Petřiny is a station 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 ...
. It is one of four stations opened on 6 April 2015 as part of a project to extend
Line A, together with
Bořislavka,
Nádraží Veleslavín and
Nemocnice Motol.
General information
Petřiny station is located under Brunclíkova street in
Břevnov
Břevnov () is a cadastral district in the west of Prague, located in Prague 6. The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery (Czech: ''Břevnovský klášter''). On the territory of Břevnov stems Brusnice brook. Břevnov was first mentioned in ...
,
Prague 6
Prague 6, officially known as the Municipal District of Prague 6 (''Městská část Praha 6''), is the largest Districts of Prague, district in Prague. Located in the northwest, it covers 41.54 km2 and had a population of 100,600 as of 31 D ...
, next to the
Petřiny housing estate, with a connection to a tram and bus stop and the shopping centre and a K+R at Na Petřinách street. A 5-minute walk away, you can also find the Gymnázium nad Alejí, ZŠ Petřiny jih, and ZŠ Petřiny sever schools.
The tunnel of the station is the largest underground structure in the Prague Metro system, at 217m long, 16m high and 22m wide, located 40m below the surface. The station was designed by architect Jiří Pešata.
Gallery
Image:Petřiny_metro_3.JPG, Station platform
Image:Petřiny stanice 2013-01-19.jpg, Station under construction in January 2013
References
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Prague Metro stations
Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in 2015
Prague 6