Palackého náměstí will get new tracks, trams will go elsewhere
In addition, tram traffic will be completely stopped on Palackého náměstí throughout the next weekend, June 26 and 27, due to the replacement of the central crossing. Alternative bus transport will not be introduced, instead DPP will strengthen the operation of the metro on line B during the entire closure. In the first two days of the closure, informants will be available to passengers on the spot.
“As part of this closure, DPP will replace an atypical railway structure for Prague. At the intersection of Palackého náměstí, the central crossing and six switches were completely replaced. In addition, perform rail maintenance in the section, “says DPP spokeswoman Aneta Řehková in a press release.
It will strengthen the operation of the metro
The last time the DPP reconstructed the dormitory on Palackého náměstí was in 2007. Since then, the structure has not undergone any significant repairs. “She served 14 years in very intensive operation. At present, nine day and two night tram lines pass through this intersection, ”Řehková pointed out.
What will change during track repairsDuring the closure of DPP, instead of alternative bus transport, the operation of the metro on line B will be significantly strengthened. Trains will run in full operation as before the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic; On the weekend of June 26 and 27, 2021, when tram traffic on Palackého náměstí will be completely excluded, DPP will further strengthen metro traffic on line B from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm. In the section Smíchovské nádraží – Florenc, trains will run at intervals of 3 minutes on Saturday, June 26, and at intervals of 3 to 5 minutes on Sunday, June 27.
From 7 to 14 July 2021, DPP will continue to repair the line only in Na Moráni Street, without the tram traffic there will be only the Moráň – Palackého náměstí section during this repair. www.dpp.cz.