Prague Metro and Tram Disruptions Planned for September 28 Weekend
Prague commuters should expect changes to metro and tram services from Saturday, September 26, through Monday, September 28, as maintenance work affects Metro Line C and tram routes in Libeň. Metro Line C will be suspended between Pražského povstání and Chodov for the entire long weekend. Trains will continue running between Letňany and Pražského povstání, while the southern section between Chodov and Háje will operate as a shuttle service. Four stations will be affected by the closure: Pankrác, Budějovická, Kačerov and Roztyly. Passengers can use replacement bus XC, which will run between Pražského povstání and Chodov via all four stations. Hundreds of railway sleepers to be replaced The closure will allow Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) workers to replace several hundred wooden sleepers with concrete ones. Once the work is completed, around 17,000 of the approximately 20,000 original sleepers between Florenc and Kačerov will have been replaced. DPP said the work is scheduled during long weekends because the materials used to secure the new sleepers need more time to harden than a standard weekend allows. Tram services suspended in Libeň Tram services will also be disrupted between Palmovka and Ke Stírce from early Saturday morning until 6 p.m. Monday. Several lines... The post Prague Metro and Tram Disruptions Planned for September 28 Weekend appeared first on Prague Morning .