Praha hlavní nádraží
Prague main railway station Praha hlavní nádraží (in Czech) | |||||
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![]() Prague main train station - Praha hlavní nádraží. | |||||
General information | |||||
Standort | Vinohrady, Prague Czech Republic | ||||
Coordinates | 50°04′59″N 14°26′09″E / 50.0830556°N 14.4358333°E | ||||
Owned by | Správa železnic | ||||
Platforms | 8 | ||||
Bauwesen | |||||
Architect | Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann Antonín Viktor Barvitius Josef Fanta | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | 54570762 | ||||
IATA code | XYG | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 14 December 1871 | ||||
Rebuilt | 1901–1909 1972–1979 | ||||
Electrified | 1926–1928 | ||||
Services | |||||
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Praha hlavní nádraží (IATA: XYG)[1] is the largest railway station in Prague, Czech Republic.
It opened in 1871 as Franz Josef Station, after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1948 the station was called Wilson Station (Czech: Wilsonovo nádraží), after the former President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.
In 2014, the station served 224,505 trains (610 daily) and more than 53,000,000 passengers.[2][3]
Übersicht
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The Art Nouveau station building and station hall were built between 1901 and 1909, designed by Czech architect Josef Fanta on the site of the old dismantled Neo-Renaissance station designed by Czech architects Antonín Viktor Barvitius and Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann.[4] The station was extended by a new terminal building, built between 1972 and 1979, including an underground metro station and a main road on the roof of the terminal. The new terminal building claimed a large part of the park, and the construction of the road cut off the neo-renaissance station hall from the town.
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In 2011 a partial refurbishment of the station was completed by Italian company Grandi Stazioni,[5] which has leased retail space for 30 years from 2002.[6] In 2016 Grandi Stazioni has lost the concession after failing to complete the renovation of the historic building by the extended contractual deadline.[7]
The station was the embarkation point for the children evacuated by Nicholas Winton who were evacuated to London Liverpool Street station via the Port of Harwich. In 2009 a statue was unveiled on platform 1 commemorating this.
Train services
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Long-distance services
The station is an international transport hub, handling services to Germany (Munich, Bavaria-Bohemia RE (Regio-Express) services, and EuroCity/EuroNight services to Berlin, Dresden and Hamburg), Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Serbia, Russian Federation, Ukraine and Croatia in summer. Services are operated by express trains, and also by ČD Class 680 Pendolino. Services to Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia and Poland are also operated by open-access train operators LEO Express, RegioJet and Arriva.
Regional services
In addition to the international services, trains serve most of the larger Czech cities, such as Brno, Plzeň, České Budějovice and Olomouc.
Suburban services
The station is served by most of the Esko Prague lines which are not dispatched from the nearby Masaryk Railway station.
Bus services
In front of the main station building are situated bus stops towards Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, Tábor and other Czech cities. Also Airport Express bus service to Václav Havel Airport Prague maintained by České dráhy departs from Wilsonova street in front of the historical building.
Local transport
The station is served by the Prague Metro's Line C, and tram routes 5, 9, 15 and 26 call outside the station.
See also
References
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Short describtion of Prague Main railway station
- ^ "Praha hlavni nadrazi Airport code (XYG)". www.air-port-codes.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Česká republika - vlaková nádraží". www.goeuro.cz. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Přehledně: Nejvytíženější pražská nádraží a tratě. Počty cestujících vzrostly o 14%". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Pavel Schreier. "Čekárny na nádražích i pro honoraci". cd.cz.
- ^ "Czech station lease signed". Railway Gazette International. 1 February 2004.
- ^ "Presidential opening for Praha Hlavní". Railway Gazette International. 29 May 2011.
- ^ UK, DVV Media. "Grandi Stazioni loses Praha concession". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2016.