Letnany (Prague Metro)
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Letňany is a Prague Metro
Prague Metro
The Prague Metro is a subway, underground public transportation network in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the fastest means of transportation around the city and serves about one and a half million passengers a day, which makes it the seventh busiest metro system in Europe and the most-used in the...

 station of Line C. The station is located about one kilometre south of Letňany
Letnany
Letňany was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. Now it is part of the Prague 9 administrative district, form local government district of Prague 18 and its own cadastral area...

, on the border between areas Letňany
Letnany
Letňany was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. Now it is part of the Prague 9 administrative district, form local government district of Prague 18 and its own cadastral area...

 and Vysočany
Vysocany
Vysočany may refer to several places in Czech Republic and Slovakia and has several alternate spellings in non-native languages: Wysocan, Wysočan, Vysočan and Vysocan.*Vysočany in Blansko District, Czech Republic*Vysočany in Znojmo District, Czech Republic...

, near a tripoint with Kbely, and it belongs to the section IV.C2, connecting Ládví
Ládví
Ládví is a Prague Metro station on Line C. The station opened in June 2004 and was the temporary northern terminus of Line C until the line was extended to Letňany in May 2008....

 and Letňany
Letnany
Letňany was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. Now it is part of the Prague 9 administrative district, form local government district of Prague 18 and its own cadastral area...

. The station is opened from 8 May 2008 and since then has served as the new terminus of the line.

Station characteristics

The Letňany Station has been the terminal station of the line C. It is located east from the street crossing (streets Beranových and Prosecká) and south from Tupolevova street.

The station is excavated, has an island platform and two entrance halls, each of them connected with the platform by a staircase, two escalators and a lift. The south hall serves to the Prague Exhibition Centre (PVA) and a parking, the north hall connects the platform with bus stops. There are 18 bus lines of PID (Prague Integrated Transport) and one parking "P+R"
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...

.

The platform is 10,3m under ground. The supporting structure of the platform is made from closed monolithic reinforced concrete.

External links

  • http://www.angrenost.cz/metro/c/la.php Gallery and information (English)
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