Kolbenova (Prague Metro)

Kolbenova
Kolbenova
Prague Metro
General information
Location	Kolbenova street; Vysočany, Prague 9; Prague; Czech Republic
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	26 metres
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	PID: Prague
History
Opened	8 June 2001; 23 years ago
Services

Kolbenova (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkolbɛnova]) is a Prague Metro station on Line B. It was opened on 8 June 2001 as an addition to the previously opened section of Line B.^[2]

History

This station was once a ghost station from 1998 to 2001. The station was in a state of suspended construction as the heavy industry factories it should have served were closed after the Velvet Revolution. Trains slowed when passing through the dimly lit station. As the whole industrial area was slowly revitalised, the station was finally completed.

The station is located on a street named in honor of Emil Kolben, an engineer and entrepreneur from Bohemia who died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.^[3]

References

^ "Tarifní pásma PID". Prague Integrated Transport (in Czech). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Praha". urbanrail.
^ Hatina, Bohuslav (19 September 2021). "Americký sen Emila Kolbena". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 22 January 2023.