Prague Public Transport Launches Audio Poll to Find New Voice For Announcements

Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) is looking for a new voice that will announce the stops on city buses, trams and other information for passengers.

DPP has launched an audio poll on their website, where citizens can choose between four different voices until June 19. The winner will take over the baton after Dagmar Hazdrová, who has been recording traffic announcements and the names of Prague public transport stops since 1996.

Every day, Prague Public Transit transports passengers in Prague and the surrounding region using a total of nearly 2000 vehicles (over 1100 buses, almost 1000 tram cars, and about 750 tube trains).

Two-thirds of Prague’s population use these vehicles, which cover the majority of the city and its outskirts. The urban mass transit operator is the biggest public transport provider in the Czech Republic, managing about 150 bus lines, 30 tram lines, and 3 metro lines.

The history of public transport in the Czech Republic’s capital is a long one. In 2015, Prague celebrated the 140^th anniversary of the urban public transport foundation. The first means of public transport, a horse-drawn streetcar, started its journey from the National Theatre to the neighborhood of Karlín in 1875.