Plzeň main railway station

Plzeň main railway station (Cz: Plzeň hlavní nádraží, abbreviated Plzeň hl.n.) is the principal railway station in Pilsen, the largest city in western Bohemia. The station was opened in 1862, together with the Czech Western Railway from Prague to Pilsen. The station has six platforms for train transport and one platform for buses. There are also tram and trolleybus stops. The station is electrified.

Pilsen main railway station
Plzeň hlavní nádraží (in Czech)
The main entrance
LocationPlzeň, Nádražní 9
Czech Republic
Owned byCzech Railways (České dráhy)
Správa železnic
Platforms6
ConnectionsPilsen Tramway, Pilsen Trolleybuses
Construction
ArchitectRudolf Štech
Other information
Station code54732750
History
Opened1862
Rebuilt1907
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station   Czech Railways   Following station
Stříbro
toward Františkovy Lázně		   Supercity Pendolino   Praha-Smíchov
toward Bohumín
Holýšov
toward Munich		   Arriva-Länderbahn-Express   Praha-Smíchov
toward Prague
Stříbro
toward Cheb		   Regional fast trains   Rokycany
toward Prague
Plzeň zastávka
toward Železná Rudá–Alžbětín		    
Terminus   Regional fast trains   Nepomuk
toward České Budějovice
Plzeň–Jižní předměstí
toward Domažlice, Stříbro or Bezdružice		   Stopping trains   Terminus
Plzeň zastávka
toward Železná Rudá–Alžbětín		    
Terminus   Stopping trains   Plzeň–Bílá Hora
toward Žatec or Rakovník
    Plzeň–Doubravka
toward Beroun
    Plzeň–Koterov
toward Nepomuk

History
Pilsen main railway station

The current building of the Pilsen main railway station was opened in 1907. It is an art nouveau building designed by Rudolf Štech. Rudolf Štech also co-financed construction of the railway building and due to debt, he committed suicide in 1908.

On April 17, 1945, the building was heavily damaged during the bombing of Pilsen by the US Army Air Forces. The bombing killed 347 people inside the station building. After World War II the building was reconstructed to its original state.

In the 1950s the building was renamed as Pilsen Gottwald station (Cz: Plzeň Gottwaldovo nádraží) in honor of the first Czechoslovak communist president Klement Gottwald. In the 1960s, the station was electrified. After the Velvet Revolution the station regained its original name.

Since 2000 the building is a Czech cultural heritage site.[1]

In 2012, the interiors of the station building were partially reconstructed.[2] In 2013 the first underpass for pedestrians was extended to connect Železniční street and Šumavská street with the station building. In the years 2016–2018, the platforms were reconstructed to height of 550 mm (21.7 in). In December 2018, a bus terminal was opened next to the train station. There is a newly built second underpass, which connects the bus terminal with platforms. In the years 2021–2023, a major reconstruction of the station building is planned.[3]

Train services

Pilsen is an important centre of Czech railway transport, with the crossing of five main railway lines:

Local transport
Bus terminal

The station is served by tram lines 1 and 2. There are also numerous trolleybus lines near the station.

References
  1. "Pilsen main station is the most photographed railway station on postcards" at zeleznicar.cd.cz (in Czech)
  2. "The partial reconstruction of the Pilsen Main Railway Station building has been completed" at plzensky-kraj.cz (in Czech)
  3. "The mayor reconstruction of the Pilsen Main Railway Station building will begin in spring 2021." at zdopravy.cz (in Czech)

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