Tram Traffic Between náměstí Míru and Flora Will Be Disrupted for 12 Days

Tram traffic will be disrupted on some of the busiest sections in Prague.

The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) will repair tram lines between náměstí Míru and Flora from September 18 to 29.

The measure will affect routes 10, 13, 16, 23, 24, 30 and 91. Some of them will be canceled, others will be detoured.

Compensation buses will not be introduced, while bus route 101 will be reinforced on the Viktoria Žižkov – Koh-i-noor section.

In addition, a temporary tram route 30 will be put in place, which will include the following stops: Sídliště Řepy – Motol – Kotlářka – Kavalírka – Anděl – Zborovská – Palackého náměstí – Karlovo náměstí – I. P. P. P. Pavlova – Náměstí Míru – Jana Masaryka – Čechovo náměstí.

Public transport numbers still have not recovered to pre-covid levels

The number of people using public transport in Czechia has still not returned to pre-COVID levels, according to official data published by the Ministry of Transport.

There were 107 million fewer passengers on Czech public transport in the first quarter of this year compared to 2019, i.e. the year before restrictions on travel were introduced due to the pandemic.

All types of public transport showed a decrease, with 5.5 million fewer inter-city rail passengers, 1.1 million fewer inter-city bus passengers, and 101 million fewer passengers taking integrated urban public transport such as trams and the metro.