Praha Masarykovo nádraží

Building of Masaryk Railway Station

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-drawn 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.

Location

Masaryk Railway Station is located in the New Town area of Prague, near Republic Square (Náměstí Republiky).

Names

Since it opened in 1845, Masaryk Railway Station has had the following names:

• 1845–1862 Praha - "Prague"
• 1862–1919 Praha státní nádraží - "Prague State Station"
• 1919–1940 Praha Masarykovo nádraží - Prague Masaryk Station
• 1940–1945 Prag Hibernerbahnhof - Prague Hibernia Station, the station is on Hybernská street
• 1945–1952 Praha Masarykovo nádraží
• 1953–1990 Praha střed - Prague Central
• March 1990- Praha Masarykovo nádraží

For much of its existence, the station has been named after the founder of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.

Future

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.

References

Preceding station		Esko Prague		Following station
Terminus		S1		Praha-Libeň toward Kolín or Pardubice hl.n.
		S2		Praha-Vysočany toward Nymburk hl.n. or Kolín
		S20		Praha-Vysočany toward Milovice
		S4		Praha-Holešovice zastávka toward Kralupy nad Vltavou or Ústí nad Labem hl.n.
		S5		Praha-Bubny toward Kladno
		R5		Praha-Dejvice toward Rakovnik