Praha Masarykovo nádraží (Prague Masaryk Railway Station) is the second oldest railway station in Prague, Czech Republic (the first is Praha-Dejvice, formerly Bruska on the Lány Horse-powered Railway). The station was designed by Antonín Jüngling and came into service in 1845. Nowadays the station only serves regional and suburban trains, in 2010 it served 48 838 trains and 9.6 million passengers.[1]
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Masaryk Railway Station is located in the New Town area of Prague, near Republic Square (Náměstí Republiky).
Since it opened in 1845, Masaryk Railway Station has had the following names:
For much of its existence, the station has been named after the founder of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.
At present, the station is under threat of closure from Prague City Council, which is considering replacing it with residential complex, shopping mall, offices and pedestrian access to the Karlín district of the city, however not until 2050 - because so far the station is necessary for public transport service within Prague's metropolitan area.
The other central area station - Praha hlavní nádraží - does not have enough capacity to be able to serve trains from Masaryk station.
The station is currently being reconstructed, and will become the terminus of the new train connection with Prague Ruzyně International airport.
| Preceding station | Esko Prague | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | S1 |
Praha-Libeň
toward Kolín or Pardubice hl.n.
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| S2 |
Praha-Vysočany
toward Nymburk hl.n. or Kolín
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| S20 |
Praha-Vysočany
toward Milovice
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| S4 |
Praha-Holešovice (zastávka)
toward Kralupy nad Vltavou
or Ústí nad Labem hl.n. |
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| S5 |
Praha-Bubny
toward Kladno
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| R5 |
Praha-Dejvice
toward Rakovnik
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