The Railway Administration received a building permit for the modernization of Masaryk Railway Station
In the spring, he will issue a tender for a contractor, and construction work should then begin during this year. It should be completed in 2026. The estimated costs were set at 2.5 billion crowns in December. Part of the project is the expansion of the existing number of tracks from seven to nine, the reconstruction of all platforms and the construction of a new platform above the track, which will remove barriers in the area, allow access to individual platforms and offer a direct transfer to metro line B.
The station will have six wheelchair-accessible platforms. The reconstruction will include the track, all technology, traction lines and power supply. Builders will work during operation, only partial restrictions of operation corresponding to the individual stages of project implementation will be necessary.
Masaryk station is located right in the center of Prague and is the third busiest station on the Czech railway. The goal of the extensive modifications that the Railway Administration is preparing is to bring comfort to passengers corresponding to today’s times. In particular, the number of platforms and tracks will be increased, and the station will be urbanistically integrated into the surroundings. The new platform will mainly be used by future trains at the airport. The removal of barriers in the area will then be ensured by a new platform above the track. It will not only connect Florenc with Hybernská street and Masaryk station with the main station, but it will also offer a new vestibule for waiting passengers. From it, escalators, stairs and elevators will lead directly to the individual platforms. Part of the platform will be planted with greenery, thus creating a peaceful oasis right in the center of the metropolis.
The reconstruction of Masaryk railway station is part of the modernization of the railways from the center of Prague to Kladno. It is divided into several stages. In two years, work began on the sections, specifically from Kladno to Kladno-Ostrovec and on the line between the Praha-Bubny station and the future new stop Praha-Výstaviště.