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Nadrazi Veleslavin Metro Station, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 21:22:16 +0000

I took this shot because, as far as I can remember, this was my first, or possibly second, visit to the Veleslavin Metro station. I had neglected to route bash this extension of Linka A when it had opened several months earlier, so this was my first meaningful chance to get some cameraphone shots of it. This extension actually extended Linka A from Dejvicka to Nemocnice Motol, with the Nadrazi Veleslavin and Petriny stations added in between. The original plan was to extend to the airport, but politics prevented this happening for the meantime. The project, as it was, took many years. The official date when the plan was finalized was April 15th, 2010, and the project was completed by the 6th of April, 2015. I seem to have memories of contruction dating back further, but this could be my imagination.

Construction of the New Narodni Trida Metro Station, Prague, CZ, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:11:25 +0000

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The reconstruction of the Narodni Trida Metro station has dragged on for over two years now, and this was how far it had gotten as of July, 2013. You can vaguely see the tunnel on right, but from the train you don't notice the construction. At the time I took this, the station still looked the same from the train, and indeed trains have continued to operate, albeit without stopping. Since that time, the station interior has been stripped out, and will probably be replaced. The station had accumulated a lot of water damage over the years, and not just from the 2002 flood, so I suppose they wanted to do something about it. Since I took this photo, this project has accelerated dramatically, and now a large building is being constructed over this site, the purpose of which I haven't read about yet. Presumably, the station is close to complete by now.

Flood Barriers at the Malostranska Metro Station, Malostranska, Prague, CZ, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:11:21 +0000

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Here's a shot of the flood barriers that I mentioned earlier. This one was built around one of the shafts into the Malostranska Metro station, which if I'm not mistaken is for a cargo elevator (does anybody know?). The ones along the river looked roughly the same.

New Hradcanska Metro Entrance, Edited Version, Hradcanska, Prague, CZ, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:11:17 +0000

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During the construction of Tunel Blanka and the Metro A-Line extension to the airport, Hradcanska Metro station was also rebuilt, including the entrances. In the past, you would have to cross the railway line through Dejvice, but now you can cut through the Metro. This is the new, modern entrance on the north side of the Dejvice line.

Building in Prazskeho Povstani, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:40:37 +0000

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I don't know the history of this building, other than that it's blatantly, obviously, Communist era. It's built directly over the Prazskeho Povstani Metro station.

Blurred Metro Train in Staromestska, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:40:37 +0000

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In going through my old cameraphone shots to find ones that might be suitable for iPernity, I found this one of a DPP 81-71M Class Metro train blurring into Staromestska station on Linka A. I actually have a few shots similar to this one, so I wasn't sure whether to post it, especially since it's a cameraphone shot, but I decided to post it to iPernity, anyway.

Vysehrad Metro Station, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:54:19 +0000

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Vysehrad had an exceptional amount of snow, maybe because the whole neighborhood (formerly a seperate city) is on a hill. This is an exterior view of the Metro station.

I.P. Pavlova Metro, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:38:06 +0000

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This is the I.P. Pavlova Metro station, one of the oldest on the system, built around 1970, if I'm not mistaken. Construction of the Metro lasted from about 1967-1974, with service starting between what is now Florenc (then called Sokolovska) and Kacerov in 1974.

M1 Metro Train Interior, Picture 2, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:38:04 +0000

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Here's a shot right down the middle of the aisle. The M1's come in two seating configurations that I know of, one without any seats facing inward, and one with them, like this one. To the best of my knowledge, nearly everyone prefers this configuration, as the former obstructs seating, standing, and movement through the coach. Generally speaking, I can't think of what moron would think that using seats not facing inward on a Metro train would be a good idea, as I've nearly had my knees taken out, or been shoved into the seats by rude people, on multiple occassions. For that matter, I think that ALL of the seats should face in, as on the old Russian Metro trains that were still in use when I moved to Prague. This is the system used on the New York City subway, the Tokyo subway, the Budapest Metro, and most of the London Underground (with the exception of the Metropolitan and East London Lines), so it's a no-brainer that it's quite standard throughout the world for a reason.

M1 Metro Train Interior, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:38:03 +0000

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The light traffic at the hour I did my shoot allowed me to get some decent interior shots of the M1.

Haje Metro Station, Picture 2, Sidliste Haje, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:38:02 +0000

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DPP started to take delivery of their Seimens M1 Metro trains in 1998, but it took until 2003 for them to fully replace the Communist-era trains on the C-Line, or red line. By the time I arrived a few years later, they were already badly vandalised, but since that time they've been cleaned up. Really, Prague needs more of them, on the C-Line and elsewhere, but DPP are stalling on buying new rolling stock. The trains have become quite overloaded in the past two years, and still the problem continues. On this night, however, the trains were pretty empty because it was too early for the clubbers to be coming home, yet too late for most of them to be heading out, even though it was Saturday.

Haje Metro Station, Sidliste Haje, Prague, CZ, 2010

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:38:00 +0000

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This is the southern entrance to the Metro station at Haje. I did the photo shoot at night. Haje was originally called Kosmonautů when it was opened in 1980.

Old Karlovo Namesti Metro Sign, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:54:02 +0000

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This is an example of the train-side signs on the Karlovo Namesti platforms, which are standard except for that the letters are on a silver background, which makes them harder to read than in other stations. The little yellow square that you can see indicates, as on other lines, which line the platform is for, in this case Line B.

New Karlovo Namesti Metro Station Sign, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:53:57 +0000

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Standard Prague Metro station signs are color coded to match the color of the line, meaning green for the A line, yellow for the B Line, and red for the C line. The signs on the far side of the track are an exception, as they're made from metal letters attached to the wall. Karlovo Namesti, however, recently bucked this trend when these blue station signs were put in on the passenger side of the platforms...for the B line. Theoretically they should be yellow, as the blue line is only projected as of now, and my understanding is that once constructed the blue line will have dedicated platforms. I'm almost wondering if these signs are a test to see whether the new signs will look right.

Tubular Bridge at Hurka, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:37:24 +0000

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This is one of my favorite bridges in Prague. It's actually a Metro bridge that links Hurka and Luziny, both of them in the vicinity of the larger Sidliste Nove Butovice.

My Bike in Karlovo Namesti Metro Station, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:31:04 +0000

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Here's one of several shots that I took to commemorate the fact that I made it to Karlovo Namesti with my bike.

KB Livery On C-Line Metro Train, Haje, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:30:50 +0000

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I think I had seen this advertising livery, for Komercni Banka, before, but on this occasion it really caught my eye and compelled me to take a photo.

Last Russian Prague Metro Train, Radlicka, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:42:15 +0000

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While if I'm not mistaken this wasn't the last day for this unrebuilt Russian train to run (supposedly it was pulled from service on July 2nd, 2009), it was close to the very last. Supposedly the graffiti was cleaned off for the final run. Now these are consigned to history....sort of. The A and B lines are still worked exclusively by them in rebuilt form. The only truly recent trains on the Metro are on the C line.

Andel Metro, Picture 9, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:55:22 +0000

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I was so interested in photographing Andel Metro that I passed up this first train to come through, although I still photographed it.

Andel Metro, Picture 2, Prague, CZ, 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:45:39 +0000

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This is just the Andel station sign, which is post-1989 and relatively run-of-the-mill.