New Station at Zahradní Město Opened for Passengers in Prague
“I am glad that we have already managed to improve not only the comfort for passengers but also for the citizens of the adjacent districts during the ongoing construction between the main railway station and railway stations Hostivař. In addition to the opening of the new stop in Eden, the extension of the pedestrian underpass under the Vršovice railway station towards Nusle contributed to this. Now the accessibility of the Zahradní Město area, which was previously served only by trams and buses, has improved significantly,” Director General of Správa železnic Jiří Svoboda says.
New station at Zahradní Město, like the Praha-Eden stop, is located on the line relocation built by Správa železnic as part of the modernisation of the section Praha-Hostivař – Praha hl. n. (Prague Main station). Trains can now use a higher-capacity four-track line here. The benefit is also the shortening of the route by 232 metres and a line speed of up to 120 km/h, which will have a positive effect on the reduction of train travel times. In addition, a large part of Prague residents have gained better accessibility to train service than in the case of the original line via the stop in Strašnice.
“The railway station at Zahradní Město is important not only as part of the railway corridor Praha-Hostivař – Praha hl. n., but also as a transfer terminal that will significantly improve the quality of travelling by integrated transport service in this part of the metropolis,” Minister of Transport Havlíček says, adding: “The creation of transfer points connecting railway with buses and trams is the future of environmentally friendly and comfortable public transport service.”
Construction of the so called Hostivař Corridor was launched by Správa železnic in May 2018. The Praha-Vršovice station was completely reconstructed and extended with a new platform No. 4. Barrier-free access is provided by sloping walkways. In addition to the construction of a new station and stop, it is worth mentioning the reconstruction of nine existing stations and the construction of one new bridge structure. At the same time, new station interlocking system was built at the Praha-Vršovice and Praha-Zahradní Město stations. “As an interesting fact, almost half a million tonnes of material, the vast majority of it soil and stone rubble, were removed from the site. In addition to 1,580 trucks, 640 trains were used for this purpose,” Jiří Svoboda explains the scope of the construction modifications.
“We are convinced that this project of the decade, also called a railway motorway due to the four-track line, will contribute to increasing the comfort of passengers in the affected parts of the capital city and the neighbouring Central Bohemian Region. And that it will be appreciated not only by the fans of football club Slavia thanks to the new Eden station, but also by environmentalists, because it will enable many people who commute to the city centre to switch from cars to a fast and safe train connection,” Jaroslav Heran, CEO of Metrostav, says on behalf of the contractors' consortium.
Praha-Zahradní Město station itself is located at the crossing with the extended Průběžná Street. It consists of two island platforms and one outside platform; stairs, lifts and escalators provide access to them. These connect the entire terminal, which also includes tram and bus stops in the underpass. Passengers also have access to a waiting room and check-in areas here.
Total investment costs of the project called Optimisation of the line section Praha Hostivař – Praha hl. n., Part II - Praha Hostivař – Praha hl. n., amount to CZK 5,361,916,009 excluding VAT. The project is co-financed by the European Union from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The rate of EU support from the CEF programme is 82.14% of the eligible costs; the maximum amount of the subsidy is EUR 110,309,931.07, i.e. approximately CZK 3,065,733,604. National funding is provided by Státní fond dopravní infrastruktury (State Fund for Transport Infrastructure).
The construction contractor is the company MTS + SwieR + SMP – Hostivař II, which consists of Metrostav (leading partner), Swietelsky Rail CZ and SMP CZ.
The construction is being handed over to the public today. In the coming months, some finishing works will still take place, such as the activation of technological elements, landscaping or local modifications to the platforms. However, these will no longer have a significant impact on passengers.Soubory ke stažení
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