- Line C (Prague Metro)
Line C ( _cz. Linka C) is a line on the
Prague Metro . It crosses the right-bank half of the city center in the north-south directions and turns to the east at both ends of the line. It is the system's oldest and most used line, being opened in 1974 and transporting roughly 26 900 persons per hour in the peak. The line is convert|22.41|km|mi long and includes 20 stations, journey from one end to the other taking approx. 35 min.History
egment I.C
Construction was started in
1966 on an underground rapid tram line. One year later, the project was changed to a metro line. This segment, leading fromFlorenc toKačerov , was opened onMay 9 1974 . It is convert|6.6|km|mi long and includes 9 stations and a train depot at Kačerov. It is mostly built usingcut-and-cover technology, except forbored tunnels around thePankrác station and crossing of the Nusle valley inside theNusle Bridge . Between theMuzeum andHlavní nádraží stations is the shortest distance in the syste (ca. 400 m).Interior of the stations on this segment is made mostly using marble blocks, the main exceptions being
Vyšehrad with large glass windows andBudějovická with limestone blocks.egment II.C
In
1975 commenced the construction of the second segment, going from Kačerov to large housing estates in the southern parts of the city. It is convert|5.3|km|mi long and includes 5 stations. Interior decoration consists mostly of ceramic tiles, except the end stationHáje , using limestone blocks and aluminium tiles.egment III.C
The third segment, connecting
Holešovice district with the city center, was opened in1984 . It is convert|2.2|km|mi long and includes 2 stations. It's stations are decorated by ceramic tiles similar to the second segment, but here they are larger.egment IV.C
The fourth segment is the only one in the history of Prague metro, which has been divided into two construction segments
egment IV.C1
The segment IV.C1, opened in
2004 , extends fromNádraží Holešovice to the temporary terminusLádví . It is convert|4.0|km|mi long and contains two stations.Construction of this segment, which began in2000 , is perhaps the most difficult in the history of the Metro. Unique technology was used in constructing the tunnel under the riverVltava : The concrete tunnel tubes were made in adry dock on the shore, the riverbed was excavated and the tubes were then laid down into the pits. The tunnels were due to the elimination of thepiston effect , which is unpleasant to passengers in the stations, built as double-track.Station Kobylisy is the first and as of 2008 only single-vaulted bored station in the prague metro.This segment holds several records in the Prague metro:
* Longest distance between two stations - Nádraží Holešovice and Kobylisy, 2748 m
* Highest above-sea-level station - Ládví, convert|282|m|ft
* deepest station below surface on line C - Kobylisy, convert|31|m|ft
* Highest climb between two stations - Nádraží Holešovice and Kobylisy, convert|120|m|ftegment IV.C2
After opening of the previous segment, the construction immediately continued in the direction of Prosek and
Letňany . The construction lasted almost 4 years until it was opened on May 8, 2008. The segment fromLádví to Prosek is built using cut-and-cover methods, while the segment from Prosek to Letňany is mostly bored. It is convert|4.6|km|mi long and contains 3 stations.Name changes
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