Praha-Vršovice railway station ( cs, Nádraží Praha-Vršovice) is a railway station located in
Prague 4, located at the edge of
Vršovice
Vršovice is a district of Prague. All of Vršovice lies within the Prague 10 administrative district. Vršovice is located south-east of the city centre. It borders Vinohrady to the north, Nusle to the south-west, Michle to the south and Straš ...
and
Nusle
Nusle () is a district of Prague. It became part of the city in 1922.
Location
Part of Nusle is in Prague 2 while most is in Prague 4. Nusle is located south of the city centre in ''Nuselské údolí'' (Nusle Valley) on the Botič brook. It bo ...
, which carried 1,826,000 passengers in 2009.
[Ročenka dopravy Praha 2009]
/ref> The station is located on the main line from Praha hlavní nádraží
Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest railway station in Prague, Czech Republic.
It opened in 1871 as Franz Josef Station, after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic of Czechoslovakia, First Republic and History of Czechoslov ...
to České Budějovice, and the local line to Dobříš
Dobříš (; german: Doberschisch) is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. It is located south of Prague, and it is a part of the Prague metropolitan area.
Administrat ...
and Čerčany
Čerčany is a municipality and village in Benešov District if the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Vysoká Lhota is an administrative part of Čerčany.
Geograph ...
via Vrané nad Vltavou
Vrané nad Vltavou is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants. It lies on the Vltava
Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech ...
.
The mainline to České Budějovice opened in 1871, beginning from what is now Praha-Hostivař railway station. On March 1, 1882, the line was extended further towards Prague to this station, which was opened under the name Nusle. The station was renamed Nusle-Vršovice in 1912, and then Praha-Vršovice in 1948. The station is classed as a cultural monument.
Vršovice station is not served by the Prague Metro, but numerous tram routes call outside the station on Vršovická street.
Services
References
Vrsovice
Railway stations opened in 1882
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