Line A () is a line of the Prague Metro, serving the Czech 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 Nemocnice Motol ( en, Motol Hospital) is a Prague Metro station on Line A. The station was opened on 6 April 2015 as part of the extension from Dejvická and is the western terminus of this line. The station is located in Prague 5 and is named ...

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 Muzeum () is a Prague Metro station providing the interchange between Lines A and C, and serving the National Museum. It is located at the top end of Wenceslas Square. The Line C station was opened on 9 May 1974, with the first section of ...

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 Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to ab ...

. The long tunnel was completed in 1985, and the second tube in 1987 with the new station Strašnická on that line. In 1990

Skalka Skalka (little rock in Czech and Slovak) may refer to: In the Czech Republic: * Skalka (Prague Metro), a Prague Metro station of Line A * Skalka (Hazlov), a village in Karlovy Vary Region * Skalka (Hodonín District), a village and municipalit ...

station was opened, again on that line, and in 2006

Depo Hostivař Depo may refer to: * Depo-Provera, a birth control injection * Deposition (law), evidence given under oath for later use in court * the NASDAQ trading symbol for the company Depomed * Wacław Depo (born 1953), Roman Catholic bishop See also * D ...

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. 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 {{Prague-metro-stub