Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz

The Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz (OVPS; English: Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company) was a company that operated public transport services in the German state of Saxony. It was 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]

Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz mbH

Headquarters	Pirna , Germany
Owner	Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz
Website	ovps.de

The OVPS's area of operations included 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 included:^[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

On January 1, 2017, OVPS took over DB Regio's shares in Regionalverkehr Dresden GmbH [de] (RVD), leaving RVD owned 51% owned by OVPS and 49% owned by the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district. As of January 1, 2019, the two companies were merged to form the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge GmbH (RVSOE).^[4]

Gallery

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  OVPS bus
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  OVPS ferry in Schmilka
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  OVPS tram on the Kirnitzschtal Tramway