Dolní Poustevna railway station

Dolní Poustevna (Czech: Nádraží Dolní Poustevna, until 1945 German: Nieder Einsiedel) is a railway station in the town of Dolní Poustevna, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic. The station was modernised in 2009 with the removal of old tracks and building new platforms. The station used to be a border station with Germany, where it connects to the German network at Sebnitz. The cross-border connection was closed in 1945 and reopened in July 2014. The station is now served by České dráhy in cooperation with DB Regio: the National Park Railway. This service connects Děčín and Rumburk via Bad Schandau and Sebnitz.[1] The original station building has been sold.[2]

Dolní Poustevna
Dolní Poustevna railway station
General information
LocationDolní Poustevna, Ústí nad Labem,  Czech Republic
Coordinates50°58′58″N 14°17′02″E / 50.98278°N 14.28389°E / 50.98278; 14.28389
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
Station code54565291
History
Rebuilt2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Südost Following station
Horní Poustevna
towards Rumburk
U 28 Sebnitz

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Osobní (local stopping service) Děčín hl.n. – Bad Schandau – Sebnitz – Dolní Poustevna – Mikulášovice – Rumburk

References

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  1. ^ Deutsche Bahn timetable 247 (in German)
  2. ^ Klaubenschalk, Alice (2018-02-05). "Vlakové nádraží v Dolní Poustevně je na prodej, železnici se už nehodí" [The train station in Dolní Poustevna is for sale, it is no longer suitable for the railway]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-05-29.

Further reading

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  • Johannes Raddatz: Eisenbahn in der Sächsischen Schweiz, Band 4 Verlag Bernd Neddermeyer, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-941712-20-1, pp. 184–191
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