Palmovka () is a Prague Metro station on Line B and also a neighborhood and a street in

Libeň Libeň (german: Lieben) is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was incorporated into Prague in 1901. People

* Reinhard Heydrich, assassinated here * Herz Homberg, born here * Ernestine Schumann-Heink, born here * ...

(Prague 8). The western metro entrance connects the station with the tram lines; the eastern one connects the station to a

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

terminal. The station was opened on 22 November 1990 as part of the extension from

Florenc Florenc () is a Prague Metro station providing the interchange between Lines B and C. It serves the city's central bus station. The station was formerly known as ''Sokolovská''. The Line C station was opened on 5 September 1974 as the souther ...

Českomoravská Českomoravská () is a Prague Metro station on Line B. It was opened on 22 November 1990 as the eastern terminus of the extension from Florenc. It is under Drahobejlova street in Vysočany. Českomoravská remained a terminal station until the ...

. The station was dug by a cut-and-cover method. The station is long and its platform is wide, without columns. Both ends of the platform have escalators connecting users with the vestibules. Step-free access for the station was completed in November 2017, through the installation of two passenger lifts connecting the western metro station entrance with the station platform. The name of the station and adjacent neighbourhood derives from the Palm's homestead, from the family name of the 18th-century owners of the homestead, which have already disappeared under the new development.

Gallery

Sponi Palmovka.jpg, Entrance to Palmovka metro station Metro Palmovka3.jpg, Station

References

Prague Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1990 1990 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{CzechRepublic-railstation-stub