Nádraží Veleslavín (English: Veleslavín Station) is a station on
Line A of the
Prague Metro, located in
Veleslavín
Veleslavín (, german: Weleslawin) is a district of Prague, part of Prague 6, situated in the west of the city approximately 5 km from Ruzyně International Airport. It was probably founded in the 10th or 11th century, first recorded in reco ...
,
Prague 6
Prague 6, formally the municipal district Prague 6 (''Městská část Praha 6''), is the largest Prague district.
It is located in the north-west of Prague. It covers 41.54 km² and has 100,600 inhabitants (31.12.2008).
The administrative ...
. It opened on 6 April 2015, together with
Bořislavka,
Petřiny
Petřiny is a neighbourhood in Prague comprising the oldest panel housing estate in the city. It officially comprises three microdistricts; Petřiny I, part of Veleslavín, and Petřiny II and III, belonging to Břevnov, all belonging to the ad ...
and
Nemocnice Motol stations.
History
Nádraží Veleslavín station opened on 6 April 2015. Initially, the station did not have escalator leading to the vestibule to the street, so people arriving to or going from the airport had to be helped by special staff. In 2017 a decision was made to build additional escalators at a cost of 33 million
Czech crown
The koruna, or crown, ( sign: Kč; code: CZK, cs, koruna česká) has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993. The koruna is one of the European Union's 9 currencies, and the Czech Republic is legally bound to adopt the euro curre ...
s.
The planned name for the station was initially just Veleslavín. Authorities later changed it to the current station name, due to it being next to the
Praha-Veleslavín station as well as for the nearby tram and bus stop stops of the same name.
General information
The station is adjacent to the
Praha-Veleslavín railway station and a bus terminal which became the new terminus of the 119 bus line from
Václav Havel Airport Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav.
Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda
For ...
and regional buses towards
Kladno
Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000.
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. The station is 20m below ground level. The station was designed by architect Hana Vermachová.
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Gallery
Image:NadraziVeleslavin (02).jpg, Clock at the end of the station platform.
Image:Nádraží Veleslavín, autobusový terminál, výstupy z metra.jpg, Entrance to the station
References
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Prague Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2015
2015 establishments in the Czech Republic
Prague 6