Praha hlavní nádraží

Coordinates: 50°04′59″N 14°26′09″E / 50.0830556°N 14.4358333°E / 50.0830556; 14.4358333
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Prague main railway station

Praha hlavní nádraží (Czech)
View of the station from Vinohradská street
General information
LocationVinohrady, Prague
Czech Republic
Coordinates50°04′59″N 14°26′09″E / 50.0830556°N 14.4358333°E / 50.0830556; 14.4358333
Owned bySpráva železnic
Platforms9
Construction
ArchitectVojtěch Ignác Ullmann
Antonín Viktor Barvitius
Josef Fanta
Other information
Station code54570762
IATA codeXYG
Fare zonePID: P[1]
History
Opened14 December 1871; 152 years ago (1871-12-14)
Rebuilt1901–1909
1972–1979
Electrified1926–1928
Services
Preceding station   České dráhy   Following station
Tábor
toward Zurich
  EuroNight   Terminus
Terminus
  EuroNight
EN Canopus
  Praha-Holešovice
toward Zurich
Terminus   EuroNight
EN Slovakia
  Kolín
toward Humenné and Warsaw
Praha-Smíchov
toward Františkovy Lázně
  Supercity Pendolino   Pardubice hl.n.
toward Ostrava
Terminus    
TerminusRailjet
toward Graz
Terminus   EuroCity   Praha-Holešovice
toward Hamburg-Altona
    Kolín
toward Brno or Olomouc
Praha-Smíchov
toward Munich
  Die Länderbahn   Terminus
Praha-Smíchov
toward Plzeň or Písek
  Regional fast trains   Terminus
Praha-Smíchov
Terminus
  Regional fast trains   Praha-Libeň
toward Pardubice
Terminus    
Terminus   Regional fast trains   Praha-Libeň
toward Havlíčkův Brod
Terminus   Regional fast trains   Praha-Holešovice
toward Chomutov
Praha-Vršovice
toward České Budějovice
  Regional fast trains   Terminus
Terminus   Regional fast trains   Praha-Vysočany
toward Hradec Králové
Preceding station Esko Prague Following station
Praha-Vršovice
Terminus
S3 Praha-Vysočany
R3 Praha-Vysočany
towards Tanvald
Terminus R4 Praha-Holešovice
Praha-Smíchov sev. nást.
towards Hostivice
S65 Terminus
Praha-Smíchov
towards Beroun
S7
Praha-Libeň
towards Uvaly
Praha-Vršovice
towards Čerčany
S8 Terminus
Praha-Vršovice
towards Dobříš
S80
Praha-Vršovice S9 Praha-Vysočany
Terminus
Terminus
Preceding station   Leo Express   Following station
Terminus   Leo Express   Pardubice hl.n.
toward Bohumín
Terminus   Leo Express   Lichkov
toward Wroclaw Glowny
Preceding station   RegioJet   Following station
Terminus   IC RegioJet   Pardubice hl.n.
toward Havířov
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
Praha-Smíchov
toward České Budějovice
  R26   Terminus
Location
Prague main railway station is located in Czech Republic
Prague main railway station
Prague main railway station
Location within Location within Czech Republic
Prague main railway station is located in Europe
Prague main railway station
Prague main railway station
Location within Europe

Praha hlavní nádraží (IATA: XYG)[2] is the largest railway station in Prague, Czech Republic.

It opened in 1871 as Franz Josef Station, after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1948 the station was called Wilson Station (Czech: Wilsonovo nádraží), after the former President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.

In 2014, the station served 224,505 trains (610 daily) and more than 53,000,000 passengers.[3][4]

Overview[edit]

1909 Art Nouveau station building in 2017

The Art Nouveau station building and station hall were built between 1901 and 1909, designed by Czech architect Josef Fanta on the site of the old dismantled Neo-Renaissance station designed by Czech architects Antonín Viktor Barvitius and Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann.[5]

The main hall of the Art-Nouveau station building (Fantova budova)

The station was extended by a new terminal building, built between 1972 and 1979, including an underground metro station and a main road on the roof of the terminal. The new terminal building claimed a large part of the park, and the construction of the road cut off the neo-renaissance station hall from the town.

In 2011 a partial refurbishment of the station was completed by Italian company Grandi Stazioni,[6] which had leased retail space for 30 years from 2002.[7] In 2016 Grandi Stazioni lost the concession after failing to complete the renovation of the historic building by the extended contractual deadline.[8]

In September 2021, a second exit was opened connecting the station to Winston Churchill Square in Žižkov via an underpass.[9]

The station was the embarkation point for the children evacuated to London Liverpool Street station via the Port of Harwich by Nicholas Winton. In 2009 a statue was unveiled on platform 1 commemorating this.

Train services[edit]

Platforms at the main train station
Interior of the new Terminal building completed in 1977, refurbished in 2011

Long-distance services[edit]

The station is an international transport hub, handling services to Germany (Munich, Bavaria-Bohemia RE (Regio-Express) services, and EuroCity/EuroNight services to Berlin, Dresden and Hamburg), Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Croatia in summer. Services are operated by express trains, and also by ČD Class 680 Pendolino. Services are operated by Czech Railways and by open-access train operators LEO Express, RegioJet, and Arriva.

Regional services[edit]

In addition to international services, trains serve most of the larger Czech cities, such as Brno, Plzeň, České Budějovice, and Olomouc.

Suburban services[edit]

The station is served by most of the Esko Prague lines which are not dispatched from the nearby Masaryk Railway station.

Intercity Bus services[edit]

Buses towards Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, Tábor and other Czech cities, as well as the Airport Express bus service to Václav Havel Airport Prague maintained by České dráhy, depart from Wilsonova street in front of the historical building.

City transport at the station[edit]

The station is served by the Prague Metro's Line C directly in the area, and by the Prague tram system outside the station about 500 meters past the park in front of the new terminal.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Short describtion of Prague Main railway station

  1. ^ "Železnice v PID" (PDF). Prague Integrated Transport. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Praha hlavni nadrazi Airport code (XYG)". www.air-port-codes.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Česká republika - vlaková nádraží". www.goeuro.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Přehledně: Nejvytíženější pražská nádraží a tratě. Počty cestujících vzrostly o 14%". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. ^ Pavel Schreier. "Čekárny na nádražích i pro honoraci". cd.cz (in Czech).
  6. ^ "Czech station lease signed". Railway Gazette International. 1 February 2004.
  7. ^ "Presidential opening for Praha Hlavní". Railway Gazette International. 29 May 2011.
  8. ^ UK, DVV Media. "Grandi Stazioni loses Praha concession". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ^ Šindelář, Jan (13 September 2021). "Termín je na světě. Podchod z Hlavního nádraží na Žižkov se otevře koncem září". zDopravy (in Czech). Retrieved 24 September 2021.