Můstek () is a
Prague Metro station
Station may refer to:
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that serves as an interchange point between lines
A and
B, situated under the lower end of
Wenceslas Square
Wenceslas Square (Czech: , colloquially ''Václavák'' ) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a tradi ...
. Each line has a separate set of platforms which are connected by a series of corridors. After the excavation of the area, a
medieval
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bridge was discovered and the meaning of the area name ''Můstek'' ("Little Bridge") was fully understood.
The Line A station was opened on 12 August 1978 as part of the inaugural section of Line A, between
Leninova and
Náměstí Míru. The line B station was opened on 2 November 1985, as part of the inaugural section of Line B between
Sokolovská and
Smíchovské nádraží.
Můstek A has two exits through escalator tunnels (one on both ends of the middle aisle) with one vestibule below lower (NW) end of the
Wenceslas Square
Wenceslas Square (Czech: , colloquially ''Václavák'' ) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a tradi ...
where the preserved medieval bridge can be seen and the other below the central part of the square. A system of corridors connects the station of Line A with station of Line B located roughly in the same location, but several metres deeper. Můstek B has one escalator tunnel with a vestibule below Jungmann Square.
The station was renovated in 2015.
Gallery
File:Old bridge in the underground part of metro Můstek (Prague).jpg, Old bridge in the underground part of metro Můstek
File:Praha, Můstek, stanice na trase B.jpg, Můstek metro station, platform on Line B
File:Prague metro Mustek A station medieval bridge 135.jpg, Preserved medieval bridge between Old and New Town of Prague in vestibule of Line A station.
File:Praha, Můstek - Metro I.jpg, Line A vestibule
File:Praha, Můstek, vestibul pro stanici na trase B.jpg, Line B vestibule
References
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Prague Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 1978
1978 establishments in Czechoslovakia