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Palmovka station was opened in 1990. The station was dug by a cut-and-cover method. The station is 203 m long with a 10 m wide platform without columns and has two entries that are connected to the platform by escalators. The first entry connects the station with surface tram lines and a pedestrian area, the other one connects the station to a bus terminal. |
Palmovka station was opened in 1990. The station was dug by a cut-and-cover method. The station is 203 m long with a 10 m wide platform without columns and has two entries that are connected to the platform by escalators. The first entry connects the station with surface tram lines and a pedestrian area, the other one connects the station to a bus terminal. |
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Name of the station and adjacent neighbourhood means 'Palm's Mansion/Villa' and derives from family name of 18th-century owners.<ref>http://www.ptejteseknihovny.cz/uloziste/aba001/2007-2009/historie-mestske-casti-palmovka-praha {{language icon|cs}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:37, 9 August 2012
Palmovka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpalmofka]) is a Prague Metro station on Line B and also a neighborhood in Libeň (Prague 8).
Palmovka station was opened in 1990. The station was dug by a cut-and-cover method. The station is 203 m long with a 10 m wide platform without columns and has two entries that are connected to the platform by escalators. The first entry connects the station with surface tram lines and a pedestrian area, the other one connects the station to a bus terminal.
Name of the station and adjacent neighbourhood means 'Palm's Mansion/Villa' and derives from family name of 18th-century owners.[1]
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