Trams in Prague
Prague Škoda 15T, Tatra T3R.P, and Tatra KT8D5R.N2P trams
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| Locale | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Transit type | Tramway | ||
| Number of lines | between 31 and 35 (between 22 and 26 day routes, 9 night routes)(the number varies each year) | ||
| Annual ridership | 324.2 million (2012) | ||
| Website | Dopravní podnik hlavnívo města Prahy | ||
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| Began operation | 1875 (horse) 1891 (electric) |
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| Operator(s) | Dopravní podnik hlavnívo města Prahy (Prague Public Transit Company) |
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| System length | 142.4 km (88.5 mi) – total route length 518 km (322 mi) – track length |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
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The Prague tramway (streetcar) network is the largest such network in the Czech Republic, consisting of 142.4 km (88.5 mi) of track, 931 trams, and 21 daytime routes and 9 night routes with a total route length of 518 km (322 mi). It is operated by Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s., a company owned by the City of Prague. The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 324.2 million passengers in 2012, up from 312.9 million passengers in 2011. Prague's first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891.
As of 1 September 2012, the Prague tram network includes:
The day lines run from 4:30AM until 1:00AM the next day. Most of the lines run everyday from early morning to late night. Some lines also only run at selected times (usually workdays) and/or rush hours.
Night trams operate between midnight and 5:00 or 6:00. Their routes are different from the daily ones, since in the night the trams have to substitute for the Metro. All lines converge at Lazarská in the city centre, although other interchanges exist. At Lazarská, passengers can change between all routes within 5 minutes, although individual services only run once every 30 minutes. Trams operating on the night lines start their shifts at about 8:00 PM on normal day lines, changing their routes at midnight and returning to their depots at the start of normal operations.
The horsecar trams started to operate on 23 September 1875 along the route Karlín - National Theater. The owner and the entrepreneur of this road was Eduard Otlet, from Belgium. This way lead to the theater, along the Národní Třída street. Tracks went approximately in direction of today's Metro Line B. In 1876, the track was extended west of the National Theater, through the Újezd hub to the Smíchov Railway Station. In 1882 the network was extended to Vinohrady and Žižkov. At that time, they were independent suburbs of Prague, but now they are incorporated into city. In 1883, the size of the entire network was 19.43 kilometers.
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