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Staroměstská
Prague Metro
General information
Location	Kaprova street Staré Město, Prague 1 Prague Czech Republic
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	28 metres
History
Opened	12 August 1978; 46 years ago (1978-08-12)
Services
Preceding station Prague Metro Following station Malostranskátoward Nemocnice Motol Line A Můstektoward Depo Hostivař

Staroměstská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstaromɲɛst.skaː]) is a Prague Metro station on Line A. It was opened on 12 August 1978 as part of the inaugural section of Line A, between Leninova and Náměstí Míru.

General information

The station is located under Kaprova street in the Old Town (its name means 'Old Town' ). There is currently one entrance through an escalator tunnel from the corner of Kaprova and Valentinská streets (with the Old Jewish Cemetery, Municipal Library and Rudolfinum within one or two minutes walk). There were also plans to build a second escalator tunnel with an entrance from the northeast corner of the Old Town Square which would use and show to the public a preserved cellar of a medieval house (like the ruins of a medieval bridge at Můstek station), but this has been postponed indefinitely due to financial constraints.

The architect of this station is Lubomír Hanel. The design is characteristic of the A line, with the ceiling and the walls tiled using anodized aluminum panels, and the pillars tiled with white marble.

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References

1. Schwandl, Robert. "Praha". urbanrail.
2. "Staroměstská". Metro Art (metroart.cz).

• Prague Metro stations
• Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in 1978