From the start of service on Saturday 8 November until the end of service on Sunday 9 November, Prague’s Metro Line C is closed between the main railway station (Hlavní nádraží) and Vltavská while contractors hoist ten 30-tonne prefabricated beams into the station roof at Florenc C. The Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) has deployed replacement tram line XC that mirrors the metro route, but journey times are roughly 15 minutes longer, and trams cannot accommodate large luggage as easily as the metro.
The closure affects two critical mobility corridors. First, passengers transferring between long-distance trains at Hlavní nádraží and coaches bound for Brno, Bratislava and Vienna at Florenc coach station must allow extra time. Second, travellers using the AE Airport Express bus from the main station to Václav Havel Airport face platform changes and heavier crowds. German tour operators have already warned customers connecting from Frankfurt-and Munich-bound ICE services to budget an extra half hour.
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Business-travel administrators should alert assignees arriving this weekend to use taxi or rideshare alternatives if carrying heavy samples or exhibition materials. Companies reimbursing local transport costs may see higher expense claims because replacement trams require a standard PID ticket, whereas most hotel guests rely on pre-bought 30-minute metro tickets.
DPP says the works complete a two-year ceiling-strengthening programme and are timed to avoid weekday commuter peaks, but unions note that repeated weekend closures are eroding confidence among inbound conference organisers who depend on seamless rail-metro-airport links. The next significant outage on Line C is pencilled in for mid-December, when signalling will migrate to the new CBTC platform.
The closure affects two critical mobility corridors. First, passengers transferring between long-distance trains at Hlavní nádraží and coaches bound for Brno, Bratislava and Vienna at Florenc coach station must allow extra time. Second, travellers using the AE Airport Express bus from the main station to Václav Havel Airport face platform changes and heavier crowds. German tour operators have already warned customers connecting from Frankfurt-and Munich-bound ICE services to budget an extra half hour.
Business-travel administrators should alert assignees arriving this weekend to use taxi or rideshare alternatives if carrying heavy samples or exhibition materials. Companies reimbursing local transport costs may see higher expense claims because replacement trams require a standard PID ticket, whereas most hotel guests rely on pre-bought 30-minute metro tickets.
DPP says the works complete a two-year ceiling-strengthening programme and are timed to avoid weekday commuter peaks, but unions note that repeated weekend closures are eroding confidence among inbound conference organisers who depend on seamless rail-metro-airport links. The next significant outage on Line C is pencilled in for mid-December, when signalling will migrate to the new CBTC platform.
