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7 unusual facts about Prague Metro


Airbag / How Am I Driving?

The sample that opens "A Reminder" is a recording from Prague Metro's automated announcement system: "Finish getting on and getting off; the doors are closing. The next station will be Jiřího z Poděbrad."

Černý Most

The estate is served by the last two Prague Metro stations on Line B, Rajská zahrada and Černý Most, the latter of which adjacent to a large intercity bus station.

Dejvice

The metro line A terminated in Dejvice (an extension is under construction) at the Dejvická metro station, and gets to the heart of the city in minutes.

Luděk Sobota

He has his own theatre in Prague, Divadlo Ludka Soboty (Theatre of Luděk Sobota), which is located near the metro station I. P. Pavlova.

Petřiny

The extension of the Prague Metro's A line from Dejvická to Motol, planned to open in 2014, will include a station at Petřiny.

Prague underground

Prague Metro, a subway, underground public transportation network in Prague, Czech Republic

Stodůlky

Stodůlky is served by Line B of the Prague Metro with five stations being located on its territory (each station in general bears name of the corresponding housing subdistrict).


Krč

Pankrác, Budějovická and Kačerov stations all have onward bus connections to Krč.

RK Petrovice

After having played in Troja, Stodůlky, Lhotka and Nebušice, they started playing in Petrovice in 1980, which came about after club member Otto Kodera discovered a disused football field.

Strašnice

The area is served by three stations on the city's metro line A, namely Strašnická, Skalka and the terminus, Depo Hostivař.

Vinohrady

The main square of west Vinohrady is "náměstí Míru" (Peace Square) with Prague 2 town hall, Vinohrady Theatre, Gothic Revival Saint Ludmila Church (Josef Mocker, 1892) and a station of A metro line.


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Náměstí Míru

Náměstí Míru, however, is not the deepest point within the Prague Metro network; this record belongs to the tunnel between Hradčanská and Malostranská stations (68 m below surface).