Prague Metro

Prague Metro
Malostranská station on Line A
Malostranská station on Line A
Overview
Native namePražské metro
LocalePrague, Czech Republic
Transit typeRapid transit (subway)
Number of lines3[1] (plus 1 under construction)
Number of stations61[1][Note 1]
Daily ridership1.55 million (2021)
Annual ridership589.2 million (2012)[2]
WebsiteDopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy
Operation
Began operation9 May 1974 (Line C)
12 August 1978 (Line A)
2 November 1985 (Line B)[3]
Operator(s)Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy [cs]
(Prague Public Transport Company)
Number of vehicles730[4]
Train length69.6 m (228 ft 4 in)
Technical
System length65.4 km (40.6 mi)[5]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed36 kilometres per hour (22 mph)
Top speed80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)

The Prague Metro (Czech: Pražské metro) is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974,[3] the system consists of three lines (A, B and C) serving 61 stations[Note 1] (predominantly with island platforms), and is 65.2 kilometres (40.5 mi) long.[1] The system served 568 million passengers in 2021 (about 1.55 million daily).[6]

Two types of rolling stock are used on the Metro: the 81-71M (a completely modernized variant of the original 81-717/714.1), and the Metro M1. All the lines are controlled automatically from the central dispatching, near I.P. Pavlova station.[7] The Metro is operated by the Prague Public Transit Company (Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy [cs], DPP), and integrated in the Prague Integrated Transport (Pražská integrovaná doprava, PID) system.

  1. ^ a b c "Company Profile". Dopravní podnik hlavnívo města Prahy. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). DPP.cz. Dopravní podnik hlavnívo města Prahy. 2012. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "History". Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference data was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "DPP Diary 2021" (PDF). DPP.cz. Dopravní podnik hlavnívo města Prahy.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2021" (PDF). DPP.cz. Dopravní podnik hlavnívo města Prahy. 2021. p. 22. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Podívejte se, jak se řídí provoz pražského metra". Mladá fronta DNES. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2019.


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