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T3 tramcar train at Křižovnické Square
Monday, February 27, 2006
The Prague Tram System is the largest tram system in the Czech Republic, consisting of 133 kilometres of track, 951 tram cars, and 35 lines. It is operated by Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s., a company owned by the City of Prague. The system serves over 340 million passengers a year. The first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, the first electric tram ran in 1891.
The horse-driven trams started to operate on September 23, 1875: Along the following route "Karlin - National Theater" (Karlín - Národní divadlo). The owner and the enterpreneur of this road was Eduard Ottlet, from Belgium. This way lead to the theater, along the "Narodni Trida" street. Tracks went approximately in direction of Metro Line B, Northwest of "Narodni Trida" toward Karlin.
In 1876 this way was extened west of the National Theater, through the "Ujezd" hub To the "Smichov Railway Station". Yet the new divisions were not completed yet;
In 1882 the horse tram network was still extended, that time up to Vinogrady and Zhizhkov. That' time it was a suburb of Prague, now its a cadestal part of the city.
In 1883 again, the size of the entire network in 19,43 kilometers. The entire network was managed by the general direction of Prague Tram.
In 1891 the first electric tram line was opened on Letna на (Letná is one of favourite walk places in Prague). This way lead from the upper terminal of the Letna Funicular, where the pavelion of Regional Aniversary Exhibition was located, to the place of nowadays exhibition on Oveneckou street. And then, after two more eyars, this line was extended to the Governor's Villa, "on 1,4 kilometer totally. The early tram electrification in Prage - in a deserve of the engineer, named František Křižek.
In 1896, on March 19го František Křižek opened another tram line, which leads from todays Florence newighborhood, to the Libeň and Vysočany cadestal areas. (Praha - Libeň - Vysočany) Being generated from the primary tram line, disturbing to the firstible character of the Exhbition pavelion, this way was too busy. It jointed the working districts of Prague with its living quarters in a center.
In 1897 without loosing any time, again the new tram line is opened. That time it was the out-of-town space. It was named, "Glavachkova electric railway, along the route (Smíchov - Košíře). later on, the new passenger railroad, named (Královské Vinohrady) was opened. The Praha - Vinohrady stretch spams 5,8 kilometers, has 17 stations, and further passes through Nove Mesto. THe route was formed by joining to the electric railway of Vinohrady cadestal area.
At another side of the city, thatnks to above-listed railway between Andel and Smichov, it alloved Prague tram to provie one-seat-ride between Kashirzhe and Vinohrady. Finally, the city enterprice, named the Prague Transportation Enterprice was formed.
In 1898 the horse railway was bought by this enterprice. ue to the this the construction of new track started along with electrification of the existing tracks.
In 1905 The electrification works were finished. Even the last horse tram routelast route of through the Charles Bridge was electrified (also a project of František Křižek) The tram route through the Charles Bridge worked till 1908.
The coming of war conflict with the fast pace, elaborated new strains to the network...
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