Nádraží Veleslavín (Prague Metro)

Nádraží Veleslavín (English: Veleslavín Station) is a station on Line A of the Prague Metro, located in Veleslavín, Prague 6.^[1] It opened on 6 April 2015, together with Bořislavka, Petřiny and Nemocnice Motol stations.^[2]

Nádraží Veleslavín
Prague Metro
General information
Location	Evropská street Veleslavín, Prague 6 Prague Czech Republic
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	20,5 metres
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	6 April 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-06)
Services
Preceding station Prague Metro Following station Petřiny toward Nemocnice Motol Line A Bořislavka toward Depo Hostivař

History

Nádraží Veleslavín station opened on 6 April 2015. Initially, the station did not have escalator leading to the vestibule to the street, so people arriving to or going from the airport had to be helped by special staff. In 2017 a decision was made to build additional escalators at a cost of 33 million Czech crowns.^[3]

The planned name for the station was initially just Veleslavín. Authorities later changed it to the current station name, due to it being next to the Praha-Veleslavín station as well as for the nearby tram and bus stop stops of the same name.^[4][5]

General information

The station is adjacent to the Praha-Veleslavín railway station and a bus terminal which became the new terminus of the 59 t-bus line from Václav Havel Airport and regional buses towards Kladno. The station is 20m below ground level. The station was designed by architect Hana Vermachová.^[2]

Gallery

• 
  Clock at the end of the station platform.
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  Entrance to the station

References

1. Berný, Aleš (12 June 2012). "Bořislavka, Veleslavín, Petřiny a Motol. Radní pojmenovali stanice metra". iDnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 March 2015.
2. Hubertová, Kateřina (1 March 2015). "Architektura nových stanic Áčka se drží vyjetých kolejí". Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 13 March 2015.
3. "Konec nosičů kufrů, na Veleslavíně jezdí ode dneška eskalátory". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
4. "Stanice metra na prodloužené trase A se budou jmenovat "Nemocnice Motol" a "Nádraží Veleslavín"". www.praha.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
5. "Stanice prodlouženého metra znovu mění jména. Aby nemátla cestující". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 16 January 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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