Praha-Vysočany railway station
Station building as seen from Vysočanská street
Praha-Vysočany railway station (Czech: Nádraží Praha-Vysočany) is a mainline railway station located in Vysočany, Prague 9. Located at the northeastern end of Nové Spojení, it is a junction between track 070, to Turnov, and track 231 to Kolín via Nymburk. Historically, trains from Nymburk terminated at the now demolished Praha-Těšnov railway station. It is located within walking distance of Vysočanská station on the Prague Metro.
History
- 1872 – station opens under the name Vysočany on the Neratovice – Prague railway.
- 1873 – service between Hradec Králové, Nymburk and Prague commences as part of the Austrian Northwestern Railway
- 1922 – Vysočany becomes part of Prague
- 1941 – station renamed Praha-Vysočany
Services
| Preceding station | České dráhy | Following station | ||
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| Praha hl.n. Terminus |
Regional fast trains | Lysá nad Labem toward Hradec Králové | ||
| Preceding station | Esko Prague | Following station | ||
Terminus | S2 | Praha-Horní Počernice toward Nymburk hl.n. or Kolín |
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| S20 | Praha-Horní Počernice toward Milovice |
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toward Praha-Vršovice | S3 | toward Byšice, Mělník or Mladá Boleslav hl.n. |
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| R3 | toward Tanvald |
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toward Strančice | S9 | Terminus |
Coordinates: 50°06′44″N 14°29′51″E / 50.11222°N 14.49750°E
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