Jiřího z Poděbrad (Prague Metro)

Jiřího z Poděbrad (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iːɦo ˈspoɟɛbrat]) is a Prague Metro station on Line A.

Jiřího z Poděbrad
Prague Metro
Train approaching to the station
LocationJiřího z Poděbrad Square
Vinohrady, Prague 3
Prague
Czech Republic
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
History
Opened19 December 1980 (1980-12-19)
Services
Preceding station Prague Metro Following station
Náměstí Míru
toward Nemocnice Motol
 Line A Flora
toward Depo Hostivař

General information

The station was named after the eponymous square it lies under, which was named after George of Poděbrady. Jiřího z Poděbrad is an underground trispan station. The main materials used on walls and ceilings are anodized aluminium, marble and granite. The only exit leads to an underground vestibule, which is connected with the platform by escalator tunnel. The station was opened on 19 December 1980 as part of the extension of the line between Náměstí Míru and Želivského.[1]

At the beginning of the Radiohead song "A Reminder," the female voice of the Metro's automated announcement system can be heard announcing this station. It is also used in the song "Mind the Gap" by Calexico.

gollark: My name predates the evils of Golang.
gollark: Nope!
gollark: In fact, it could be incredibly purely functional if nobody used it! That way no evil IO could ever occur.
gollark: Because it gives IO actions to the runtime. Without one, no IO.
gollark: A true purely functional OS would in fact be incapable of any IO.

References
  1. Schwandl, Robert. "Praha". urbanrail.

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