Praha-Vysočany railway station

Station building as seen from Vysočanská street

Praha-Vysočany railway station 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
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-Horní Počernice toward Nymburk hl. n. or Kolín
Praha Masarykovo nádraží Terminus	S20	Praha-Horní Počernice toward Milovice
Praha hl. n. toward Praha-Vršovice	S3	Praha-Satalice toward Byšice, Mělník or Mladá Boleslav hl. n.
Praha hl. n. toward Praha-Vršovice	R3	Praha-Čakovice toward Tanvald
Praha hl. n. toward Strančice	S9	Terminus

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

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