After eleven months of construction linked to the new Metro Line D, Pankrác station on Line C will reopen for passenger service on 19 December—more than two weeks ahead of schedule, city transport deputy mayor Zdeněk Hřib confirmed on social media. The overhaul replaces ageing escalators, installs a barrier-free lift and, crucially, creates an underground concourse that will provide a cross-platform transfer to Line D once that line opens later in the decade.
Pankrác sits near one of Prague’s fastest-growing office clusters, home to scores of multinational SSCs and tech start-ups that employ thousands of foreign professionals. During the closure, commuters faced a detour via Budějovická, adding up to 15 minutes to peak-hour journeys. The early reopening will therefore be welcomed by HR teams scrambling to arrange year-end travel for assignees based in the neighbouring Brumlovka and BB Centrum business parks.
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The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) says minor works will continue behind the scenes, but passenger flow will be unaffected. Companies should advise staff that temporary surface-bus arrangements will end at 14:00 on reopening day and that Myto street entrances will operate extended hours during the Christmas rush.
Urban-mobility analysts view Pankrác as a test case for how Prague intends to keep key interchanges operational while it builds Line D toward the southern suburbs—an area earmarked for thousands of new affordable apartments aimed at expatriates and returning Czechs alike. Better metro connectivity is expected to ease pressure on inner-city housing and reduce commute times for international staff, bolstering Prague’s attractiveness as a regional headquarters location.
Pankrác sits near one of Prague’s fastest-growing office clusters, home to scores of multinational SSCs and tech start-ups that employ thousands of foreign professionals. During the closure, commuters faced a detour via Budějovická, adding up to 15 minutes to peak-hour journeys. The early reopening will therefore be welcomed by HR teams scrambling to arrange year-end travel for assignees based in the neighbouring Brumlovka and BB Centrum business parks.
The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) says minor works will continue behind the scenes, but passenger flow will be unaffected. Companies should advise staff that temporary surface-bus arrangements will end at 14:00 on reopening day and that Myto street entrances will operate extended hours during the Christmas rush.
Urban-mobility analysts view Pankrác as a test case for how Prague intends to keep key interchanges operational while it builds Line D toward the southern suburbs—an area earmarked for thousands of new affordable apartments aimed at expatriates and returning Czechs alike. Better metro connectivity is expected to ease pressure on inner-city housing and reduce commute times for international staff, bolstering Prague’s attractiveness as a regional headquarters location.
