Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company

The Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company (German: Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz) (OVPS) is a company that operates public transport services in the German state of Saxony. It is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (Upper Elbe Transport Association), a transport association that manages a common public transport structure for Dresden and its surrounding areas.[1][2]

Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company
Native name
Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz mbH
Headquarters
Pirna
,
Germany
OwnerLandkreis Sächsische Schweiz
Websiteovps.de

The OVPS's area of operations includes large parts of the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge as well as stubs extending into the state capital city of Dresden and the district of Bautzen. This area is often described as Saxon Switzerland.[1]

The services of the OVPS include:[1][3]

  • Urban bus services in the town of Pirna
  • Urban bus services in the town of Sebnitz
  • Regional bus services in the surrounding areas
  • Ferry services on the River Elbe
  • The Kirnitzschtal Tramway, a tourist oriented rural tram service
  • OVPS bus
  • OVPS ferry in Schmilka
  • OVPS tram on the Kirnitzschtal Tramway
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References
  1. "Über die OVPS - Portrait" [About the OVPS / Portrait] (in German). OVPS. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  2. "Partner". Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2010. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.


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