Břeclav railway station

48°45′13″N 16°53′32″E / 48.753586°N 16.892338°E / 48.753586; 16.892338

Břeclav
Břeclav railway station after its 2009 refurbishment
General information
LocationBřeclav
Czech Republic
Owned bySpráva železnic
Platforms4 (8)
Other information
Station code54334250
History
Opened6 June 1839; 185 years ago (1839-06-06)
Rebuilt1889
Electrifiedyes

Břeclav railway station (Czech: Železniční stanice Břeclav) is an important international railway junction in the Czech Republic, located in the town of Břeclav in South Moravia, close to the borders with Austria and Slovakia.

The station opened 6 June 1839 as Lundenburger Bahnhof (Lundenburg is the German exonym for Břeclav) on the North railway, the first locomotive-hauled railway in Austria-Hungary. After the breakup of Austria-Hungary it became a border crossing checkpoint between Austria and Czechoslovakia.[1] Since the Czech Republic joined the Schengen area, border checks are no longer in operation. Břeclav is the first stop across the Czech border from Austria, the next station across on Austrian territory being Bernhardsthal station. It is the second station on Czech territory after crossing the border from Slovakia after Lanžhot.

Lines

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Břeclav is an important international junction on two pan-European corridors. The first of these runs north-west to Brno and Prague with many services continuing to Berlin, and the second runs north-east to Přerov, Ostrava and into Poland. To the south, the line also splits; one direction leads to Vienna in Austria, while the second leads to Bratislava in Slovakia with most international services continuing to Budapest in Hungary.[1] The station is also the eastern terminus of the Břeclav - Valtice - Mikulov - Znojmo line and its small branch line to Lednice, which is served only in the summer tourist season.[2]

Services

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The station is served by three national operators. Most services are operated by České dráhy, but Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) operate 2-hourly local trains from Vienna, and several ŽSSK services from Slovakia terminate here.[3]

Preceding station   České dráhy   Following station
Brno hl.n.
toward Berlin
  EuroNight
EN Metropol
    Kúty
toward Budapest
Ostrava
toward Warsaw
  EuroNight
EN Chopin
    Wien Hbf
Terminus
toward Praha hl.n.
Railjet
toward Graz
Brno hl.n.
toward Prague
  EuroCity     Wien Simmering
toward Vienna
Hodonín
toward Ostrava
      Kúty
toward Bratislava
Podivín
toward Brno
  Regional fast trains   Turning point
or terminus
Hodonín
toward Olomouc or Ostrava
   
Ladná
toward Brno
  Stopping trains   Terminus
Hrušky zastávka
toward Přerov
  Stopping trains   Lanžhot
toward Kúty
Terminus   Stopping trains   Boří les
toward Znojmo or Lednice
Preceding station   ŽSSK   Following station
Terminus   Regional fast trains   Lanžhot
toward Bratislava
Preceding station   ÖBB   Following station
Terminus   Regional     Bernhardsthal
toward Wiener Neustadt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Břeclav (in Czech)". vlaky.net. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Břeclav station information (in Czech)". Želpage. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Arrivals and departures from Břeclav station in 2012 (in Czech)". Želpage. Retrieved 1 August 2012.