Náměstí Míru
Prague Metro
Westbound platform
General information
LocationNáměstí Míru
Vinohrady, Prague 2
Prague
Czech Republic
Coordinates50°4′31.197″N 14°26′15.684″E / 50.07533250°N 14.43769000°E / 50.07533250; 14.43769000
Owned byDopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy
Line(s)A
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth53 metres (174 ft)
History
Opened12 August 1978 (1978-08-12)
Services
Preceding station Prague Metro Following station
Muzeum
toward Nemocnice Motol
 Line A Jiřího z Poděbrad
toward Depo Hostivař
Location
Náměstí Míru is located in Prague
Náměstí Míru
Náměstí Míru
Location in Prague
Náměstí Míru is located in Greater Prague
Náměstí Míru
Náměstí Míru
Location in Greater Prague
Náměstí Míru is located in Czech Republic
Náměstí Míru
Náměstí Míru
Location in Czech Republic
Náměstí Míru, the square above the metro station with Church of St. Ludmila

Náměstí Míru (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnaːmɲɛsciː ˈmiːru], English: Peace Square) is a Prague Metro station on Line A. It is located in Vinohrady district under Korunní Street and has one exit through an escalator tunnel with a sub-surface vestibule under the plaza of the same name. The exit of the metro station is in the immediate vicinity of the Church of St. Ludmila and Vinohrady Theatre. The station was completed along with the first section of Line A, between Leninova and Náměstí Míru, and opened on 12 August 1978. It served as a terminus until the extension of Line A to Želivského station on 19 December 1980.[1]

Náměstí Míru is the deepest station of the Prague Metro, its platform is situated 53 metres below surface. The station has the longest escalators in European Union[2] (length 87 m, vertical span 43.5 m, 533 steps, taking 2 minutes and 21 seconds to ascend or 2 minutes 19 seconds to descend without walking). Náměstí Míru, however, is not the deepest point within the Prague Metro network; this record belongs to the tunnel between Hradčanská and Malostranská stations (68 m below surface).

The station is named after the square under which it is located. During the 2002 European floods the station became the western terminus for its line, with trains running to Skalka.

Náměstí Míru is intended to be part of the new Line D, with trains running between the station and C-line station Pankrác. The D-line station is intended to be built closer to the surface, meaning the existing station on the A-line will continue to be the deepest on the network.

References

  1. ↑ Schwandl, Robert. "Praha". urbanrail.
  2. ↑ "Náměstí Míru". Prague Metro. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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