Prague Metro (Subway)
The
Prague metro transports around a million passengers
per day and about 40% of people choose it as their mode of public transport in Prague. It is fast, efficient, clean, and easy to
use. Its three lines consist of about 62 km of tracks
running mostly underground, and 61 stations.
New stations continue to be added. The Prague subway first opened in 1974.
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The three lines of the Prague metro currently
are:
Line
A (Green) runs east to west from Depo
Hostivař to Nemocnice Motol and has 17 stations.
Line B (Yellow) runs east to west from Černý most to Zličín and has 24 stations.
Line
C (Red) runs north to south from Letňany to Háje and has 20 stations.
Line D (Blue) is planned to be opened in 2029. It will be driverless and its 10 stations will connect Písnice and Náměstí Míru.
There are three
transfer stations in the
city center where two subway lines intersect:
Můstek (lower end of Wenceslas
Square) - lines A and B intersect
Muzeum (upper end of Wenceslas
Square) - lines A and C intersect
Florenc (main bus station) -
lines B and C intersect
These are transfer points from one
line to another. Each transfer route is clearly marked
and takes 3-5 minutes walking.
Trains run from around 5 a.m.
till midnight. Night trams and buses can be used when the metro is closed. Trains arrive in 2-4 min. intervals during peak commute hours and in 5-10 min.
intervals in the off
hours. The time that has elapsed from the moment when the previous
train left the station can be seen on the clock at the
head of
the tracks.
All stations are equipped with escalators and
about two thirds of all metro stations allow access for the
disabled.
Once on the train, the following announcements can be
heard:
1. Name of the station where
the train is currently stopped, e.g. "Můstek"
2. Warning of doors closing: "Ukončete
prosím výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají." (Please
finish exiting and boarding the train, the doors are closing.)
3. Name of the following station
(e.g. Muzeum): "Příští
stanice: Muzeum" (Next station: Muzeum). If that station is also a transfer station, you will hear "Přestup na linku A/B/C." (Transfer
to line A/B/C).
You can download a
large printable map
of the Prague subway system from
the Prague Public Transit Co. website.
eskalátor - escalator
linka (A, B, C) - line (A, B, C)
metro - subway
přestup - transfer
stanice metra - subway station
trasa - route
vstup - entrance
výstup - exit
přestupní stanice - transfer
station
Placený prostor, označte si jízdenku - Paid area, validate your ticket
Vlak přijíždí do stanice - Train is approaching the station
myCZ tip:
Online Schedules and Connections
You can look up Prague metro schedules and connections
at dpp.cz or in the Lítačka app. Both come with an English language version. |
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In
the Metro Station