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Bahnhof Pirna

Bahnhof Pirna (Pirna railway Station) station is a railway depot in the Saxon district town of Pirna. The station is integrated into the Dresden S-Bahn network and is the starting point of a regional train line and a stop on a regional express line. The first Pirna station was opened in 1848 together with the first section of Děčín–Dresden-Neustadt railway, Elbthalbahn (Elbe Valley Railway). The station was close to Pirna's Altstadt (old town).  Only a few years after its opening the station reached capacity because of increasing traffic. It was difficult for trains to cross and for locomotives to be re-supplied with water at the site. Due to its suburban location no room was available for expansion. A new station was opened in 1875 in the district of Westvorstadt. The architecture of the building was inspired by the old station. It consists of two main buildings connected by an intermediate structure. The eastern building faces the station forecourt and forms the actual station building. This is on an island between rail tracks. The tracks of the Elbthalbahn run to the north of the building. In 2001, the northern platforms (main platform and island platform) on the Dresden–Děčín railway were rebuilt. At the same time, the Pirna–Coswig S-Bahn line received a separate pair of tracks, which begins in Pirna and currently (2015) ends at Dresden-Neustadt railway station. South of the station building there was a freight clearance yard. Additionally there were extensive track systems for the formation of trains and sidings that connected directly with the station area. Not far from the station there was the Pirna locomotive depot (Bahnbetriebswerk). In 1963 the Bad Schandau locomotive depot was attached to the Pirna depot as an entry point. In 1968, Pirna depot took over operations from the Dresden locomotive depot. The 15-stall roundhouse was hit by several bombs in the Second World War and it was then rebuilt with temporary repairs. In 2009, the roundhouse was demolished. In 2013 opened a new railway depot with four indoor tracks. During the bombing of the Pirna Elb Bridge in 1945, the old station building was partially destroyed.  At present, the listed building stands empty. The old Pirna station is the oldest preserved station building of the Sächsisch-Böhmischen Eisenbahn (Saxon-Bohemian Railway).

January 30th,  2025

 

 
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