Prague metro set to run until 1 am at weekends

Prague’s metro system is set to start running later at weekends, the news website idnes.cz reported. The board of the Prague Public Transport Co. voted on Monday to extend services on the city’s underground rail network on Friday and Saturday nights until 1 am from July 1. The news follows suggestions earlier this year that cost-cutting measures could lead to services ending at 11.30 pm, an idea which was met with some resistance from the public. Prague’s deputy major, Rudolf Blažek, said the number of police officers patrolling the metro system would increase this year from 210 to 270.