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Praha-Vysočany railway station

Coordinates: 50°06′44″N 14°29′51″E / 50.11222°N 14.49750°E / 50.11222; 14.49750
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Station building as seen from Vysočanská street

Praha-Vysočany railway station (Czech: Železniční stanice 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

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  • 1872 – station opens under the name Vysočany on the NeratovicePrague 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

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Preceding station   České dráhy   Following station
Praha hl.n.
Terminus
  Regional fast trains   Lysá nad Labem
toward Hradec Králové
Preceding station Esko Prague Following station
Praha Masarykovo nádraží
Terminus
S2 Praha-Rajská zahrada
S20 Praha-Rajská zahrada
towards Milovice
Praha hl. n. S3 Praha-Satalice
R3 Praha-Čakovice
towards Tanvald
Praha hl. n.
towards Strančice
S9 Terminus

50°06′44″N 14°29′51″E / 50.11222°N 14.49750°E / 50.11222; 14.49750