New trolleybus line launched in Prague after 50 years

The city of Prague launched its first regular trolleybus service in half a century on Saturday. The new line is running from Palmovka through Prosek and Letňany to Čakovice-Miškovice. It is the first trolleybus serving the district of Letňany since 1954.

Trolleybus service was launched in the Czech capital in 1936 and reached its peak in 1959. The last route shut down in October 1972.

The new trolleybus service is just the first of seven trolleybus lines planned for Prague, including two routes to Václav Havel Airport and another linking Karlovo náměstí and Strahov Stadium.