Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company

Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company
Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz mbH

OVPS city bus in Pirna
Headquarters	Pirna, Germany
Owner	Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz
Website	www.ovps.de

OVPS ferry in Schmilka

OVPS tram on the Kirnitzschtal Tramway

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]

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

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.

External links

• Media related to Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz at Wikimedia Commons
• Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz