Metro Line A (Prague)
 Line A
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The metro line A of the Prague underground , with a length of 17.0 km and 17 stops the shortest line of the network. It has a green line identification color.
course
Line A runs from the Motol district of Prague ( Nemocnice Motol station ) in the west of the city in a north-east direction to Dejvice ( Dejvická station ), from where the route runs continuously in a south-east direction to Depo Hostivař. The route passes through the districts of Hradčany and the Lesser Town (Malá Strana) with the stations named after them, Hradčanská and Malostranská , before the Vltava is crossed below the Mánesův most ; then the old town is reached with the Staroměstská station . Then is Wenceslas Square with the two transfer stations Mustek and Muzeum go under. In addition, the districts of Vinohrady and Žižkov with the stations Náměstí Míru , Jiřího z Poděbrad , Flora and Želivského are connected. The route ends after the last two stops, Strašnická and Skalka , in the Strašnice district , directly at the Depo Hostivař station , which is located in the depot of the same name.
history
| sector | Route section | Installation | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | Dejvická - Náměstí Míru | August 12, 1978 | 4.7 km |
| II.A | Náměstí Míru - Želivského | December 19, 1980 | 2.7 km |
| III.A / SH | Želivského - Strašnická | November 11, 1987 | 1.2 km |
| SH | Strašnická - Skalka | 4th November 1990 | 1.3 km |
| SH | Skalka - Depo Hostivař | May 26, 2006 | 1.0 km |
| VA | Dejvická - Nemocnice Motol | April 6, 2015 | 6.1 km |
| Total: | 17 stations | 17.0 km |
extension
Current status
The extension leads from Dejvická first to the west via the Bořislavka and Nadraží Veleslavín stations and then to the south via the Petřiny and Nemocnice Motol stations ( university hospital ). The line was built from February 2010 by, among others, Hochtief and opened on April 6, 2015.
In a further expansion stage, the park of Schloss Stern (Letohrádek Hvězda) is to be bypassed in an arc to the south, before the route is to swivel to the west and northwest, where the stations Bíla Hora (White Mountain) and Dlouhá Míle are to be built before the line in Metro station Letiště Ruzyně at Prague airport should end. This expansion stage is being questioned by Mayor Adriana Krnáčová, who will rule until 2018 .
Planning history
In the 1990s, some city planners had repeatedly suggested an extension of line A in a north-west direction to Prague- Ruzyně . However, these plans were repeatedly rejected because they were deemed unnecessary and too expensive. However, things turned around in 2004. Traffic movements in the fifth and sixth districts of Prague , which were completely undeveloped by the metro, increased steadily. In addition, the high growth rates at Prague-Ruzyně Airport (up to 30 percent more passengers annually) required better and faster connections to the city center. Regional traffic to the district town of Kladno , 25 kilometers to the northwest, also seemed to be overwhelmed.
In the struggle for the connection between the terminus of Line A in the north-west, Dejvická , and the constantly growing Prague Airport, there were two fundamentally opposing models to choose from. In addition to various route models, the main question was whether one should opt for a rapid-transit railway ( Esko ) between Dejvice and Ruzyně or an extension of the existing underground line A. Due to the existing tracks on the Prague – Chomutov railway line , which runs through the industrial city of Kladno, a high-speed rail link would be much faster, easier and cheaper to set up. The Czech Ministry of Transport also originally wanted to accelerate the expansion of the route by classifying this route as a priority project. However, initially only the railway line between Ruzyně and Kladno would have had priority.
However, the citizens of the fifth district did not see a faster traffic connection and were mostly on the side of the Metro supporters, who wanted to extend Line A in order to open up the area largely cut off from the city center. In addition, the proponents of a metro extension saw noise nuisance in the most densely populated district of Prague from the rapid transit railway, even if, as proposed, it would lead through a tube on the surface. The connection by subway was seen as an opportunity to improve the urban connection of the fifth district and the development of the sparsely populated areas in the sixth district. In addition, the Prague University Hospital Motol , which is the largest in Central Europe and is frequented by thousands of people every day, should be better connected, as patients, guests and employees had to change from the tram to a bus at least once to get to the hospital.
The opponents of a metro extension spoke out in favor of a cheaper, faster and more ecologically justifiable connection by express train. The rapid transit connection would take a fraction of the cost of building a subway and a shorter modernization time. These supporters of rapid transit were mainly the Czech Ministry of Transport, but also regional environmental associations.
On January 19, 2005, the Czech government under Stanislav Gross wanted to decide whether or not to give the state approval to the express train model preferred by the Ministry of Transport for cost reasons. A special meeting was called on January 17, 2005, which was intended to express the unanimous rejection of the individual district representatives. The participants in the meeting were encouraged by the large part of the population and the citizens' initiative “Chceme metro, ne rychlodráhu” (“We want the metro, not the express train”), founded especially for the construction of the metro . At its head was Tomáš Chalupa , mayor of the sixth district.
Due to this strong rejection of the rapid transit system, it was decided in April 2005 to extend metro line A. The route to the airport should not take the shortest route, as originally planned, but a longer route, which has the primary task of strengthening the further development of the north-western part of Prague and supplying a larger catchment area.
On September 18, 2008, the necessary changes to the development plan followed.
Design of the stations
The inner-city stops on Line A (between the Hradčanská and Želivského stations ) are clad with concave and convex aluminum panels in different colors. Due to the characteristic colors you can recognize the stations without reading the name. Some of the train stations outside the city center are more simply designed. The stations Bořislavka and Petřiny , both of which were opened in April 2015 have similarities to the station Kobylisy the line C on.
The station Nemocnice Motol deserves special mention , which is located on the surface in a glass tunnel at street level. The station is the only one on Line A that has side platforms.
Picture gallery
Hradčanská
Staroměstská
Jiřího z Poděbrad
flora
Želivského
Change of station names
A station name was changed after the Velvet Revolution .
| station | former name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Dejvická | Leninova | 1978-1990 |
Web links
- German-language website of the Prague public transport company
- Line A on the operator's website , online at www.metroweb.cz
- Koncepce dopravní infrastructure (Transport Concept of the Magistrate Prague), online at www.uppraha.cz (PDF; 7.2 MiB)
- Prodloužení trasy “A” metra ze stanice Dejvická, extension plans of the Prague City Administration, online at magistrat.praha-mesto.cz
- Visualization of the route Dejvická - Ruzyně airport
- Prodloužení tratě A (extension of line A), on the Prague Transport Company website (2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ A new section of the metro is opened in Prague. radio.cz, accessed April 6, 2015
- ^ OB Krnáčová: Prague is not planning to extend the metro to the airport. Český rozhlas, February 24, 2015, accessed on March 28, 2015
