Staroměstská () is a

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 ...

station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ...

on Line A. It was opened on 12 August 1978 as part of the inaugural section of Line A, between Leninova and Náměstí Míru.

General information

The station is located under Kaprova street in the

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(its name means 'Old Town' tation/nowiki>). There is currently one entrance through an

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tunnel from the corner of ''Kaprova'' and ''Valentinská'' streets (with the Old Jewish Cemetery,

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and

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within one or two minutes walk). There were also plans to build a second escalator tunnel with an entrance from the northeast corner of the

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which would use and show to the public a preserved cellar of a

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house (like the ruins of a medieval bridge at Můstek station), but this has been postponed indefinitely due to financial constraints. The architect of this station is Lubomír Hanel. The design is characteristic of the A line, with the ceiling and the walls tiled using anodized aluminum panels, and the pillars tiled with

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Gallery

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Staromestska Prague Metro stations Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in 1978