Praha-Vršovice railway station () is a railway station located in
Prague 4
Prague 4, formally the Prague 4 Municipal District (''Městská čast Praha 4''), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 4 and Kunratice.
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, located at the edge of
Vršovice
Vršovice is a cadastral 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 ...
and
Nusle
Nusle () is a district of Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a populati ...
, 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 and from 1945 to 1948 the station was called Wilson Stati ...
to České Budějovice
České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše.
České Budějovice is the largest ...
, and the local line to Dobříš
Dobříš (; ) is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,900 inhabitants. It is known for the Dobříš Castle.
Administrative division
Dobříš consists of two municipal parts (in brack ...
and Čerčany
Čerčany is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Čerčany consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population according t ...
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 2,700 inhabitants.
Geography
Vrané nad Vltavou is located about south of Prague. It lies in the Prague Pl ...
.
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. The station was reconstructed between 2019 and 2021, which included the opening of a new underpass to Nusle.Prague Metro
The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the thre ...
, but numerous tram routes call outside the station on Vršovická street.
Services
Gallery
File:Train at Praha Vrsovice railway station.jpg, A CD train for Brno arriving from the depot
File:Praha Vrsovice railway station underpass.jpg, The north end of the underpass
File:Praha Vrsovice railway station street side.jpg, The street side of the station
File:Praha Vrsovice railway station Platforms 4 & 5.jpg, Looking south east towards the depot
File:Praha Vrsovice railway station Platform 1.jpg, The station building and Platform 1
References
Vrsovice
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