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Hradčanská station

line A

Hradčanská — announced closure

The transport company has announced that Hradčanská will close from the beginning of January 2027 to replace its ageing escalators.

For about two months the closure will overlap with the reconstruction of Flora: it will be the first time Line A has two stations shut at once.

Source: notice from the Prague transport company, August 2026. Verified 6 September 2026.

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Hradčanská station — overview

Hradčanská station — Metro Praha

Hradčanská opened on 12 August 1978. It is stop 6 of 17 on Line A, between Dejvická and Malostranská. The timetable puts Můstek 5 minutes away and Muzeum 6 minutes away. On a weekday the PID timetable has 520 trains calling here in both directions, the first leaving at 04:41 and the last at 00:13.

The station in figures

Opened
12 August 1978
To Můstek
5 min
To Muzeum
6 min

Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, 6 September 2026.

Station service in the PID timetable

Line A
First trainLast train
weekday04:4100:13
weekend04:4100:13
Trains per weekday: 520 · at weekends: 294
Step-free access: No

PID timetable (data.pid.cz/PID_GTFS.zip), 6 September 2026. Train counts add both directions.

Around the station

Prague Castle (north entrance)
10 min walk
Alternative access to the castle complex via Chotek Park.
Chotek Park
3 min walk
Prague's oldest public park, with views over the Vltava.
Bílek Villa
5 min walk
Art Nouveau studio of sculptor František Bílek, now a museum.
Tělocvičná jednota Sokol Praha Dejvice I.
Sports centre · 150 m
VIBRO
Sports centre · 160 m
Jiří Menzel
Memorial · 210 m
Vladimír Clementis
Memorial · 210 m
Park Bachmačské náměstí
Park · 270 m

OpenStreetMap, 6 September 2026. Named places within 350 m, straight-line.

Onward connections

Trams(10)
12818202526919697
Buses(4)
131145907909

Lines calling at the same node, from the PID timetable, 6 September 2026. Depot runs excluded.

Station services

No step-free access
Platforms are not marked step-free in the PID timetable
Ticket vending machines
Buy and top up PID tickets right in the concourse
Lítačka
One card for the entire Prague integrated transport system
Information boards
Displays the arrival time of the next train on the platform
PID Lítačka (app)
Buy tickets and check connections on your phone
Security
CCTV system and transport authority oversight

Frequently asked questions

On Line A the first train leaves at 04:41 on a weekday and the last at 00:13. The times are computed from the PID timetable (data.pid.cz/PID_GTFS.zip) as of 6 September 2026 and are departures from this station. After the metro stops, night trams 91–99 and night buses in the 900+ series take over.

Hradčanská is on Line A of the Prague Metro. You can find the full list of stations and approximate travel times between them on the line’s page.

The PID timetable puts Můstek in 5 minutes, Muzeum in 6 minutes from Hradčanská, on a direct train with no interchange. The figures are the median running time of every train that covers the section and do not include waiting on the platform.

The ordinary PID fare applies: 39 CZK for 30 minutes, 50 CZK for 90. Details and reduced fares are on the Fares and tariff page.

No. The platforms at Hradčanská are not marked as step-free in the PID timetable. According to the operator DPP, 45 of the 57 stations in service are step-free; the line page shows which ones are nearest.

Strollers and folded folding bikes (carried as luggage) are allowed. Under PID rules a non-motorised bicycle travels free on the metro on any platform of the train except the first one behind the driver’s cab, with at most two bikes per platform. PID sets no fixed banned hours, but bikes can be refused when the train is crowded. E-bikes, e-scooters and similar electric vehicles are banned on the metro (an e-bike with its battery removed is the exception). Details: pid.cz/cykliste-v-pid.

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