Palmovka (Prague Metro)

Palmovka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpalmofka]) is a Prague Metro station on Line B and also a neighborhood and a street in Libeň (Prague 8). The first metro entrance connects the station with the tram lines, the other one connects the station to a bus terminal.

Palmovka
Prague Metro
LocationNa Žertvách street
Libeň, Prague 8
Prague
Czech Republic
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
History
Opened22 November 1990 (1990-11-22)
Services
Preceding station Prague Metro Following station
Invalidovna
toward Zličín
 Line B Českomoravská
toward Černý Most

The station was opened on 22 November 1990 as part of the extension from Florenc to Českomoravská.[1] The station was dug by a cut-and-cover method. The station is 203 m long with a 10 m wide platform without columns and has two entrances that are connected to the platform by escalators.

The name of the station and adjacent neighbourhood derives from the Palm's homestead, from the family name of the 18th-century owners of the homestead, which have already disappeared under the new development.[2]

  • Entrance to Palmovka metro station
  • Station

References
  1. Schwandl, Robert. "Praha". urbanrail.
  2. "Historie městské části Palmovka - Praha". Ptejteseknihovny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 September 2018.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.