Praha Masarykovo nádraží
Praha Masarykovo nádraží | |
|---|---|
Masaryk railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Prague, Havlíčkova 1028/5 Hybernská 1014/13 |
| Coordinates | 50°05′17″N 14°25′59″E / 50.088°N 14.433°E |
| Owned by | Správa železnic |
| Platforms | 4(7) |
| Tracks | 7 |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Jan Perner Antonín Jüngling |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 54572362 |
| Fare zone | PID: P |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 August 1845 |
| Electrified | 1926-1928 |
Praha Masarykovo nádraží (English: Prague Masaryk railway station) is a terminal railway station near Republic Square (náměstí Republiky) in the New Town area of Prague, Czech Republic.
It was the first railway station in the city to serve steam trains, and the second oldest railway station in Prague (the first is Praha-Dejvice, formerly Bruska on the Lány Horse-drawn Railway). The station was designed by Antonín Jüngling and came into service in 1845.
During the Prague uprising against German occupation in 1945, the station was captured by the Waffen-SS on 8 May and 53 surrendered resistance fighters and non-combatants were massacred.
Nowadays the station only serves regional and suburban trains, because the larger Praha hlavní nádraží does not have enough capacity. In 2010 it served 48,838 trains and 9.6 million passengers. The station is currently being reconstructed, and will become the terminus of the planned railway connection with Václav Havel Airport Prague.