České Budějovice railway station (Czech: Železniční stanice České Budějovice) is a mainline railway station and marshalling yard in České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. It is located at the junction of an international corridor leading from Prague south to Linz in Austria with several domestic lines. The Neo-Renaissance station building, completed in 1908, is located on Nádražní street, a short walk east of the old town. Most passenger services are operated by Czech Railways but some are operated by Arriva.[1]
České Budějovice | |||||
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 The station building from Nádražní street | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nádražní, České Budějovice Czech Republic | ||||
| Coordinates | 48°58′27.425″N 14°29′17.321″E / 48.97428472°N 14.48814472°E | ||||
| Owned by | Czech Republic | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Trolleybuses, buses | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Architect | Gustav Kulhavý | ||||
| Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | 54732826 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1868 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 1908 | ||||
| Electrified | 1968 | ||||
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History
editThe history of rail transport in České Budějovice began as early as 1828 with the opening of a horse-drawn railway to Linz, but it was not until 1868 when a new line to Plzeň was opened that a station was built for locomotives. At the beginning of the 20th century, as the railways continued to grow, a much larger station was constructed on the same tracks a short distance north of the old one. The station building was designed by Gustav Kulhavý in Neo-Renaissance style and constructed by J. M. Kohler & son. It was opened in 1908, and the first train to call at the station was an express train from Trieste to Prague on 17 December of that year.[2]
Reconstruction
editIn 2016, the station was acquired by the Railway Infrastructure Administration Company (Cz: Správa železniční dopravní cesty, or SŽDC), who plan to renovate the station at a cost of approximately 150 million Czech koruna, with work beginning in 2018.[3]
Services
editThe station is served by one express route and three long-distance routes operated by Czech Railways.[4]
| Preceding station | České dráhy | Following station | ||
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| Velešín město towards Linz Hbf
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EC | Tábor towards Praha hl.n.
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| Český Krumlov Terminus
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IC | |||
| Číčenice towards Bayerisch Eisenstein
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R | Terminus | ||
| Číčenice towards Plzeň main
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Veselí nad Lužnicí towards Brno main
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| Terminus | Veselí nad Lužnicí towards Praha hl.n.
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| České Budějovice sev.z. towards Písek
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Sp | Terminus | ||
| České Budějovice již.z. towards Linz Hbf
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| Terminus | Os | Nové Hodějovice towards České Velenice
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| České Budějovice sev.z. towards Strakonice
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Terminus | |||
| Preceding station | Arriva vlaky | Following station | ||
| Terminus | R26 | Zliv towards Praha hl.n.
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| Preceding station | GW Train Regio | Following station | ||
| České Budějovice již.z. towards Nové Údolí or Volary
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Os | Terminus | ||
References
edit- ^ "České Budějovice". Želpage. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Kopáček, Jiří; Vondra, Václav. "Nádraží (železniční)". Encyklopedie Českých Budějovic. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Marek, Lukáš (27 September 2016). "Budějovice mají nejhorší nádraží, s novým vlastníkem je šance na opravu". iDnes. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Schema linek dálkových vlaků ČR" (PDF). České dráhy. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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