Metro Line B (Prague)
 Line B
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| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power system : | 750 V = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The metro line B of the Prague underground , with a length of 25.6 km and 24 stations the longest line of the network. The line identification color is yellow.
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The longest of all three metro lines runs in a south-west-north-east direction and covers almost the entire city area. Starting from the area of Zličín , which is characterized by numerous new building areas, this metro line opens up in an easterly direction with the stations Stodůlky, Luka, Lužiny, Hůrka and Nové Butovice the main settlement areas around Stodůlky in the west of the city. A special feature of the section between Lužiny and Hůrka is the track layout in an above-ground tube. Then, one after the other, Jinonice ( Jinonice station) and Radlice with its Radlická station are connected to the other parts of the city by metro. After a large curve to the north, the line reaches Smíchovské nádraží ( Smíchov train station ) and Anděl, the two stations in the Smíchov district offer important crossings to numerous tram lines . After a striking curve to the right, the metro tunnels under the Vltava below the Palackého most . After a second arch, at the end of which is the Karlovo náměstí tram junction , the New Town is passed under the New Town in a northerly direction with the second junction, Národní třída . Now web-transfer station U-is with the central Můstek the Wenzel space affects, before using the station Náměstí Republiky below the same space ( space of the Republic ) and Florenc, the second transfer point within the underground below the location of the same name ( Florenc ) Links to the tram are offered. The route continues in a north-easterly direction, with the Křižíkova, Invalidovna and Palmovka stops, the fastest growing district of Karlín, being well connected to the metro network. After the next station in Českomoravská, the tunnel systems will be continued to the east; Line B with the other stations Vysočanská and Kolbenova provides the built-up areas of Vysočany with a fast rail connection. Finally, the Hloubětín station named after the district follows, then Rajská zahrada , before the route ends at Černý Most and opens up the new building areas in the easternmost part of the city.
In the Czech Republic, the Rajská zahrada station has been declared “Building of the Year 1999” for its architectural design. The two tracks run above ground one above the other.
history
| Line segment | Installation | length |
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| Florenc - Smíchovské nádraží | 2nd November 1985 | 4.9 km |
| Smíchovské nádraží - Nové Butovice | October 26, 1988 | 4.9 km |
| Florenc - Českomoravská | November 22, 1990 | 4.4 km |
| Nové Butovice - Zličín | November 11, 1994 | 5.1 km |
| Českomoravská - Černý Most | November 8, 1998 | 6.3 km |
| Hloubětín | June 8, 1999 | |
| Kolbenova | June 26, 2001 | |
| Total: | 24 stations | 25.6 km |
Change of station names
After the Velvet Revolution , some station names were changed.
| station | former name | Years |
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| Florenc | Sokolovská | 1974-1990 |
| Anděl | Moskevská | 1985-1990 |
| Jinonice | Švermova | 1988-1990 |
| Nové Butovice | Dukelská | 1988-1990 |
