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 Prague metro, tramway and light rail The Prague metro consists of three lines, 57 stations and 59 route km. This includes an extension opened in June 2004, from Nadrazi Holesovice, the former terminus, to Ladvi, which is only 7.5 km below the surface. In 2006, Depot Hostivar became the first and only above ground station on he Prague metro. The "Pražské metro" opened in 1974, using the standard Soviet generic rolling stock. The lines are mostly underground, with the first two being in very deep tunnels, and the third, Line C, being in shallow tunnels. In one instance on line B, the metro runs inside a glass tube on the surface (between Hurka and Luziny). A similar station, Vyšehrad, is on Line C. Line C, when running across the Nuselsky viaduct, remains "inside" as it crosses the valley literally inside the viaduct. Strizkov station and several others are actually at ground level. In 2002, central Europe was flooded, and the Prague metro was one of the many casualties. Twenty stations had to be dehumidified. The silver lining is that you can now watch the flooding over the internet for Trasas (lines) A, B and C. There are also some great Povodne photos at http://metro.dnsalias.org/index_e.htm An exension to Line A is currently under construction. The first 6.1 km section is scheduled to open in 2014, with the final 6.9 km extension to the airport being completed in 2021.  Be sure to Czech out the Metroweb A few very attractive women in the Prague metro Unofficial home page Home Page Metroprojekt Obligatory Map Metrostav Metroweb, the penultimate site for Czek Metrophiles Praha Metro Interactive 100 Years of the Prague Metro Mercurio ERS photos and NYCSUBWAY.ORG Photos of 2 new subway stations to be opened June, 2004 The Prague Metro  The tram network in Prague is very respectable: 32 lines covering 136 km. as of 2003. The first tram in Prague opened in 1891. Part of the system has been upgraded to light rail standards. In 2010, a renegade tram attempted to escape from the depot. It was retrieved by the driver after chasing it a kilometer into the streets by it's driver. The tram was taken back to the depot, where it was given a time out a a stern warning. Prague public transport Tramwayer Tram videos Photos from 3 differentsites Prague tram homepage (unofficial) Tramway Paradise - great Prague tram and metro page Excellent Prague subway page on Geocities Virtual tram view ROPID (REGIONÁLNÍ ORGANIZÁTOR PRAŽSKÉ INTEGROVANÉ DOPRAVY) Prague tramcam Awesome tram photos Prague tramway forum Trams in the Czek Republic (in Russian)
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