Anděl (Prague Metro) Explained

Anděl
Style:Prague Metro
Style2:B
Type:Prague Metro
Address:Nádražní street
Smíchov, Prague 5
Borough:Prague
Country:Czech Republic
Structure:Underground
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Zone:PID

Prague[1]

Anděl (in Czech pronounced as /ˈanɟɛl/, meaning "Angel") is a Prague Metro station on Line B, located in Smíchov, Prague 5. The station was built between 1977 and 1985, designed in the Soviet style, by Soviet architects and dedicated to the Czechoslovak–Soviet friendship. It was opened on 2 November 1985, as part of the inaugural section of Line B between Sokolovská and Smíchovské nádraží.[2] The station was renamed in 1990 to Anděl, after the nearby Anděl neighborhood. At present it is one of the busiest stations on line B.

Its original name was Moskevská, after the city of Moscow. In the same year the Czechoslovak Metrostav designed the station Prazhskaya, named after Prague, it was opened on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of the Moscow Metro, which resembles the ceramic-tiled stations on the C line's Jižní Město segment. The Anděl station still contains one of the last pieces of art promoting Czechoslovak-Soviet friendship.[3]

Anděl station has two exits, leading to the two underground vestibules. One vestibule is directly in the Anděl neighborhood, next to the shopping mall and the other is at "Na Knížecí", a large bus station serving as a terminus for local and intercity buses.

The station was renovated in 2015.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tarifní pásma PID . . 12 April 2023 . cs . 12 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Praha . urbanrail.
  3. Web site: History of the Prague Metro . Metroart.cz . en.
  4. Web site: Prague Metro to Get Permanent Street Art. 30 May 2016.