Line A (Prague Metro)

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Line A
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Nemocnice Motol
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Petřiny
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Nádraží Veleslavín
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Bořislavka
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Dejvická
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Hradčanská
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Malostranská
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Vltava river
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Staroměstská
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Můstek
B
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Muzeum
C
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to Line C
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Náměstí Míru
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Jiřího z Poděbrad
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Flora
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Želivského
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Strašnická
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Skalka
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Hostivař depot
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Depo Hostivař
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Station Nádraží Veleslavín
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Station Můstek

Line A (Czech : Linka A) is a line of the Prague Metro, serving the Czech capital. Chronologically the second line in the system, it was first opened in 1978 and has expanded mostly during the 1980s. With the opening of the extension to Nemocnice Motol on 6 April 2015, Line A operates on approximately 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) of route and serves 17 stations. [1] An extension with a further five stations to the airport is currently planned.

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History

Construction of the first segment started in 1973, part of this segment was also a tunnel connecting this line with the already existing Line C between Muzeum and Náměstí Míru stations. After completion of the second section, work was started on the extension to the new metro depot at Hostivař. The 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) long tunnel was completed in 1985, and the second tube in 1987 with the new station Strašnická on that line. In 1990 Skalka station was opened, again on that line, and in 2006 Depo Hostivař station was opened, built in a former wash-stand of the depot.

SectorSegmentDate openedLength
I.A Dejvická-Náměstí Míru August 12, 19784.7 km (2.9 mi)[ citation needed ]
II.A Náměstí Míru-Želivského December 19, 19802.7 km (1.7 mi)[ citation needed ]
III.A/SH Želivského-Strašnická July 11, 19871.2 km (0.75 mi)[ citation needed ]
SH Strašnická-Skalka July 4, 19901.3 km (0.81 mi)[ citation needed ]
SH Skalka-Depo Hostivař May 27, 20061.0 km (0.62 mi)[ citation needed ]
V.A Dejvická-Nemocnice Motol April 6, 20156.1 km (3.8 mi)[ citation needed ]
Total:17 stations17.1 km (10.6 mi)
Station Nemocnice Motol (Hospital Motol) Praha, Motol, Nemocnice Motol, cekajici vlak II.jpg
Station Nemocnice Motol (Hospital Motol)

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Future

Tunnel between Petriny and Motol stations under construction, 2011 Metro Vypich - pohled k Petrinam.jpg
Tunnel between Petřiny and Motol stations under construction, 2011

The first phase of a CZK18.7 billion extension on the west end of the A line, from Dejvická to Nemocnice Motol, was opened to the public on the afternoon of 6 April 2015. [2] The second phase of this extension was expected to extend the line to Václav Havel Airport Prague. [3] [4] In 2015, it was announced that rail was the preferred option of connecting the city with the airport. [5]

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References

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