Malá Strana has been without trams for two months. Avoid the center by car, advises DPP, TSK and Prague 1
The two-month repair is planned in two stages.
A two-month repair of the tram line in Malá Strana in the Újezd - Malostranská section began today in Prague. It will cause complications for passengers in public transport and individual car transport not only in Malá Strana, but in the whole of Prague 1.
The ban will last until the end of March this year. DPP recommends that passengers use metro lines on line A to cross the center. Together with the management of Prague 1 and the Technical Administration of Communications, m of Prague (TSK) DPP at the same time car drivers, so that during the entire time of track repair, they should not drive to the center at all, let alone to Mala Strana, if possible.
The first stage of the repair of the tram line will be until midnight on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in Letenská street, roughly from the building of the Ministry of Finance to the intersection with Klárov street. In this section and period, Letenská Street will be closed to all traffic without exception. As alternative transport in the Náměstí Míru – Malostranská – Hradčanská section, the DPP recommends using metro line A. For the trip to Prague Castle, the DPP recommends using tram line No. 32 from the Malostranská metro station.
“We ask drivers from other parts of Prague and outside of Prague to use the Prague and Municipal Ring Roads for transit, and if they need to come to us, especially now that the tracks on Mala Strana will be replaced, they should preferably use public transport,” says Vojtěch Ryvola, Prague 1 councilor for transport.
Jan Šurovský, member of the board of directors and technical director of DPP – Surface, addressed a similar message to the drivers. “Bplease be considerate and do not enter the city center, let alone Mala Strana, during the entire time of the track repair, unless it is absolutely necessary,” said Šurovský.
The DPP is coordinating the repair on the Malá Strana with other events, deliberately planning it for the weakest period for tourism. “We will carry out the repair ourselves, we will work here seven days a week from morning to evening so as not to disturb the evening and night peace. We have divided the work into stages in such a way that in each of them transport services for the IZS components, supplies, waste collection of all institutions and establishments in the affected area are preserved, whether it is a hospital, schools, embassies, the Parliament of the Czech Republic, ministries, hotels or restaurant,” added Šurovsky.
Changes to the routes of tram lines
Line No. 12 will be diverted in the direction of the Exhibition Center from the Chotkovy sady stops via the Pražský hrad and Pohořelec stops to the Malovanka stop. The selected connections are in operation only on the route Výstaviště – Špejchar.
Line No. 15 will be shortened in the direction from Olšanské hřbitovy to the Malostranská stop (stop on the Edvard Beneš embankment), then it will continue as line no. 20 in the direction of Dejvická and Červený Vrch.
Line No. 20 it will be shortened in the direction from Divoká Šárka to the Malostranská stop (stop on the Edvard Beneš embankment), then it will continue as line no. 15 in the direction of Olšanská hřbitovy.
Line No. 22 will be diverted in the direction of Nádraží Hostivař from the Újezd stop via the Švandovo divadlo, Anděl, Smíchovské nádraží and Hlubočepy stops to the Sídliště Barrandov interchange as a replacement for lines no. 12 to 20.
Line No. 23 will be diverted in the direction of Královka from the Malostranská stops (stop on the Edvard Beneš embankment) via the Čechův most and Strossmayerovo náměstí stops to the Výstaviště interchange.
Historic Line No. 42 will be diverted in the Lazarská – Malostranská section, in the indicated direction, via the stops Karlovo náměstí, Palackého náměstí, Národní divadlo and Staroměstská.
Night Line No. 97 will be diverted in the section Malostranská – Národní divadlo via the stops Staroměstská and Karlovy lázně.
Established tram line No. 32
In daily operation, line No. 32 will be introduced in the indicated direction on the route Bílá Hora – Vypich – Malovanka – Pohořelec – Prague Castle – Malostranská (on the Edvard Beneš embankment) – Faculty of Law – Malostranská (near the metro) – Prague Castle – Pohořelec – Malovanka – Vypich – Bílá Hora.
Replacement bus service X22
In the first stage, from January 28 to February 15, 2023, replacement bus service X22 will be introduced in daily operation on the route Újezd - Malostranské náměstí – Újezd - Švandovo theater.
Stops of replacement bus service X22
Újezd - boarding: in Újezd Street, before the intersection with Plaská Street
Hellichova: at the tram stop (direction Malostranské náměstí)
Malostranské náměstí: at the stop of bus line no. 194 (direction Florenc)
Malostranské náměstí: in Karmelitská street, approximately 40 meters after the intersection with Malostranské náměstí
Hellichova: at the tram stop (direction Újezd)
Access: at the tram stop
Švandovo theater – exit: on Kinských square, at the stop of bus line no. 176 (direction Karlovo náměstí)
Change in bus operation
Line No. 194 will be divided into two parts from January 28 to February 15, 2023: Florenc – Staroměstská and Nemocnice pod Petřínem – Malostranské náměstí.
The second stage of the repair of the tram route in Malá Strana will start from Thursday, February 16, 2023. From this date, due to the transfer of work to Karmelitská street, both replacement bus transport and detour routes for individual car transport will change. From February 16 to March 31, 2023, replacement bus service X20 will be introduced in daily operation on the route Malostranské náměstí – Malostranská – Malostranské náměstí.
Stops of replacement bus service X20
Malostranské náměstí: in Letenská Street before the intersection with Josefská Street
Malostranská: at the tram stop (by the metro, direction Chotkovy sady)
Valdštejnské náměstí: on Valdštejnské náměstí, before the intersection with Sněmovní street, at the stop of bus line no. 194
Change in bus operation
Between February 16 and March 31, 2023, route No. 194 will be in operation on its regular route. The Malostranské náměstí stop on the southern edge of Malostranské náměstí is being moved for it, approximately 30 meters before the intersection with Karmelitská street.
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