The Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz (OVPS; English: Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company) was a company that operated public transport services in the German state of Saxony. It was a member of the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (Upper Elbe Transport Association), a transport association that manages a common public transport structure for Dresden and its surrounding areas.[1][2]
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| Headquarters | Pirna , Germany |
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| Owner | Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz |
| Website | ovps |
The OVPS's area of operations included large parts of the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge as well as stubs extending into the state capital city of Dresden and the district of Bautzen. This area is often described as Saxon Switzerland.[1]
The services of the OVPS included:[1][3]
- Urban bus services in the town of Pirna
- Urban bus services in the town of Sebnitz
- Regional bus services in the surrounding areas
- Ferry services on the River Elbe
- The Kirnitzschtal Tramway, a tourist oriented rural tram service
On January 1, 2017, OVPS took over DB Regio's shares in Regionalverkehr Dresden GmbH (RVD), leaving RVD owned 51% owned by OVPS and 49% are owned by the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district. As of January 1, 2019, the two companies were merged to form the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge GmbH (RVSOE).[4]
Gallery edit
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OVPS bus -
OVPS ferry in Schmilka -
OVPS tram on the Kirnitzschtal Tramway
References edit
- ^ a b c "Über die OVPS - Portrait" [About the OVPS / Portrait] (in German). OVPS. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Partner". Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2010. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ "Neues Busunternehmen für die Sächsische Schweiz und das Osterzgebirge" [New bus company for Sächsische Schweiz and the Osterzgebirge]. Sächsische Zeitung (in German). 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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