České Budějovice railway station

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České Budějovice
České Budějovice, nádraží.jpg
The station building from Nádražní street
LocationNádražní, České Budějovice
Czech Republic
Coordinates48°58′28″N 14°29′17″E / 48.974378°N 14.488158°E / 48.974378; 14.488158
Owned bySŽDC
Platforms4
ConnectionsTrolleybuses, buses
Construction
ArchitectGustav Kulhavý
Other information
Station code54732826
History
Opened1868
Rebuilt1908
Electrified1968

České Budějovice railway station 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]

History[]

The 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[]

In 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[]

The station is served by one express route and three long-distance routes operated by Czech Railways.[4]

Preceding station   České dráhy   Following station

toward Linz 		  Ex7  
toward Prague

Terminus 		   

toward Plzeň 		  R11  
toward Brno
Terminus   R17  
toward Prague via Tábor

toward Prague via Písek 		  R26   Terminus

toward 		  Stopping trains  
toward , or

toward or 		   
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station

toward 		  Arriva Express  
toward Prague

References[]

  1. ^ "České Budějovice". Želpage. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ Kopáček, Jiří; Vondra, Václav. "Nádraží (železniční)". Encyklopedie Českých Budějovic. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ Marek, Lukáš. "Budějovice mají nejhorší nádraží, s novým vlastníkem je šance na opravu". iDnes. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Schema linek dálkových vlaků ČR" (PDF). České dráhy. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

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