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Trams in Prague
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of 144 km (89 mi) of standard gauge (1,435 mm) track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of 518 km (322 mi). It is operated by Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s., a company owned by the city of Prague. The network is a part of Prague Integrated Transport, the city's integrated public transport system.
Prague's first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891. Expansion plans were scaled down since the 1970s with the introduction of Prague Metro, however trams still serve a crucial transit and tourist element serving Prague's city centre as well as Prague's suburbs.
The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 373.4 million passengers in 2018, the highest number in the world after Budapest. Rolling stock for the network consists solely of trams built locally; mainly classic Tatra trams and low-floor Škoda stock.
In 1873, Bernhard Kollmann and Zdeněk Kinský founded the Anglo-Czech Tramway Company. On 5 March 1873, the company received a concession to build and operate a horse-drawn street railway using a horse-drawn tram. Financial reasons meant the plan was eventually not implemented.
The first tracks were laid in the streets of Prague from 3 or 4 May 1875, and the first railway section was laid along the former riding barracks (today's Palladium) to the former U Bažanta Inn, which stood on the site of today's YMCA Palace. The first route of the horse-drawn tram was put into operation by the Belgian entrepreneur Eduard Otlet on 23 September 1875 at 3:15 PM, on the Karlín - National Theater route.
This way lead to the theater, along the Národní Třída street. Tracks went approximately in direction of today's Metro Line B. In 1876, the track was extended west of the National Theater, through the Újezd hub to the Smíchov Railway Station. In 1882, the network was extended to Vinohrady and Žižkov. At that time, they were independent suburbs of Prague, but now they are incorporated into city. In 1883, the size of the entire network consisted of 19.43 kilometres (12.07 miles) of rail.
By 1886, various ideas had been floated for steam trams. On September 30, 1890, the mayor of Královské Vinohrady, Jan Friedländer, proposed to the Prague City Council the construction of three lines to serve the city of Královské Vinohrady with the idea to connect them with Prague. A special committee appointed by the Prague City Council rejected the project and recommended electric trams.
In 1891, Prague got its first electric tram line located in Letná, a popular place for recreation in Prague. This line cs:Elektrická dráha na Letné v Praze had mainly a promotional purpose and led from the upper terminal of the Letná funicular cs:Lanová dráha na Letnou to the pavilion of the Jubilee Exhibition through Ovenecká street. Two years later, the line was extended to the Governor's Summer Palace cs:Místodržitelský letohrádek extending the line to a total length of 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi). František Křižík, who owned Electric Railway company at the time, is credited as the creator of Prague's first electric tram line.
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Trams in Prague
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of 144 km (89 mi) of standard gauge (1,435 mm) track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of 518 km (322 mi). It is operated by Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s., a company owned by the city of Prague. The network is a part of Prague Integrated Transport, the city's integrated public transport system.
Prague's first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891. Expansion plans were scaled down since the 1970s with the introduction of Prague Metro, however trams still serve a crucial transit and tourist element serving Prague's city centre as well as Prague's suburbs.
The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 373.4 million passengers in 2018, the highest number in the world after Budapest. Rolling stock for the network consists solely of trams built locally; mainly classic Tatra trams and low-floor Škoda stock.
In 1873, Bernhard Kollmann and Zdeněk Kinský founded the Anglo-Czech Tramway Company. On 5 March 1873, the company received a concession to build and operate a horse-drawn street railway using a horse-drawn tram. Financial reasons meant the plan was eventually not implemented.
The first tracks were laid in the streets of Prague from 3 or 4 May 1875, and the first railway section was laid along the former riding barracks (today's Palladium) to the former U Bažanta Inn, which stood on the site of today's YMCA Palace. The first route of the horse-drawn tram was put into operation by the Belgian entrepreneur Eduard Otlet on 23 September 1875 at 3:15 PM, on the Karlín - National Theater route.
This way lead to the theater, along the Národní Třída street. Tracks went approximately in direction of today's Metro Line B. In 1876, the track was extended west of the National Theater, through the Újezd hub to the Smíchov Railway Station. In 1882, the network was extended to Vinohrady and Žižkov. At that time, they were independent suburbs of Prague, but now they are incorporated into city. In 1883, the size of the entire network consisted of 19.43 kilometres (12.07 miles) of rail.
By 1886, various ideas had been floated for steam trams. On September 30, 1890, the mayor of Královské Vinohrady, Jan Friedländer, proposed to the Prague City Council the construction of three lines to serve the city of Královské Vinohrady with the idea to connect them with Prague. A special committee appointed by the Prague City Council rejected the project and recommended electric trams.
In 1891, Prague got its first electric tram line located in Letná, a popular place for recreation in Prague. This line cs:Elektrická dráha na Letné v Praze had mainly a promotional purpose and led from the upper terminal of the Letná funicular cs:Lanová dráha na Letnou to the pavilion of the Jubilee Exhibition through Ovenecká street. Two years later, the line was extended to the Governor's Summer Palace cs:Místodržitelský letohrádek extending the line to a total length of 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi). František Křižík, who owned Electric Railway company at the time, is credited as the creator of Prague's first electric tram line.
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