Line D () is a Under construction line of the Prague Metro, which will serve

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and

Prague 12 Prague 12 is a municipal district (''městská část'') in Prague, Czech Republic. It consists of the following cadastral subdivisions: Cholupice, Kamýk, Komořany, Modřany and Točná. The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of th ...

in the south of the

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capital. Construction began on the first part of the line in 2022.

History

Construction of Line D connecting Náměstí Míru with Nové Dvory area was previously intended to start in 2010. An alternative was proposed in 2012, without building a transfer station at Pankrác, and instead sharing Line C between Nádraží Holešovice and Pankrác. The construction of the line was approved by the city of Prague in 2013, and was initially planned to be built between 2017 and 2022. The project involves of track with 10 stations, connecting Náměstí Míru and Depo Písnice. The cost was initially estimated at least at 25 billion

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, in 2018 the cost increased to 43 billion CZK and in 2020 to 73 billion CZK. In July 2015, it was decided that the line will be driverless. Construction work on the Pankrác – Olbrachtova section began in 2021 and is planned to finish in 2023. Completion of Pankrác – Písnice is planned for 2029. In addition to the phase from Pankrác to Písnice, second phase of Line D will also lead from Pankrác to Náměstí Míru.

Stations

Pankrác Pankrác is a neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the eastern bank of the Vltava River and is part of the Prague 4 municipal district, situated in the district of Nusle. Bordering distric ...

(transfer to Line C) * Olbrachtova * Nádraží

Krč Krč is a district in the south of Prague, located in Prague 4. It became part of the city in 1922. History Krč ( la, Carrium) was first mentioned in written documents in 1222. During the time of the Hussites, the area was seized by the ''Pražs ...

( Praha-Krč railway station) * Nemocnice Krč (Thomayer hospital) * Nové Dvory

References

External links

* (Under "reconstruction", as of November 28, 2017.) Prague Metro 2023 in rail transport 2029 in rail transport {{Prague-metro-stub