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.
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]