Sofia via Kutna Hora. In 1969/1970 it was Ex 56 "Pannonia" and Ex 57 "Pannonia". Trains were obligatory to be booked and had relatively high speeds at that time. They were already driven by electric locomotives E 499.1 . The modernization of track and station security equipment

950-575: The building was won by AŽD Prague in 2006. The reconstruction was divided into several stages, where the original station security system was replaced by the modern one. On 20 April 2016 the prototype of the M 260.001 "Silver Arrow" arrived at Cologne Station. It symbolically recalled the Slovenská strela ("Slovakian Bullet") from 1936/1937, which regularly traveled (not stopping) to the station. This elegant motorcar never got into regular operation. The railway accidents of passenger and freight trains in

988-492: The factory of the automobile manufacturing company Toyota Motor Manufacturing . As of 2020, TMM employed 2,400 people. It is the most important employer in the region. Kolín is home to the packaging and paper manufacturer, OTK company. Kolín is connected with Prague by the I/12 road. The I/38 road (the section from Kutná Hora to Nymburk ) also passes through the town. Kolín is a railway junction. The Kolín railway station

1026-403: The municipal territory is Sandberk, an artificial lake created by flooding a sandstone quarry. Ptolemy's world map of the 2nd century mentions Budorgis in the area of today's Kolín. Kolín was founded by King Ottokar II in the 13th century by relocation, when Starý Kolín ("Old Kolín") was threatened by floods and the king decided to move the settlement. The first written mention of Kolín

1064-651: The northern one by ÖNWB. The junction of the Austrian northwest railroad between Golčův Jeníkov and Kolín was put into operation on 6 December 1869, to Mladá Boleslav on 29 October 1870. In 1871, the construction of the second railway from Pečky to Kolín took place, in 1885 railway line from Přelouč to Kolín was led. According to the timetable of the northern branch of StEG from 1868, the train Nr. 4 with regular departure from Kolín at 9:28 arrived in Pardubice at 10:38. In

1102-495: The opposite direction, train Nr. 3 with regular departure from Kolín at 5:48 arrived in Prague at 7:37. After the completion of the new reception building, the original building served just for residential purposes. Between 1872 and 1886 the station was named New Kolín. In 1908, the construction of the second track of the Austrian northwest railroad from Kolín to Sedlec u Kutné Hory (current location of Kutná Hora main railway station)

1140-554: The solemn train in Záboří nad Labem , according to the locals with the joy that the track was not run through their town. On 1 September 1845 passenger transport started, and a freight transport followed a month later. Prior to 1855, a private siding to the Coal Company of Emperor Ferdinand I was built at the station. This company also ran the shops in the stations. In 1858, a magnificent rebuilding has changed station over time to

1178-628: The territory of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia , the state railway company Českomoravské dráhy was established during the Second World War , but changing the owner was just formal. On 18 April 1945 Kolín station was bombed by Allied air forces . The freight and marshalling yards were most damaged during the raid . Bombing also damaged adjacent factories, especially "Draslovka" (Kalliwerke A.G.), which produced Zyklon B for usage in concentration camps . The station post office

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1216-402: The train stopped in Kolín with a ten-minute stop. The expected train stay at the station was from 12:28 to 12:38 (the timetable was probably not met). In addition, the armored train was accompanied by a condensing locomotive Class 52. The war-damaged railway station is documented in a film that Česká televize ("Czech Television") announced on the "Hledání ztraceného času" program. At 5 o'clock in

1254-459: Was also connected with an electrification of the station, although steam traction continued to take place on the line from Kolín to Havlíčkův Brod. Bratislava express train was driven by a steam locomotive of the 498.1 series, the Brno and Znojmo expresses by steam locomotive series 464.0. Trains to Golčov Jeníkov and Čáslav for the change were hauled by a steam locomotive of the 354.1 series. In

1292-528: Was also damaged. After the end of World War II, the administration of the station passed to Czechoslovak State Railways. In the morning of 16 May 1945 President Edvard Beneš was welcomed there, as he used a train on his return from the war exile in Great Britain . At the head of the special train No. 11.554 was locomotive 387.032, the train was accompanied by an armored train "Moscow". By special timetable,

1330-430: Was built of bricks , the one-storey center of which was adjacent to two ground-level wings. It was 25 fathoms long, 6 wide. The roof of the building was covered with an English slate . Towards the track area there was a ground-floor annex that was covered with sheet metal. On the ground floor of the building was an engineer's office, a post office, a shelter of the pump servicer, the dispatcher and switchman flats. In

1368-422: Was launched, a year later to Velký Osek . Original IV. class railway station had suddenly become an important traffic junction. At that time there was an industrial boom and within a few decades the Kolín town was transformed into an industrial city with many factories , even though the railway station was not fully appreciated at first. In 1909 Austrian private railway companies ÖNWB and StEG were nationalized by

1406-571: Was rebuilt as a brewery. In 1911, the castle burned down and its Renaissance look disappeared. The 1757 Battle of Kolín was fought during the Seven Years' War , and in 1944 a refinery in Kolín was bombed during the Oil Campaign of World War II . Zyklon B for the Nazi concentration camps was produced there. In Kolín is the smaller part of Kolín- Ovčáry Industrial Zone, known mostly for

1444-668: Was situated along the tracks. The larger part of the reception building occupied the central courtyard, which served as a departure hall. From there, the stair led to the subway to the island platforms. The symbol of the new railway station was the emblem of the winged wheel in which the clock was placed, it was located above the entrance. In the summer of 1939, the station was used for long-distance national connections from Prague Wilson Station (central) to Havlíčkův Brod and Jihlava . Connections with regular departure from Kolín at 8:27 and at 17:15 arrived in Jihlava at 10:24 and at 19:07. On

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