City of Prague Tram System
- Prague trams run from 4:30 to 24:00 and then from 00:00 to 4:30 at longer intervals.
- Trams run every 3 to 15 minutes; there is a timetable/schedule displayed at all tram stations. The name of the station you are in is underlined on the list and the names of the next stations are listed below.
- When on the tram, you need to stamp your tram tickets at the punching machines (if not already stamped). At every stop you will hear a recorded message stating the name of the present and next station (“Příští zastávka”, read “przhishtee zastavka” = “next stop”)
- There are 9 trams, that run by night (“nocni doprava”= night transport): they are numbered from 51 to 59 and run at intervals of 30 min. Night transport hub is station LAZARSKA.
Nostalgic line No 91 is a historical tram that runs from 1st April to 17th November 2007 every weekend and national days. It leaves the terminal station at intervals of an hour starting at 12:00 and ending at 17:35.
It passes stations: Vozovna Stresovice – Prazsky hrad – Malostranska – Malostranske namesti – Narodni trida – Vaclavske namesti – Masarykovo nadrazi – Strossmayerovo nadrazi – Vystaviste.
Rides cost 25 CZK for adults and 10 CZK for children under 10 years, pensioners, disabled and people over 70.
Prague metro is only about 30 years old and is mostly Russian-built. By 2008, all cars are to be replaced by new ones built by Siemens.
There are three transfer stations in the city center where two lines intersect:
Můstek (lower end of Wenceslas Square) - lines A and B
Muzeum (upper end of Wenceslas Square) - lines A and C
Florenc (main bus station) - lines B and C
Once on the train, the following announcements can be heard:
1. Name of the station where the train is currently stopped, e.g. "Můstek"
2. Warning: "Ukončete prosím výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají." (Please finish exiting and boarding the train, the doors are closing.)
3. Name of the following station (e.g. Muzeum): "Příští stanice: Muzeum" (Next station: Muzeum), followed, if applicable, by "Přestup na linku A/B/C." (Transfer to line A/B/C)
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