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Národní Třída (Prague Metro)
Národní třída ("Avenue of the Nation", ) is a Prague Metro station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ... on Line B. The station has two exits, one to Spálená street where it connects to the tram network and other to M. D. Rettigové street, using a pair of lifts. The station was opened on 2 November 1985, as part of the inaugural section of Line B between Sokolovská and Smíchovské nádraží. The station was closed between July 2012 and June 2014 due to construction of a new shopping and business centre called Quadrio. Trains only passed through the station without stopping. Characteristics Národní třída is a pylon type metro station with three supports. References See also * Národní třída Prague Metro stations Railway stations in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Metro
The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the three interchange stations, Můstek, Muzeum (Prague Metro), Muzeum, and Florenc (Prague Metro), Florenc, twice. If they are counted only once, the total number of stations is 58. (predominantly with island platforms), and is long. The system served 568 million passengers in 2021 (about 1.55 million daily). Two types of rolling stock are used on the Metro: the :cs:Souprava_metra_81-71M, 81-71M (a completely modernized variant of the original 81-717/714, 81-717/714.1), and the Metro M1 (Prague), Metro M1. All the lines are controlled automatically from the central dispatching, near I. P. Pavlova (Prague Metro), I.P. Pavlova station. The Metro is operated by the Prague Public Transit Company (, DPP), and integrated in the Prague Integrated Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town, Prague
New Town () is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent (from the Middle Ages until 1784) towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague. New Town was founded in 1348 by Charles IV just outside the city walls to the east and south of the Old Town and encompassed an area of 7.5 km2; about three times the size of the Old Town. The population of Prague in 1378 was well over 40,000, perhaps as much as twice that, making it the 4th most populated city north of the Alps and, by area, the 3rd largest city in Europe. Although New Town can trace its current layout to its construction in the 14th century, only few churches and administrative buildings from this time survive. There are many secular and educational buildings in New Town, but also especially magnificent gothic and baroque churches. These nevertheless are not the main drawing points for tourists. New Town's most famous landmark is We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague 1
Prague 1, formally the Prague 1 Municipal District (), is a Prague city districts, second-tier municipality in Prague. It is co-extensive with the national administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name. Prague 1 includes most of the medieval heart of the city. All of Staré Město (Prague), Staré Město (the Old Town) and Josefov (Prague), Josefov (the Jewish Quarter) are in the district, as are most of Malá Strana (the Little Quarter), Hradčany and Nové Město (Prague), Nové Město (the New Town). Tiny parts of Holešovice and Vinohrady (the State Opera (Prague), State Opera and new building of the National Museum (Prague), National Museum) round out the district. The district has remained intact since its creation in 1960. Most of Prague 1 is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Almost all of Prague's major tourist sites, including Prague Castle, Old Town Square, the Charles Bridge and the above-mentioned Jewish Quarter, are in the district. The Parliament of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Integrated Transport
Prague Integrated Transport (Czech language, Czech: ''Pražská integrovaná doprava'', ''PID'') is an Passenger transport executive, integrated public transport system providing services in Prague and within the Central Bohemian Region. It is run by a city-owned Transit district, transit authority called Regional Organiser of Prague Integrated Transport (ROPID). Prague Integrated Transport includes Prague Metro, metro, Trams in Prague, tram, Esko Prague, railway, Buses in Prague, bus, Trolleybuses in Prague, trolleybus, ferry services, the Petřín funicular and park and ride services. Since 2020 Bicycle-sharing system, bike-sharing is included also. PID operates in Prague and most of the Central Bohemian Region. Prague Integrated Transport offers a unified ticketing system across all the different types of public transport services running in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region. PID also unifies regulations, route numbering plan, some parts of the information system, trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line B (Prague Metro)
Line B () is a line on the Prague Metro The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the thre .... Chronologically the third to open, it was first opened in 1985 and continued to expand in the 1990s. Currently it is the longest line in the network with 24 stations and of track. History Rolling stock *81-71: 1985 - July 2009 *81-71M: 2006 - present External links * M. Peralta– Undergraduate research project. Includes a collection of statistical data for transect B (yellow line) on total entrances, and connecting bus & tram routes for each metro hub.Architecture photo series of all stations of B line (Prague Metro)Website is available in Czech, English and GermanMetro map Prague Metro Railway lines opened in 1985 {{Prague-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Prague
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of of standard gauge ( mm) track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of . It is operated by ''Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s.'', a company owned by the city of Prague. The network is a part of Prague Integrated Transport, the city's integrated public transport system. Prague's first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891. Expansion plans were scaled down since the 1970s with the introduction of Prague Metro, however trams still serve a crucial transit and tourist element serving Prague's city centre as well as Prague's suburbs. The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 373.4 million passengers in 2018, the highest number in the world after Budapest. Rolling stock for the network consists solely of trams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florenc (Prague Metro)
Florenc () is a major interchange station on the Prague Metro system, located beneath the busy Florenc intersection. It serves as a transfer point between Line B and Line C, each with its own platform and structural design. The station opened in 1974 for Line C (then known as ''Sokolovská'' until 1990), and in 1985 for Line B. Line B station The Line B station is a three-aisle, column-type structure with an elevated central nave. It lies 39 meters underground, deeper than the Line C platform. It features 23 pairs of cross-passages and was constructed between 1977 and 1985 at a cost of 560 million Czechoslovak crowns. It initially served as the terminus of Line B until the 1990 extension. The interior is clad in ceramic tiles in brown and beige tones. The transfer tunnel to Line C departs from the eastern end of the central nave and consists of two connected escalator tunnels. It connects perpendicularly to the Line C platform via a deep four-flight escalator. Although a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smíchovské Nádraží (Prague Metro)
Smíchovské nádraží () is a Prague Metro The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the thre ... station on Line B. It serves the Smíchov railway station. The station was opened on 2 November 1985, as the southern terminus of the inaugural section of Line B between Sokolovská and Smíchovské nádraží. On 26 October 1988, Line B was extended further to Nové Butovice. On February 13, 2024, modernization of Smíchov railway station began and is set to cost CZK 5.1 billion and has a completion of 2027. References Prague Metro stations Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in 1985 Smíchov {{Prague-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadrio (Prague)
Quadrio is a multifunctional complex in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, at metro station Národní třída. It serves mainly as shopping centre and it is also containing offices and residential building. It is also connected with Shopping house Máj, which was built in 1975. Construction of Quadrio complex took place between 2012 and 2014. The building has three underground and eight above-ground floors. Investor of the project was European real estate investor CPI Property Group. It was designer by Czech architectonic atelier Jakub Cigler Architects. The kinetic sculpture ''Head of Franz Kafka'' by David Černý David Černý (born 15 December 1967) is a Czech artist. His works can be seen in different locations around Prague as well as in his own, Prague-based museum, called Musoleum. Early life Černý was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From 1988 t ... is located next to the complex. References External links Official website Commercial buildings compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
