The
Prague metro carries around 600 million passengers
a year and about 40% of people choose it as their mode of public transport in Prague. It is fast, efficient, clean, and easy to
use. Its three lines consist of about 62 km of tracks
running mostly underground, and 61 stations.
New stations continue to be added. The Prague subway first opened in 1974.
Metro Lines
The three lines of the Prague metro currently
are:
Line
A (Green) runs east to west from Depo
Hostivař to Nemocnice Motol and has 17 stations.
Line B (Yellow) runs east to west from Černý most to Zličín and has 24 stations.
Line
C (Red) runs north to south from Letňany to Háje and has 20 stations.
Line D (Blue) is planned to be opened in 2029. It will be driverless and its 10 stations will connect Písnice and Náměstí Míru.
Transfer Stations
There are three
transfer stations in the
city center where two subway lines intersect:
Můstek (lower end of Wenceslas
Square) - lines A and B intersect Muzeum (upper end of Wenceslas
Square) - lines A and C intersect Florenc (main bus station) -
lines B and C intersect
These are transfer points from one
line to another. Each transfer route is clearly marked
and takes 3-5 minutes walking.
In
the Metro Station
Trains run from around 4:45 a.m.
and the last train leaves its station of origin at midnight. Night trams and buses must be used when the metro is closed. Trains arrive in 1-3 min. intervals during the peak hours of the morning and afternoon commute and in 4-10 min.
intervals in the off
hours. The time that has elapsed from the moment when the previous
train left the station can be seen on the clock at the
head of
the tracks.
All stations are equipped with escalators and
about two thirds of all metro stations allow access for the
disabled.
Subway
Announcements Once on the train, the following announcements can be
heard:
1. Name of the station where
the train is currently stopped, e.g. "Můstek" 2. Warning of doors closing: "Ukončete
prosím výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají." (Please
finish exiting and boarding the train, the doors are closing.) 3. Name of the following station
(e.g. Muzeum): "Příští
stanice: Muzeum" (Next station: Muzeum). If that station is also a transfer station, you will hear "Přestup na linku A/B/C." (Transfer
to line A/B/C).
eskalátor - escalator
linka (A, B, C) - line (A, B, C)
metro - subway
přestup - transfer
stanice metra - subway station
trasa - route
vstup - entrance
výstup - exit
přestupní stanice -transfer
station
Placený prostor, označte si jízdenku - Paid area, validate your ticket
Vlak přijíždí do stanice - Train is approaching the station
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Online Schedules and Connections
You can look up Prague metro schedules and connections
at dpp.cz or in the Lítačka app. Both come with an English language version.
In
the Metro Station
