Prague

Czech Republic (Europe)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	09.05.1974
Network length	54.7 km (34.00 mi)
Number of stations	54 (51*)
Number of lines	3
Stations per line	18.00
Avg. station distance*	1.07 km (0.67 mi)
Avg. line length	18.23 km (11.33 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Metro
Annual ridership	531 million (2006) [source]
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	Yes
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

	Prague Some of the stations seem to be a homage to Victor Vasarely or kinetic artists of the 1970s. There are thousandfold repetitions of glass or aluminium elements with all stations looking different. Photo: Jinonice station, built in 1988 on line B. Walls are covered with tube-shaped glass tiles.
	On line A, which was opened in 1978, station walls are covered with aluminium tiles which come in three versions (convex, concave or flat) and in different shades of colour. The designers thus managed to create a stunning, science-fiction-like appearance. Photo: Flora station built in 1980 on line A.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

Pre-recorded chime and then a female voice: "Ukoncete prosim, vystup a nastup, dvere se zaviraji." – "Pristi stanice: [name]" (wav from metroweb.cz), which means "Please finish alighting and boarding, doors closing" – "Next stop: [name]". When there is a final stop, the voice says: "Konecna stanice, prosime vystupte." – "Terminus, please leave the train". This is both in Czech and English for the tourists.

Prague

Line B train departing from Staromestska station.

Length: 36 sec.

Metro Fonts

Typefaces that have been designed exclusively for this metro:

Font	Designer	Year	Sample	Availability	Reference
Metron	Jiri Rathousky	1974			magtypo.cz, fonts-online.com

Metro Museums

Public Transport Museum. Contains over 40 historical vehicles (mainly trams) and many other exhibits - models, photographs, historical documents, tickets and blueprints. Since 1993. Location: Tram depot.
Address: Patockova 4, Prague 6.
Hours: Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: 25 CZK.
Reference: dpp.cz (official website).

Archaeology

Exhibits in stations:

I. P. Pavlova: City wall with lion figures from the 17th century.
Mustek: Vaults from the 15th century are part of the station.

Photo Tours

Prague photo tour

Handpicked Resources

angrenost.cz	Unofficial metro website
metroweb.cz	Unofficial metro website
magtypo.cz	Prague Underground. TYPO Magazine 8 (2003).

Useful Links for Prague Metro

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Prague Metro's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Prague city information (Wikipedia)

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