Kolbenova (Prague Metro) Explained

Kolbenova
Style:Prague Metro
Style2:B
Type:Prague Metro
Address:Kolbenova street
Vysočany, Prague 9
Borough:Prague
Country:Czech Republic
Structure:Underground
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Zone:PID

Prague[1]

Kolbenova (in Czech pronounced as /ˈkolbɛnova/) is a Prague Metro station on Line B. It was opened on 8 June 2001 as an addition to the previously opened section of Line B.[2]

History

This station was once a ghost station from 1998 to 2001. The station was in a state of suspended construction as the heavy industry factories it should have served were closed after the Velvet Revolution. Trains slowed when passing through the dimly lit station. As the whole industrial area was slowly revitalised, the station was finally completed.

The station is located on a street named in honor of Emil Kolben, an engineer and entrepreneur from Bohemia who died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.[3]

External links

50.1103°N 14.5131°W

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: Hatina . Bohuslav . Americký sen Emila Kolbena . Novinky.cz . 22 January 2023 . 19 September 2021.