{"id":370539,"date":"2022-04-28T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=370539"},"modified":"2022-04-28T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T04:30:00","slug":"prague-goes-all-in-for-modern-and-green-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/prague-goes-all-in-for-modern-and-green-public-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Prague goes all in for modern and green public transport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A few mugs of beer undoubtedly went around at Prague City Hall in March following the Czech transport ministry’s decision not to obstruct an extension of the metro. It means that the construction of metro line D, which connects the north of the city with the south, can almost certainly be underway soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be a fully automated metro line, without drivers, with an estimated cost of 2 billion euros. That is a lot of money for a relatively poor country like the Czech Republic, but it is necessary if Prague – by far the largest city in the Czech Republic – wants to meet its climate targets, says Adam Scheinherr chair of the supervisory board at the DPP public transport company and responsible for the transport portfolio at city hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metro Line D is part of a multi-faceted climate plan in which public transport plays a key role. In addition to metro line D, for example, plans are already in place for another line around the center. This \u2018O’ circle line will have a capacity of 150,000 passengers per day, according to the latest draft proposal. It would become Prague’s fifth metro line with a length of 36 kilometers and 23 stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n