Line A () is a line of the
Prague Metro, serving the
Czech
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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 of route and serves 17 stations.
An extension with a further five stations to the airport is currently planned.
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
Hostivař () is a cadastral area in southern Prague
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. The 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.
Rolling stock
*81-71: 1978 - late 2006
*81-71M: early 2006 - present
Future
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. The second phase of this extension was expected to extend the line to
Václav Havel Airport Prague
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. In 2015, it was announced that rail was the preferred option of connecting the city with the airport.
References
External links
Architecture photo series of all stations of A line (Prague Metro)
Prague Metro
Railway lines opened in 1978
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