Praha hlavní nádraží

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Praha hlavní nádraží ( German literally: Prague main railway station ) is the most important railway station in Prague and the largest passenger station in the Czech Republic.

Location

It is a located east of downtown transit station in southwest-northeast orientation. South-west of Prague closes the connection path direction Smíchov and Vršovice on to the station area, go north, the tracks in the Nové spojení direction Holešovice, Vysočany and Liben over. In addition to the construction of the Nové spojení was a northern continuation of the Prague connection path direction Masaryk Station.

History

Today's Prague Main Railway Station was founded in 1871 in the range of about Budweis continuing from Vienna to the north Kaiser- Franz- Josef -Bahn and was first called Kaiser- Franz- Josef station. The handling facilities to today's magnificent Art Nouveau building designed by the famous architect Josef Fanta remodeled - In the years 1901-1909 were - in addition to technical enhancements. After the First World War the station after the American President Woodrow Wilson ( Wilsonovo nádrazí ) Wilson Station was renamed. Both under the German occupation (1939-1945) and from 1953 he was called Nádraží (Hauptbahnhof) and he has this name retained even after 1989, although it has been discussed at length over the back naming Wilsonovo nádrazí.

Renovation and modernization

In connection with the construction of the Prague underground main station received around 1970 a new, two-piece, partially built into the hillside entrance hall. Since then, the station of the Washingtonova is accessible. In the first part of the hall, additions are to the platforms which went into operation in 1974 underground, behind the ticket counter. Via stairs leads to the second part of the hall, which is primarily used as a waiting area. From here you can reach via the existing pedestrian tunnel the platforms. The roof surfaces of the entrance hall are used as parking spaces for motor vehicles, also leads the expressway Wilsonova about it.

In 1994, three more platforms were taken with the numbers 5-7 in operation outside the hall.

A century after the construction of the main station building must also be urgently rehabilitated. In December 2006 the reconstruction, which is based on the proposals of the Czech architect Patrik Kotas started. The total cost is estimated at about 1.6 billion Czech crowns (about 66 million euros ). The conversion passes and financed by the Italian company Grandi Stazioni, a subsidiary of the Italian State Railways, which it receives the station building for 30 years available. The building is to be restored in the Art Nouveau style and extensively modernized. The station will largely turn into a shopping center.

In addition to the modernization of the building, the direct access routes from the north and north-east to be built since 2004. The project of the new compound ( Nové spojení ) the main station was directly connected to the station Holešovice bypassing the terminus station Praha Masarykovo nádraží.

Long-distance traffic

The main railway station is an international transport hub for trains from Germany and France ( Munich / Nuremberg Bayern-Böhmen-RE/ALEX, Paris -Stuttgart- D- train ), Poland, Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Austria. Here National Rail express trains and intercity and Euro City trains, some of the latter with the new Pendolino ( ČD series 680). From Zurich main station, there is a € night direct flight to Prague.

The trains of the north-south traffic (eg Berlin- Dresden- Prague -Brno- Vienna / Budapest) went a long time not on the main train station, since it does not stretch the capacity on the single supply route from Praha- Liben and Praha- Holešovice sufficient. Therefore, these trains stopped only in Praha- Holešovice station. Since the start of the four-track "New Connection" ( Nové spojení ) the timetable change in December 2009, also trains operate this relation over the Central Station, where they need to change direction.

In addition to international connections, there are connections to all important major cities of the Czech Republic, such as Brno, České Budějovice, Karlovy Vary, Olomouc, Ostrava, Plzeň and Ústí nad Labem.

Regional Transport

The central station is connected to a dense network of regional routes the Central Bohemian region, such as Esko Prague.

Inner-city transport

The metro line C stops at the Hauptbahnhof. The platform area is due to the original planning an underground tram only in a simple depth and has unfavorable for non-local travelers side platforms. Also at the high rooms that would have been required for the catenary, this planning is still visible.

In the immediate vicinity there are bus stops. The tram and the adjacent railway station Praha Masarykovo nádraží a walk of several hundred meters is required.