Brno hlavní nádraží

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The station from the front

Brno hlavní nádraží (translated from Czech as Brno main railway station and abbreviated Brno hl. n.) is the principal railway station in Brno, the largest city in the South Moravian Region and second largest in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest railway stations in the Czech Republic, having been in operation since 1839.

Routes

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The international corridor in the Czech Republic, with main cities marked including Brno

Brno hlavní nádraží is an important station on the pan-international corridor passing through the country (Děčín - Prague - Pardubice - Brno - Břeclav), with international trains serving the station to and from Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Serbia and Croatia, including the Supercity Pendolino services from Prague to Vienna and Bratislava. It is also located on five other lines, three of which carry intercity trains:

• Brno - Jihlava - České Budějovice - Plzeň
• Brno - Havlíčkův Brod - Prague
• Brno - Přerov - Olomouc/Ostrava
• Brno - Uherské Hradiště
• Brno - Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou

Future plans

Currently Brno hlavní nádraží is at full capacity and therefore in need of expansion, however its location on the edge of the historic center of the city renders this physically impossible. The city council have made plans to build a new station in a remote location, an initiative which bore a cost of around 30 billion CZK. A referendum was held on this initiative, of which the turnout was too low to produce any binding decision.

Services

Preceding station		České dráhy		Following station
Pardubice hl.n. toward Berlin		EuroNight EN Metropol		Břeclav toward Budapest
Česká Třebová toward Praha hlavní nádraží		Railjet		Břeclav toward Graz
Česká Třebová or Pardubice hl.n. toward Prague		EuroCity		Břeclav toward Bratislava or Vienna occasional terminus
Blansko toward Prague via Česká Třebová		Regional fast trains		Vyškov na Moravě toward Olomouc occasional terminus
Terminus		Regional fast trains		Vyškov na Moravě toward Ostrava
Terminus		Regional fast trains		Šakvice toward Břeclav
Brno-Královo Pole toward Prague via Havlíčkův Brod		Regional fast trains		Terminus
Náměšť nad Oslavou toward České Budějovice		Regional fast trains		Terminus
Brno-Židenice toward Blansko or Tišnov		Stopping trains		Brno-Horní Heršpice toward Břeclav, Náměšť nad Oslavou or Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou
Terminus		Stopping trains		Brno-Černovice toward Veselí nad Moravou
Terminus		Stopping trains		Chrlice toward Křenovice horní nádraží

External links

• Czech: Europoint Brno - pages on the station expansion plans