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In early December, a significant milestone was reached in constructing Prague’s metro line D.

The first section of the new line, spanning from the future Olbrachtova station to tunnel behind the future Pankrác D station, was officially connected as a wall between them came down.

Simultaneously, Prague City is taking steps towards the E metro line by appointing a coordinator for its planning.

Despite being previously referred to as Line O, the E line differs significantly, intending to form a circular route around the city center, linking Prague’s districts.

Zdeněk Hřib, deputy minister for transport, emphasizes the need for a thorough feasibility study to determine the route, technology, and approximate cost of this ambitious project.

“The current transport system will not suffice for Prague residents or visitors in the coming decades,” Hřib stated on Facebook. The E line aims to serve districts anticipating substantial construction development, particularly between Smíchov and Budějovická, as well as Prosek, Vysočany, and Žižkov.

“Imagine that the whole of Ostrava or even almost the whole of Bro moves to Prague. […] If we do not start tackling the radical strengthening of underground public transport in time, Prague’s streets will be overwhelmed, and Prague will suffocate. The streets are not inflatable and more cars or, for example, buses cannot fit in them,” the representative of the City of Prague Adam Scheinherr added.

The new line would be 36 kilometres long, with 23 stations, and potentially transport over 150,000 passengers a day and around 100 million each year.

According to earlier information provided by City Hall, it would lead from Nádraží Podbaba through Dejvice, Smíchov, Dvorce, Budějovická, Vršovice, Žižkov and Vysočany to Čakovice in the north of Prague.

In the second phase of construction, the line would then re-connect with Podbaba, with five further stops being added across the north of the city.

The Prague City Council said that artists Vladimír Kopecký, Jiří Černický and Stanislav Kolíbal will design the new Metro D stations Nádraží Krč, Nemocnice Krč and Nové Dvory.

“Our goal is to make every station a place of high artistic value where Prague citizens will feel comfortable. The new line will not end up like the last Metro A stations,” Prague Deputy Mayor Adam Scheinherr (Praha Sobě) said.

The interiors of Pankrác and Olbrachtova stations has already been presented by the transport company and will be designed by Vladimír Kokolia and Jakub Nepraš.

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Nemocnice Krč. Photo: Magistrát hlavního města Prahy

Olbrachtova. Photo: Magistrát hlavního města Prahy

Nemocnice Krč. Photo: Magistrát hlavního města Prahy

Nádraží Krč. Photo: Magistrát hlavního města Prahy

Line D

Line D will consist of nine stations and connect the city center with the southeast neighborhoods. It will start from the existing station of Náměstí Míru. This station will be an interconnection hub for passengers.

The route will be also linked with Line B at Olbrachtova station and with Esko Prague network, the S-Bahn-like commuter network, at Praha-Krč station. The project will be carried out by Metrostav, the contractor that is specialized on the construction of metro lines and includes the erection of a train depot in the Písnice area.

According to Petr Witowski, Line D will be served by the driverless trains.

When will the construction begin?

Everyone is undoubtedly interested in the fact, when will the construction start. The entire process should be divided into 3 stages.

Stage 1 – Pankrác to Nové Dvory, 4.1 kilometers long, 5 stations, fully operational by 2027.
Stage 2 – Nové Dvory to Depo Písnice, 3.8 kilometers long, 3 stations, fully operational by 2027.
Stage 3 – Pankrác to Náměstí Míru, 2.7 kilometers long, 2 stations, start of the construction depending on the financial situation of Prague.

Prague Metro

The Prague Metro was opened in 1974 with launching Line C. Two other routes, A and B, started to serve passengers in 1978 and 1985 respectively. The 65-kilometer network has 61 stations. Two types of rolling stock are served the metro lines in Prague.

The type 81-71M was originally manufactured in the Soviet Union by Mytishchi Machine Works (now Mytishchi Machine Works) in the 1970s and 1980s as type 81-717/714, it was modernized by Czech companies Škoda Transportation and ČKD in the 1990s – 2000s.

The 81-71M trains run on Line A and B. The third route, Line C, is served by the Metro M1 vehicles manufactured by a consortium of ČKD, ADtranz and Siemens.

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