Náměstí Míru (Prague Metro)
Náměstí Míru is the deepest station of the Prague Metro, its platform is situated 53 metres below surface. The station has the longest escalators in European Union (length 87 m, vertical span 43.5 m, 533 steps, taking 2 minutes and 21 seconds to ascend or 2 minutes 19 seconds to descend without walking). 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).
The station is named after the square under which it is located. During the 2002 European floods the station became the western terminus for its line, with trains running to Skalka.
Náměstí Míru is intended to be part of the new Line D, with trains running between the station and C-line station Pankrác. The D-line station is intended to be built closer to the surface, meaning the existing station on the A-line will continue to be the deepest on the network.
References
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Praha". urbanrail.
- ^ "Náměstí Míru". Prague Metro. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
External links
- Media related to Náměstí Míru (metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery and information on angrenost.cz (in English)
- Gallery, Video and information on allpraha.com (in English)
- Gallery and information on metroweb.cz (in Czech)