[Prague] Metro

[headshottt]

Stations will be opened today
http://www.novinky.cz/clanek/139416-...do-letnan.html

Something about construction of new line
http://technet.idnes.cz/dnes-se-otev..._reportaze_rja

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[kokpit]

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Střížkov station, earlier photos
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Prosek station
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Letňany station - new terminus
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[vlker]

What's this?? It's like nuclear missile silo

[beowulf]

Originally Posted by vlker

What's this?? It's like nuclear missile silo

True, the whole Line C extension was nothing but brilliantly orchestrated camouflage of our nuclear programme. Now we can finally become a rogue state threatening the world peace.

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http://video.novinky.cz/sekce/video/...e?videoId=2011

[Qtya]

Tovább bővült a prágai metró

2008. május 8. csütörtök 10:44:50
Több mint 4,6 kilométerrel és három új megállóval csütörtökön újra kibővült a prágai metró. A beruházás értéke 15,5 milliárd korona volt (mintegy 155 milliárd forint).

Az új szakasz az északi Letnany negyedet kapcsolja rá a földalatti vonalakra, s mintegy 60 ezer embernek teszi könnyebbé a városközpont elérését, s általában a közlekedést. Letnany ma Prága egyik legfontosabb kiállítási területének számít, ott van a régi repülőtér, s ha a cseh főváros nyári olimpiát rendezne, akkor a tervek szerint ott épülne meg a sportlétesítmények többsége.

A prágai földalatti első szakaszát 1974. május 9-én adták át a forgalomnak, s jelenleg az három fővonal együttes hossza 59,6 kilométer. A megállók száma 57.

A kelet-nyugati irányú A vonal hossza 11,3 kilométer (13 megálló), az északnyugat-délkeleti B vonal hossza 25,6 kilométer (24 megálló), míg az elsőként üzembe helyezett és most újra kibővített észak-déli C vonal hossza 22,7 kilométer (22 megálló).

A prágai metróban eredetileg szovjet gyártmányú szerelvények közlekedtek, Ezeket most korszerűsítik, illetve fokozatosan az M1 típusú szerelvényekkel cserélik fel, amelyeket a német-cseh Siemens-Kolejová cég gyárt.

A földalatti ma kétségen kívül a cseh főváros leggyorsabb és legkorszerűbb tömegközlekedési eszköze, amelyet naponta átlagban 1-1,2 millió ember vesz igénybe. A prágai metrót a legnagyobb csapás 2002-ben érte, amikor a hatalmas árvíz a hálózat egy részét elöntötte. Az okozott kár meghaladta a 7 milliárd koronát.

A metrót építő és üzemeltető Metrostav vállalat két éven belül újabb beruházásba kezd. Az A vonalat szeretnék meghosszabbítani egészen a Ruzyne nemzetközi repülőtérig. A jövőbeni tervek között szerepel egy új, a D vonal létrehozása is, amely a városközpontot kötné össze a déli peremkerületekkel.

Hungarian media info on the extension... For Hungarians...

Congrats Czech friends!

[isidor]

Today, first public passenger train to Letnany arriving at Ladvi (quite a demand for the ride )

Ladvi-Letnany - cabin view

Letnany-Ladvi


Photos from opening ceremony: http://www.weiner.cz/metro/

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Source: metroweb.cz

[FIDEL CASTRO]

Way to go guys..

Looks like somewhere in Asia.

[historyworks]

Originally Posted by beowulf

True, the whole Line C extension was nothing but brilliantly orchestrated camouflage of our nuclear programme. Now we can finally become a rogue state threatening the world peace.

Not entirely unrealistic! My father-in-law designed Line A and his work included designing underground war shelters (I think bomb shelters, space for the government and a hospital). He also had to be in the tunnels while explosives were detonated nearby to test them. Plenty of Cold War paranoia back then, he was lucky to survive!

Does anybody know where and on which lines all of these underground shelters are located. Sure enough they are not shown on public maps of the metro!

Great pix of new extension thanks

(Fidel Castro, Asia has nobody like Patrik Kotas!)

[RawLee]

Originally Posted by historyworks

Does anybody know where and on which lines all of these underground shelters are located. Sure enough they are not shown on public maps of the metro!

I suppose all the old stations...these are not just shelters. They are nuclear bunkers,capable of holding many thousand people(Bp metro can hold 200000 for a few days),with air purifiers and such.
BTW,I've read somewhere that they were reconstructed here on line M2 along with the line itself. Here's a gallery if you're interested:
http://galeria.fn.hu/3/16995/0/1

[kokpit]

Originally Posted by historyworks

Does anybody know where and on which lines all of these underground shelters are located. Sure enough they are not shown on public maps of the metro!

I don't think there are some special shelters, the shelter is metro stations and tunnels itself, there are special doors which can hermetically close the stations and tunnels. They were used during floods in 2002 but it turned out they were not very well maintained, now it should be better.
However AFAIK special shelter was built along Strahov tunnel on Prague City Ring.

Few more photos of three new stations, opening day:

Letňany station - new terminus
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Prosek station
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Střížkov station
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[kokpit]

nice video of Prosek and Střížkov station, first day in operation

[historyworks]

Originally Posted by kokpit

I don't think there are some special shelters, the shelter is metro stations and tunnels itself, there are special doors which can hermetically close the stations and tunnels.

They do exist on the metro but probably off the railway itself. Perhaps the democratic government doesn't want to publicise them either!

In the new extension the finish of the concrete surfaces in the tunnels etc is beautiful. In Australia these areas would have a rough finish.

[Kappa21]

Looks impressive folks! Střížkov Looks solid. Would be nice if some art was exhibited in the station..... but its too new

CHEERS!

Question -

The Extension of C line - does it lead to the Airport? or do you have to take that Special bus?

I took that bus from Nadrazi Holesovice station....
Was not bad, but like 30 minutes for every bus...

[isidor]

Well, no, line A will (maybe...) run to the airport someday (in 10-15 years?). The prolongation is currently being prepared (projected) for construction start. But there is, or rather was a big debate whether it's really necessary to build metro or an "ordinary" fast regio-train would be sufficient (and cheaper by hundreds of million euro ). I think that at the moment both systems are planned anyway...

The most frequent connection to the airport is currently bus no. 119 from Dejvicka (line A) metro station (every 7-8 minutes)

[kokpit]

Article about A line extension http://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-24709080-d...vede-do-motola

[Kappa21]

So tell me something....


I need to get from the Airport to Florence station. I have 2 hours. with the mixing and matching that i normally tend on doing, do you think i will have time to make it?

I have to take Bus to Line A. From Line A to Muzeum - Muzeum North to Florenc and im good?

[ov_79]

Strizkov rules .

I don't like the A line extension at all. Motol and Bila Hora are quite small wards necessary to have a metro. This extension makes a senseless snake-shaped line which makes the Airport-Center connection just a little bit shorter than it is by bus nowadays. Motol could be connected by trm from Vypich or Kotlarka.


Kappa21:

Option 1:
AE bus from the Airport to Nadrazi Holesovice metro C station
C metro line from Nadrazi Holesovice to Florenc

Option 2:
No. 119 bus from Airport to Dejvicka metro A station
A metro from Dejvicka to Muzeum
C metro from Muzeum to Florenc

Option 3:
No. 100 bus from Airport to Zlicin metro B station
B metro from Zlicin to Florenc