Petřiny (Prague Metro) Explained

Petřiny
Style:Prague Metro
Style2:A
Type:Prague Metro
Address:Brunclíkova street
Petřiny, Prague 6
Borough:Prague
Country:Czech Republic
Structure:Underground
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes

Petřiny is a station on the Prague Metro. It is one of four stations opened on 6 April 2015 as part of a project to extend Line A, together with Bořislavka, Nádraží Veleslavín and Nemocnice Motol.

General information

Petřiny station is located under Brunclíkova street in Břevnov, Prague 6, next to the Petřiny housing estate, with a connection to a tram and bus stop and the shopping centre and a K+R at Na Petřinách street.[1] A 5-minute walk away, you can also find the Gymnázium nad Alejí, ZŠ Petřiny jih, and ZŠ Petřiny sever schools.

The tunnel of the station is the largest underground structure in the Prague Metro system,[2] at 217m long, 16m high and 22m wide, located 40m below the surface.[3] The station was designed by architect Jiří Pešata.[4]

References

50.0864°N 14.3453°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanice Petřiny . cs . Metroprojekt a.s. . 2013-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421002921/http://www.metroprojekt.cz/cz/aktualne/metro/stanice-petriny.html . 2014-04-21 . dead .
  2. Web site: Underground works in Czech Republic in 2011 - ITA Activities. 2021-02-17. about.ita-aites.org.
  3. Web site: V novém metru nebude průvan. Každých 200 metrů je totiž "odfuk" . Technet.cz . 11 December 2012 . Rosťa . Jančar . 2013-11-15.
  4. Web site: Architektura nových stanic Áčka se drží vyjetých kolejí. Česká televize. 1 March 2015. 30 May 2020. Czech.