Public alerted to emergency button in the metro

The Prague Metro Authority is alerting the public to the fact that if a person falls onto the tracks in the metro there is an emergency button which will immediately stop an oncoming train. The metro authority says that people often don't know about it, which leads to tragic situations. Last week a metro train killed a blind man who fell onto the tracks at Křižíkova station. People lost time calling a police helpline, although the emergency button was close by. A similar case happened this Thursday when a drunk man fell onto the tracks at Jiřího z Poděbrad station, but luckily he picked himself up and other passengers helped him back onto the platform.

The emergency buttons are located on the platforms for each track separately. They are usually at the beginning and end of the platform, on the walls or on a pillar. There is a protective glass on them, which breaks when pushed.