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Prague Metro

May 15, 2023

The Prague Metro (Czech: Pražské metro) is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974,[3] the system consists of three lines (A, B and C) serving 61 stations[Note 1] (predominantly with island platforms), and is 65.2 kilometres (40.5 mi) long.[1] The system served 568 million passengers in 2021 (about 1.55 million daily).[6]

Prague Metro
Overview
Native namePražské metro
LocalePrague, Czech Republic
Transit typeRapid transit (subway)
Number of lines3[1] (plus 1 under construction)
Number of stations61[1][Note 1]
Daily ridership1.55 million (2021)
Annual ridership589.2 million (2012)[2]
WebsiteDopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy
Operation
Began operation9 May 1974 (Line C)
12 August 1978 (Line A)
2 November 1985 (Line B)[3]
Operator(s)Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy [cs]
(Prague Public Transport Company)
Number of vehicles730[4]
Train length69.6 m (228 ft 4 in)
Technical
System length65.4 km (40.6 mi)[5]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed36 kilometres per hour (22 mph)
Top speed80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)

Two types of rolling stock are used on the Metro: the 81-71M (a completely modernized variant of the original 81-717/714.1), and the Metro M1. All the lines are controlled automatically from the central dispatching, near I.P. Pavlova station.[7] The Metro is operated by the Prague Public Transit Company (Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy [cs], DPP), and integrated in the Prague Integrated Transport (Pražská integrovaná doprava, PID) system.

Basic information

 
Prague Metro map

The Prague Metro has three lines, each represented by its own colour on the maps and signs: Line A (green, 17 stations, 17 km (10.6 mi)), Line B (yellow, 24 stations, 26 km (16.2 mi)) and Line C (red, 20 stations, 22 km (13.7 mi)). There are 61 stations in total (three of which are transfer stations) connected by nearly 66 kilometres of mostly underground railways. Service operates from 4–5 am until midnight, with two- to three-minute intervals between trains during rush hours and four to ten minutes between trains at other times.[8] Nearly 600 million passengers use the Prague Metro every year (about 1.6 million daily).

The system is run by the Prague Public Transit Company Co. Inc. (Czech: Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s. [cs], DPP), which also manages the other means of public transport around the city, including the trams, buses, five ferries, the funicular to Petřín Hill, and the chairlift inside the Prague Zoo.

Since 1993, the system has been connected to commuter trains and buses, and also to "park-and-ride" parking lots. Together, they form an extensive public transportation network reaching further from the city, called Prague Integrated Transport (Czech: Pražská integrovaná doprava, PID). Whilst the large system is zonally priced, the Metro is entirely inside the central zone.

Many stations are quite large, with several entrances spaced relatively far apart. This can often lead to confusion for those unfamiliar with the system[citation needed], especially at the central hubs such as Můstek or Muzeum. In general the stations are well signposted even for those unfamiliar with the Czech language. The Prague Metro is very safe.[9]

System layout and stations

Main article: List of Prague Metro stations
 
Muzeum station on Line C
 
Nemocnice Motol (Motol Hospital) station on Line A

The Prague Metro system is laid out as a triangle, with all three lines meeting in the centre of the city at three interchange stations. Each interchange station has two halls, one hall for each line. The depth of the stations (and the connecting lines) varies considerably. The deepest station is Náměstí Míru, located 52 metres (171 ft) under the ground. Parts of the tracks in the city centre were mostly bored using a tunnelling shield. Outer parts were dug by a cut-and-cover method, and these stations are only a few metres under the surface. Part of Line B runs in a glassed-in tunnel above the ground.

Most stations have a single island platform in the centre of the station hall (tunnel) serving both directions. The sub-surface stations have a straight ceiling sometimes supported by columns, while the deep-level stations are larger tunnels with the track tunnels on each side. The walls of many stations are decorated using coloured aluminium panels; each station has its own colour. Some stations are considered among the finest in Europe.[10]

Prague Metro
Line Color Opened Year of
last expansion 		Route Length Stations
Line A Green 1978[3] 2015[11] Nemocnice Motol ↔ Depo Hostivař[11] 17.1 km (11 mi)[11] 17[11]
Line B Yellow 1985[3] 1998 Zličín ↔ Černý Most 25.6 km (16 mi)[12] 24
Line C Red 1974[3] 2008 Letňany ↔ Háje 21.4 km (13 mi)[12] 20
Line D Blue Under construction[3] TBA Náměstí Míru ↔ Depo Písnice 0 km (0 mi)[12] TBA
Total 63.1 km (39.2 mi)[1] 61[1]

Rolling stock

 
Metro M1 train on a test track
 
81-71M train
 
Inside a Metro M1 car
 
Inside an 81-71M car

Metro M1

Metro M1 trains have operated on Line C since 2000; they completely replaced older cars on this line in 2003. DPP owns 265 of these cars, which form 53 five-car trains.[4] These cars were developed specially for Prague, and were manufactured there between 2000 and 2003 by a consortium consisting of ČKD Praha, ADtranz and Siemens (during the contract, Siemens acquired ČKD Praha). The total length of the train is 96.66 metres (317 ft 2 in), the acceleration is 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2), and the total capacity of the train is 1,464 people (224 sitting, 1,240 standing).[13] This unit was also adapted for use in Venezuela on the Maracaibo Metro.

81-71M

81-71M trains are a modernized variant of the old Soviet 81-717 trains with new traction motors, technical equipment, interiors, and exteriors. They have operated on Lines A and B since 1996. The modernization was conducted by Škoda Transportation and ČKD between 1996 and 2011. DPP owns 465 81-71M cars, which form 93 five-car trains.[4] The total length of the train is 96.11 metres (315 ft 4 in), and the acceleration is identical to that of the Metro M1 cars, at 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2). Similar reconstructions were also made on the Tbilisi Metro and Yerevan Metro, as well as a near-identical version exported to Kyiv from Metrowagonmash as part of the Slavutich project, designated 81-553.1, 81–554.1 and 81-555.1.

Previously in service

  • 81-71, old Soviet trains manufactured by Metrovagonmash were gradually phased out and replaced by the modernized versions. Their service ended on 2 July 2009. One vehicle is stored in the Museum of Prague public transport, while one fully-operational train of five cars stays in the Zličín (B) depot for special occasions.
  • Ečs, Soviet trains manufactured by Metrovagonmash, that ran on Line C, in service from 1974 to 1997. One vehicle is also stored in the Museum of Prague public transport, while one fully-operational train of three cars is stored in the Zličín (B) depot.

History

 
Ladislav Rott's proposal to the Prague City Council.
 
Ládví, Line C
 
Vyšehrad station on Line C
 
For its unorthodox three-level platform design, Rajská zahrada station was named Czech Building of the Year in 1999

Although the Prague Metro system is relatively new, the idea of underground transport in Prague dates back many years. The first proposal to build a sub-surface railway was made by Ladislav Rott in 1898. He encouraged the city council to take advantage of the fact that parts of the central city were already being dug up for sewer work. Rott wanted them to start digging tunnels for the railway at the same time. However, the plan was denied by the city authorities. Another proposal in 1926, by Bohumil Belada and Vladimír List, was the first to use the term "Metro", and though it was not accepted either, it served as an impulse for moving towards a real solution of the rapidly developing transport in Prague.

In the 1930s and 1940s, intensive projection and planning works took place, taking into account two possible solutions: an underground tramway (regular rolling stock going underground in the city center, nowadays described as a "premetro") and a "true" metro having its own independent system of railways. After World War II, all work was stopped due to the poor economic situation of the country, although the three lines, A, B and C, had been almost fully designed.

In the early 1960s the concept of the sub-surface tramway was finally accepted and on 9 August 1967 the building of the first station (Hlavní nádraží) started. However, in the same year, a substantial change in the concept came, as the government, under the influence of Soviet advisers, decided to build a true metro system instead of an underground tramway. Thus, during the first years, the construction continued while the whole project was conceptually transformed. During the construction of the metro, a Czech rolling stock manufacturer, ČKD Tatra Smíchov, was charged with designing the trains. Two prototype two-car units under the name R1 were constructed in 1970 and 1971 and were used for field testing. However, the then-Czechoslovakian government decided instead to order the trains for the underground from the Soviet Union (which would soon become Ečs, part of the Soviet "E" series, standing for "E Czechoslovak"). The R1 rolling stock would later be scrapped in the 1980s, near the end of the Cold War.[14] Regular service on the first section of Line C began on 9 May 1974 between Sokolovská (now Florenc) and Kačerov stations.[3]

Since then, many extensions have been built and the number of lines has risen to three.

On 22 February 1990, 13 station names reflecting mostly communist ideology were changed to be politically neutral. For example, Leninova station, which contained a giant bust of Vladimir Lenin before the Velvet Revolution, was renamed Dejvická after a nearby street and surrounding neighbourhood. Other changes were: Dukelská – Nové Butovice, Švermova – Jinonice, Moskevská – Anděl, Sokolovská – Florenc, Fučíkova – Nádraží Holešovice, Gottwaldova – Vyšehrad, Mládežnická – Pankrác, Primátora Vacka – Roztyly, Budovatelů – Chodov, Družby – Opatov, Kosmonautů – Háje.[15]

 
Extent of flooding in the Metro network in 2002
 
Escalators at Národní třída

In August 2002, the system suffered disastrous flooding that struck parts of Bohemia and other areas in Central Europe (see 2002 European flood). 19 stations were flooded, causing a partial collapse of the transport system in Prague; the damage to the Metro has been estimated at approximately 7 billion CZK[16] (over US$225 million in exchange rate at that time). The affected sections of the Metro stayed out of service for several months; the last station (Křižíkova, located in the most-damaged area – Karlín) reopened in March 2003. Small gold plates have been placed at some stations to show the highest water level of the flood. Service was suspended between:

A number of stations were closed due to flooding in June 2013.[17] Replacement trams ran between Dejvická and Muzeum on Line A and Českomoravská and Smíchovské nádraží on Line B, and replacement buses between Kobylisy and Muzeum on Line C due to closed sections of the track.[18]

Extensions

 
Prague Metro extensions

After regular service on the first section of Line C began in 1974 between Florenc and Kačerov, building of extensions continued quite rapidly. In 1978, Line A was opened, and Line B opened in 1985, thus forming the triangle with three crossing points.[19] Since then, the lines have been extended outwards from the center.

In 1980 and 1990, Line A was extended eastward from Náměstí Míru to Želivského and Skalka. Line B was extended from Nové Butovice to Zličín in 1994 and from Českomoravská to Černý Most in 1998, and the Kolbenova and Hloubětín stations were opened in 2001. Expansion of Line C was carried out in 1980 (Kačerov – Háje) and 1984 (Florenc – Nádraží Holešovice).[19]

 
Prosek station, Line C

A northern extension of Line C was opened on 26 June 2004, with two more stations, Kobylisy and Ládví.[19] New tunnels were built under the Vltava river using a unique "ejecting-tunnels" technology. First, a trench was excavated in the riverbed and the concrete tunnels constructed in dry docks on the riverbank. Then the docks were flooded, and the floating tunnels were moved as a rigid complex to their final position, sunk, anchored, and covered.

Line A was extended to the east on 26 May 2006, when a new terminus, Depo Hostivař, opened. The station was constructed within the railway depot.[19]

Line C was extended to the northeast to connect the city center to the housing blocks at Prosek and a large shopping center at Letňany. Three stations (Střížkov, Prosek, and Letňany) opened on 8 May 2008.[20]

In April 2015, Line A was extended westward from Dejvická to Nemocnice Motol with four new stations: Bořislavka, Nádraží Veleslavín, Petřiny, and Nemocnice Motol.[21] The Nádraží Veleslavín station is also the new terminus of the 119 bus to Václav Havel Airport.

Plans for an extension to the airport have been proposed, but never put into action. According to estimates from 2018 the project would cost about 26.8 billion crowns and take 11 years to complete.[22]

Future plans

Another phase of the extension of Line A was planned from Nemocnice Motol to the Václav Havel Airport, but it is very likely that this extension will not be built and the airport will be serviced by a new railway instead.[23]

Line D

Main article: Line D (Prague Metro)

There are plans to build a new line, Line D (blue), which will connect the city centre to southern parts of the city. According to current plans, the line will run for 11 kilometers and start in the city center and lead to Vršovice, Krč, Libuš, and Písnice.[12] There will be 10 stations: Náměstí Míru (transfer to Line A), Náměstí bratří Synků, Pankrác (transfer to Line C), Olbrachtova, Nádraží Krč, Nemocnice Krč, Nové Dvory, Libuš, Písnice and Depo Písnice. Line D is very important for improving the traffic situation in the southern and southeastern part of the city. In the second stage it is planned to extend this line from Pankrác to Náměstí Míru (Peace Square). The first part of Line D is planned to be built between 2022 and 2029.[24][25]

Line E

There are also plans for Line E, which will probably be circular. The exact route has not yet been determined. In the beginning of the 21st century, there were discussions regarding it in the connection with plans to organise the Summer Olympic Games in Prague, which were however canceled.[citation needed] The Praha sobě list endorsed the idea of a circular metro line during the run-up to the 2022 Prague municipal election.[26]

Features

 
A medieval bridge in Můstek station
 
The longest escalator in the EU at Náměstí Míru

The name of the Můstek station means "little bridge"[27] and refers to the area around the station. The origin of the area's name was not known until remains of a medieval bridge were discovered during construction of the station. The remains were incorporated into the station and can be seen near the northwestern exit of the station.

The escalators at Náměstí Míru (Peace Square) station in Vinohrady are the longest escalators in the European Union (length 87 m, vertical span 43.5 m, 533 steps, taking 2 minutes and 15 seconds to ascend).[28][29] Náměstí Míru is also the deepest station in the European Union, at 53 metres.

Between I. P. Pavlova and Vyšehrad stations, Line C runs inside the box structure of the large Nusle Bridge over a steep valley.

 
Anděl (Angel) station on Line B

The terminal station Depo Hostivař was constructed within the buildings of an existing railway depot. The extension is the first segment of the system to be built above ground and not through a tunnel. There are no reversing tracks in the terminus; trains depart from the same track on which they arrive.

Anděl station was known as Moskevská (Moscow station) until 1990. It opened on the same day in 1985 as the Prazhskaya (Prague) station on the Moscow Metro. It contains several pieces of art promoting Soviet-Czechoslovak friendship. Anděl station, like the Smíchov train station, contains some of the best-preserved examples of Communist-era art remaining in Prague. Works were carried out from 2014-15 to make the station accessible for wheelchair users.[30]

The entrance hall of the Hradčanská station still features the coat of arms of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the motto Všechna moc v Československé socialistické republice patří pracujícímu lidu ("All the power in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic belongs to the working people"), which were parts of the station's original socialist-realist design.

During the communist period, rumours circulated that large "survival chambers" were being built for high officials of the government in case of a nuclear attack. After the fall of communism such areas were shown indeed to exist, but not on the scale envisioned nor fitted out in luxury.

Tickets

 
Validating a ticket using the date and time stamp machine

The Prague Metro operates on a proof-of-payment system, as does the rest of the PID network. Passengers must buy and validate a ticket before entering a station's paid area. There are uniformed and plainclothes fare inspectors who randomly check passengers' tickets within the paid area.

Basic single tickets cost 40 CZK (as of 1 August 2021) for a 90-minute ride or 30 CZK for a 30-minute ride. In November 2007 SMS purchase for basic single transfer tickets and day tickets was introduced (available only from Czech mobile phones).[31]

Short-term tourist passes are available for periods of 24 hours (120 CZK) and 3 days (330 CZK). As of 2019, single tickets and short term passes can be purchased online using the PID Lítačka smartphone app. Since April 2019 single and 24hour tickets can be also bought on board of every tram[32] and in all metro stations,[33] using contactless payment, including payment apps like Google Pay or Apple Pay. Such tickets are already validated from the time of purchase.

Longer-term season tickets can be bought on the smart ticketing system Lítačka card, for periods of one month (550 CZK), three months (1480 CZK) or the annual pass for 3650 CZK (10 CZK/day).[34] Students studying in the Czech republic with a valid student license ISIC, children under 18 years old, and seniors over 60 years of age can buy season tickets at reduced prices. Reduced ticket prices are: 130 CZK for 30 days, 360 CZK for 90 days, and 1280 CZK for a year.

Senior citizens aged 65 or older and children up to 14 years old can ride for free.[35]

The tickets are the same for all means of transport in Prague (metro, trams, buses, funiculars and ferries).

Announcements

„Ukončete, prosím, výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají. Příští stanice: Staroměstská." Line A, Můstek station

The announcement made through the public address system when the doors are closing, "Ukončete, prosím, výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají" ("Please finish exiting and boarding, the doors are closing") has become a symbol of Prague for many tourists[citation needed], and is possibly the first clear Czech phrase many travelers hear. The announcement has changed little since 1974, when the first line was opened; the original version did not include the word "please". The announcements are voiced by Světlana Lavičková [cs] on Line A, by Eva Jurinová [cs] on Line B, and by Tomáš Černý [cs] on Line C.[36]

Other announcements include: "Vystupujte vpravo ve směru jízdy" ("Exit on the right side in the direction of travel"), "Konečná stanice, prosíme, vystupte" ("Terminal station, please exit the train"), and "Přestup na linky S a další vlakové spoje" ("Transfer to S lines and other railway connections").

Gallery

Examples of stations on Line A

Examples of stations on Line B

Examples of stations on Line C

Transfer corridors

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    Transfer corridor in Florenc

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    Transfer corridor in station Můstek

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    Entrance to the transfer corridor in the station Muzeum

Current subway cars

Historic subway cars

Related constructions

Network map

 

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Counting the three interchange stations, Můstek, Muzeum, and Florenc, twice. If they are counted only once, the total number of stations is 58.

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External links

  Media related to Metro in Prague at Wikimedia Commons

  • Prague Public Transit Co. Inc. including maps, fare information, etc.
  • DP-Praha Fares (in English)
  • www.metroweb.cz: pages of Czech metrophiles with plenty of information and pictures (in Czech, with some information available in English)
  • Floods in Prague Metro 2002: photogallery


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from the central dispatching near I P Pavlova station 7 The Metro is operated by the Prague Public Transit Company Dopravni podnik hlavniho mesta Prahy cs DPP and integrated in the Prague Integrated Transport Prazska integrovana doprava PID system Contents 1 Basic information 2 System layout and stations 3 Rolling stock 3 1 Metro M1 3 2 81 71M 3 3 Previously in service 4 History 5 Extensions 6 Future plans 6 1 Line D 6 2 Line E 7 Features 8 Tickets 9 Announcements 10 Gallery 10 1 Examples of stations on Line A 10 2 Examples of stations on Line B 10 3 Examples of stations on Line C 10 4 Transfer corridors 10 5 Current subway cars 10 6 Historic subway cars 10 7 Related constructions 11 Network map 12 See also 13 Notes 14 References 15 External linksBasic information Edit Prague Metro map The Prague Metro has three lines each represented by its own colour on the maps and signs Line A green 17 stations 17 km 10 6 mi Line B yellow 24 stations 26 km 16 2 mi and Line C red 20 stations 22 km 13 7 mi There are 61 stations in total three of which are transfer stations connected by nearly 66 kilometres of mostly underground railways Service operates from 4 5 am until midnight with two to three minute intervals between trains during rush hours and four to ten minutes between trains at other times 8 Nearly 600 million passengers use the Prague Metro every year about 1 6 million daily The system is run by the Prague Public Transit Company Co Inc Czech Dopravni podnik hlavniho mesta Prahy a s cs DPP which also manages the other means of public transport around the city including the trams buses five ferries the funicular to Petrin Hill and the chairlift inside the Prague Zoo Since 1993 the system has been connected to commuter trains and buses and also to park and ride parking lots Together they form an extensive public transportation network reaching further from the city called Prague Integrated Transport Czech Prazska integrovana doprava PID Whilst the large system is zonally priced the Metro is entirely inside the central zone Many stations are quite large with several entrances spaced relatively far apart This can often lead to confusion for those unfamiliar with the system citation needed especially at the central hubs such as Mustek or Muzeum In general the stations are well signposted even for those unfamiliar with the Czech language The Prague Metro is very safe 9 System layout and stations EditMain article List of Prague Metro stations Muzeum station on Line C Nemocnice Motol Motol Hospital station on Line A The Prague Metro system is laid out as a triangle with all three lines meeting in the centre of the city at three interchange stations Each interchange station has two halls one hall for each line The depth of the stations and the connecting lines varies considerably The deepest station is Namesti Miru located 52 metres 171 ft under the ground Parts of the tracks in the city centre were mostly bored using a tunnelling shield Outer parts were dug by a cut and cover method and these stations are only a few metres under the surface Part of Line B runs in a glassed in tunnel above the ground Most stations have a single island platform in the centre of the station hall tunnel serving both directions The sub surface stations have a straight ceiling sometimes supported by columns while the deep level stations are larger tunnels with the track tunnels on each side The walls of many stations are decorated using coloured aluminium panels each station has its own colour Some stations are considered among the finest in Europe 10 Prague Metro Line Color Opened Year oflast expansion Route Length StationsLine A Green 1978 3 2015 11 Nemocnice Motol Depo Hostivar 11 17 1 km 11 mi 11 17 11 Line B Yellow 1985 3 1998 Zlicin Cerny Most 25 6 km 16 mi 12 24Line C Red 1974 3 2008 Letnany Haje 21 4 km 13 mi 12 20Line D Blue Under construction 3 TBA Namesti Miru Depo Pisnice 0 km 0 mi 12 TBATotal 63 1 km 39 2 mi 1 61 1 Rolling stock Edit Metro M1 train on a test track 81 71M train Inside a Metro M1 car Inside an 81 71M car Metro M1 Edit Metro M1 trains have operated on Line C since 2000 they completely replaced older cars on this line in 2003 DPP owns 265 of these cars which form 53 five car trains 4 These cars were developed specially for Prague and were manufactured there between 2000 and 2003 by a consortium consisting of CKD Praha ADtranz and Siemens during the contract Siemens acquired CKD Praha The total length of the train is 96 66 metres 317 ft 2 in the acceleration is 1 3 m s2 4 3 ft s2 and the total capacity of the train is 1 464 people 224 sitting 1 240 standing 13 This unit was also adapted for use in Venezuela on the Maracaibo Metro 81 71M Edit 81 71M trains are a modernized variant of the old Soviet 81 717 trains with new traction motors technical equipment interiors and exteriors They have operated on Lines A and B since 1996 The modernization was conducted by Skoda Transportation and CKD between 1996 and 2011 DPP owns 465 81 71M cars which form 93 five car trains 4 The total length of the train is 96 11 metres 315 ft 4 in and the acceleration is identical to that of the Metro M1 cars at 1 3 m s2 4 3 ft s2 Similar reconstructions were also made on the Tbilisi Metro and Yerevan Metro as well as a near identical version exported to Kyiv from Metrowagonmash as part of the Slavutich project designated 81 553 1 81 554 1 and 81 555 1 Previously in service Edit 81 71 old Soviet trains manufactured by Metrovagonmash were gradually phased out and replaced by the modernized versions Their service ended on 2 July 2009 One vehicle is stored in the Museum of Prague public transport while one fully operational train of five cars stays in the Zlicin B depot for special occasions Ecs Soviet trains manufactured by Metrovagonmash that ran on Line C in service from 1974 to 1997 One vehicle is also stored in the Museum of Prague public transport while one fully operational train of three cars is stored in the Zlicin B depot History Edit Ladislav Rott s proposal to the Prague City Council Ladvi Line C Vysehrad station on Line C For its unorthodox three level platform design Rajska zahrada station was named Czech Building of the Year in 1999 Although the Prague Metro system is relatively new the idea of underground transport in Prague dates back many years The first proposal to build a sub surface railway was made by Ladislav Rott in 1898 He encouraged the city council to take advantage of the fact that parts of the central city were already being dug up for sewer work Rott wanted them to start digging tunnels for the railway at the same time However the plan was denied by the city authorities Another proposal in 1926 by Bohumil Belada and Vladimir List was the first to use the term Metro and though it was not accepted either it served as an impulse for moving towards a real solution of the rapidly developing transport in Prague In the 1930s and 1940s intensive projection and planning works took place taking into account two possible solutions an underground tramway regular rolling stock going underground in the city center nowadays described as a premetro and a true metro having its own independent system of railways After World War II all work was stopped due to the poor economic situation of the country although the three lines A B and C had been almost fully designed In the early 1960s the concept of the sub surface tramway was finally accepted and on 9 August 1967 the building of the first station Hlavni nadrazi started However in the same year a substantial change in the concept came as the government under the influence of Soviet advisers decided to build a true metro system instead of an underground tramway Thus during the first years the construction continued while the whole project was conceptually transformed During the construction of the metro a Czech rolling stock manufacturer CKD Tatra Smichov was charged with designing the trains Two prototype two car units under the name R1 were constructed in 1970 and 1971 and were used for field testing However the then Czechoslovakian government decided instead to order the trains for the underground from the Soviet Union which would soon become Ecs part of the Soviet E series standing for E Czechoslovak The R1 rolling stock would later be scrapped in the 1980s near the end of the Cold War 14 Regular service on the first section of Line C began on 9 May 1974 between Sokolovska now Florenc and Kacerov stations 3 Since then many extensions have been built and the number of lines has risen to three On 22 February 1990 13 station names reflecting mostly communist ideology were changed to be politically neutral For example Leninova station which contained a giant bust of Vladimir Lenin before the Velvet Revolution was renamed Dejvicka after a nearby street and surrounding neighbourhood Other changes were Dukelska Nove Butovice Svermova Jinonice Moskevska Andel Sokolovska Florenc Fucikova Nadrazi Holesovice Gottwaldova Vysehrad Mladeznicka Pankrac Primatora Vacka Roztyly Budovatelu Chodov Druzby Opatov Kosmonautu Haje 15 Extent of flooding in the Metro network in 2002 Escalators at Narodni trida In August 2002 the system suffered disastrous flooding that struck parts of Bohemia and other areas in Central Europe see 2002 European flood 19 stations were flooded causing a partial collapse of the transport system in Prague the damage to the Metro has been estimated at approximately 7 billion CZK 16 over US 225 million in exchange rate at that time The affected sections of the Metro stayed out of service for several months the last station Krizikova located in the most damaged area Karlin reopened in March 2003 Small gold plates have been placed at some stations to show the highest water level of the flood Service was suspended between Radlicka and Kolbenova on Line B Malostranska and Namesti Miru on Line A Hlavni nadrazi and Nadrazi Holesovice on Line C before the extension to Ladvi in 2004 and to Letnany in 2008 A number of stations were closed due to flooding in June 2013 17 Replacement trams ran between Dejvicka and Muzeum on Line A and Ceskomoravska and Smichovske nadrazi on Line B and replacement buses between Kobylisy and Muzeum on Line C due to closed sections of the track 18 Extensions Edit Prague Metro extensions After regular service on the first section of Line C began in 1974 between Florenc and Kacerov building of extensions continued quite rapidly In 1978 Line A was opened and Line B opened in 1985 thus forming the triangle with three crossing points 19 Since then the lines have been extended outwards from the center In 1980 and 1990 Line A was extended eastward from Namesti Miru to Zelivskeho and Skalka Line B was extended from Nove Butovice to Zlicin in 1994 and from Ceskomoravska to Cerny Most in 1998 and the Kolbenova and Hloubetin stations were opened in 2001 Expansion of Line C was carried out in 1980 Kacerov Haje and 1984 Florenc Nadrazi Holesovice 19 Prosek station Line C A northern extension of Line C was opened on 26 June 2004 with two more stations Kobylisy and Ladvi 19 New tunnels were built under the Vltava river using a unique ejecting tunnels technology First a trench was excavated in the riverbed and the concrete tunnels constructed in dry docks on the riverbank Then the docks were flooded and the floating tunnels were moved as a rigid complex to their final position sunk anchored and covered Line A was extended to the east on 26 May 2006 when a new terminus Depo Hostivar opened The station was constructed within the railway depot 19 Line C was extended to the northeast to connect the city center to the housing blocks at Prosek and a large shopping center at Letnany Three stations Strizkov Prosek and Letnany opened on 8 May 2008 20 In April 2015 Line A was extended westward from Dejvicka to Nemocnice Motol with four new stations Borislavka Nadrazi Veleslavin Petriny and Nemocnice Motol 21 The Nadrazi Veleslavin station is also the new terminus of the 119 bus to Vaclav Havel Airport Plans for an extension to the airport have been proposed but never put into action According to estimates from 2018 the project would cost about 26 8 billion crowns and take 11 years to complete 22 Future plans EditAnother phase of the extension of Line A was planned from Nemocnice Motol to the Vaclav Havel Airport but it is very likely that this extension will not be built and the airport will be serviced by a new railway instead 23 Line D Edit Main article Line D Prague Metro There are plans to build a new line Line D blue which will connect the city centre to southern parts of the city According to current plans the line will run for 11 kilometers and start in the city center and lead to Vrsovice Krc Libus and Pisnice 12 There will be 10 stations Namesti Miru transfer to Line A Namesti bratri Synku Pankrac transfer to Line C Olbrachtova Nadrazi Krc Nemocnice Krc Nove Dvory Libus Pisnice and Depo Pisnice Line D is very important for improving the traffic situation in the southern and southeastern part of the city In the second stage it is planned to extend this line from Pankrac to Namesti Miru Peace Square The first part of Line D is planned to be built between 2022 and 2029 24 25 Line E Edit There are also plans for Line E which will probably be circular The exact route has not yet been determined In the beginning of the 21st century there were discussions regarding it in the connection with plans to organise the Summer Olympic Games in Prague which were however canceled citation needed The Praha sobe list endorsed the idea of a circular metro line during the run up to the 2022 Prague municipal election 26 Features Edit A medieval bridge in Mustek station The longest escalator in the EU at Namesti Miru The name of the Mustek station means little bridge 27 and refers to the area around the station The origin of the area s name was not known until remains of a medieval bridge were discovered during construction of the station The remains were incorporated into the station and can be seen near the northwestern exit of the station The escalators at Namesti Miru Peace Square station in Vinohrady are the longest escalators in the European Union length 87 m vertical span 43 5 m 533 steps taking 2 minutes and 15 seconds to ascend 28 29 Namesti Miru is also the deepest station in the European Union at 53 metres Between I P Pavlova and Vysehrad stations Line C runs inside the box structure of the large Nusle Bridge over a steep valley Andel Angel station on Line B The terminal station Depo Hostivar was constructed within the buildings of an existing railway depot The extension is the first segment of the system to be built above ground and not through a tunnel There are no reversing tracks in the terminus trains depart from the same track on which they arrive Andel station was known as Moskevska Moscow station until 1990 It opened on the same day in 1985 as the Prazhskaya Prague station on the Moscow Metro It contains several pieces of art promoting Soviet Czechoslovak friendship Andel station like the Smichov train station contains some of the best preserved examples of Communist era art remaining in Prague Works were carried out from 2014 15 to make the station accessible for wheelchair users 30 The entrance hall of the Hradcanska station still features the coat of arms of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the motto Vsechna moc v Ceskoslovenske socialisticke republice patri pracujicimu lidu All the power in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic belongs to the working people which were parts of the station s original socialist realist design During the communist period rumours circulated that large survival chambers were being built for high officials of the government in case of a nuclear attack After the fall of communism such areas were shown indeed to exist but not on the scale envisioned nor fitted out in luxury Tickets Edit Validating a ticket using the date and time stamp machine The Prague Metro operates on a proof of payment system as does the rest of the PID network Passengers must buy and validate a ticket before entering a station s paid area There are uniformed and plainclothes fare inspectors who randomly check passengers tickets within the paid area Basic single tickets cost 40 CZK as of 1 August 2021 for a 90 minute ride or 30 CZK for a 30 minute ride In November 2007 SMS purchase for basic single transfer tickets and day tickets was introduced available only from Czech mobile phones 31 Short term tourist passes are available for periods of 24 hours 120 CZK and 3 days 330 CZK As of 2019 single tickets and short term passes can be purchased online using the PID Litacka smartphone app Since April 2019 single and 24hour tickets can be also bought on board of every tram 32 and in all metro stations 33 using contactless payment including payment apps like Google Pay or Apple Pay Such tickets are already validated from the time of purchase Longer term season tickets can be bought on the smart ticketing system Litacka card for periods of one month 550 CZK three months 1480 CZK or the annual pass for 3650 CZK 10 CZK day 34 Students studying in the Czech republic with a valid student license ISIC children under 18 years old and seniors over 60 years of age can buy season tickets at reduced prices Reduced ticket prices are 130 CZK for 30 days 360 CZK for 90 days and 1280 CZK for a year Senior citizens aged 65 or older and children up to 14 years old can ride for free 35 The tickets are the same for all means of transport in Prague metro trams buses funiculars and ferries Announcements Edit source source Ukoncete prosim vystup a nastup dvere se zaviraji Pristi stanice Staromestska Line A Mustek station The announcement made through the public address system when the doors are closing Ukoncete prosim vystup a nastup dvere se zaviraji Please finish exiting and boarding the doors are closing has become a symbol of Prague for many tourists citation needed and is possibly the first clear Czech phrase many travelers hear The announcement has changed little since 1974 when the first line was opened the original version did not include the word please The announcements are voiced by Svetlana Lavickova cs on Line A by Eva Jurinova cs on Line B and by Tomas Cerny cs on Line C 36 Other announcements include Vystupujte vpravo ve smeru jizdy Exit on the right side in the direction of travel Konecna stanice prosime vystupte Terminal station please exit the train and Prestup na linky S a dalsi vlakove spoje Transfer to S lines and other railway connections Gallery EditExamples of stations on Line A Edit Borislavka station New entrance to Hradcanska station Mustek station Entrance to Strasnicka station Depo Hostivar stationExamples of stations on Line B Edit Zlicin station Hurka station Metro platforms at Smichovske nadrazi Entrance to Narodni trida station Invalidovna station Rajska zahrada stationExamples of stations on Line C Edit Haje station Kacerov station Metro platforms at Hlavni nadrazi main station Metro platforms at Nadrazi Holesovice Kobylisy station Strizkov station Letnany stationTransfer corridors Edit Transfer corridor in Florenc Transfer corridor in station Mustek Entrance to the transfer corridor in the station MuzeumCurrent subway cars Edit 81 71M originally a subway car made in the USSR reconstructed in Czech Skoda Transportation M1 made in Siemens a CKDHistoric subway cars Edit Prototype R1 made in CKD Tatra never in official operation Metrovagonmash Ecs in operation in 1974 1997 81 71 in operation 1978 2009Related constructions Edit Nuselsky most Nusle bridge Station Vysehrad under the Nusle bridge Metro tube between stations Hurka a Luziny Metro tube between stations Hurka a Luziny Metro tube between stations Cerny most and Rajska zahrada Sidewalk above the subway tube between station Cerny most and Rajska zahradaNetwork map Edit See also EditList of metro systems Trams in Prague Buses in PragueNotes Edit a b Counting the three interchange stations Mustek Muzeum and Florenc twice If they are counted only once the total number of stations is 58 References Edit a b c d e Company Profile Dopravni podnik hlavnivo mesta Prahy Retrieved 3 July 2015 Annual Report 2012 PDF DPP cz Dopravni podnik hlavnivo mesta Prahy 2012 p 66 Archived from the original PDF on 21 September 2013 Retrieved 20 September 2013 a b c d e f g History Dopravni podnik hlavnivo mesta Prahy Retrieved 11 September 2013 a b c dpp cz gt Dopravni podnik hl m Prahy v datech Dopravni podnik hlavniho mesta Prahy Retrieved 22 July 2019 DPP Diary 2021 PDF DPP cz Dopravni podnik hlavnivo mesta Prahy Annual Report 2021 PDF DPP cz Dopravni podnik hlavnivo mesta Prahy 2021 p 22 Retrieved 19 February 2023 Podivejte se jak se ridi provoz prazskeho metra Mlada fronta DNES 18 October 2007 Retrieved 22 July 2019 Mestska hromadna doprava v Praze Prague City Line Retrieved 22 July 2019 Rozdil mezi metrem v Praze a Moskve Hlavne v modernizaci Aktualne cz 17 July 2014 Retrieved 22 July 2019 Mezi nejkrasnejsi stanice metra v Evrope patri podle CNN i Staromestska Mlada fronta DNES 9 February 2014 Retrieved 22 July 2019 a b c d Tomas Rejdal Linka A metroweb cz in Czech Retrieved 6 April 2015 a b c d Metro Praha eu Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Retrieved 18 January 2014 Metroweb cz Souprava M1 metroweb cz Retrieved 22 July 2019 Prague Metro rolling stock Historie metra ve zkratce dle jednotlivych let Metroweb cz Povodne 2002 Voda zaplavila 18 stanic metra zavrela je az na pul roku Mlada fronta DNES 14 August 2012 Prague authorities close metro stations amidst fears of flooding Radio Prague 2 June 2013 Retrieved 7 January 2014 Another 4 metro stations closed over floods in Prague Prague Monitor 4 June 2013 Retrieved 7 January 2014 a b c d Prague Praha Metro Urbanrail net Metrostav Completed projects Metrostav cz in Czech Permanent Changes to the PIT System as of the 7th April 2015 Dpp cz Prague Makes Plans for Airport Metro Extension PragueLife Magazine 15 February 2018 Retrieved 4 May 2021 Krnacova Praha neuvazuje o prodlouzeni metra A na letiste E15 cz Retrieved 22 July 2019 Metro D bude za 45 miliard rika projekt Pocita se stavbou v roce 2017 Mlada fronta DNES 25 March 2015 Retrieved 22 July 2019 Prestup na Pankraci s novou tvari Za par mesicu se muze stanice uplne zmenit Lidove noviny 13 June 2017 Nova okruzni linka metra O Prekvapivy plan prazskych politiku by mel ulevit centru Aktualne cz 10 February 2022 Mustek Metro Station in Prague Attraction Frommer s Retrieved 4 May 2021 Namesti Miru Prague Retrieved 22 July 2019 Company ThyssenKrupp Elevator Retrieved 24 October 2013 Andel Metro Gets a Street Art Makeover 14 July 2015 Novelty on Prague transport system tickets by SMS Radio Prague 22 November 2007 Retrieved 7 January 2014 Prague equips all trams with ticket machines RailTech com 8 May 2019 Retrieved 31 January 2020 DPP expands the network of contactless terminals into the metro You will now check the validity of your fixed period coupons through them dpp cz 30 June 2019 Retrieved 31 January 2020 Jizdne na uzemi Prahy in Czech Dopravni podnik hlavnivo mesta Prahy Retrieved 24 October 2013 Fare pricelist Prague Public Transit Company HLASY Z METRA I VLAKU CI JSOU Archived from the original on 21 June 2013 Retrieved 22 July 2019 External links Edit Media related to Metro in Prague at Wikimedia Commons Prague Public Transit Co Inc including maps fare information etc DP Praha Fares in English www metroweb cz pages of Czech metrophiles with plenty of information and pictures in Czech with some information available in English Floods in Prague Metro 2002 photogallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prague Metro amp oldid 1147415073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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