D timetable 903. Service levels seem to have stabilised but this may be a lull as it is reported that D is making heavy losses. The branch from Sokolov to Kraslice was extended to Hranicna in 1999, and was further extended across the border to meet the DB system at Klingenthal in summer 2000. The line southwards from esk Bud jovice is being electrified in stages at 25kV 50Hz, and became operational to Horn Dvor t from 7 June 2001. There are three routes outside the Czech Republic which are used by domestic D services running between one part of the country and another.
All D tickets are valid.
Except for the trains via Zittau, there are no advertised calling points outside the Czech Republic, so there are no border or customs controls. Between Hr dek nad Nisou and Zittau the line passes through Poland before entering Germany. Zdr j. Alighting and boarding are not permitted. Some maps show a curve avoiding G ucho azy but this has never existed. Platforms are often very low and may not exist as such even at quite major stations, the spaces between the tracks being filled up to rail level.