Reconstruction of Prague’s Masaryk Railway Station kicks off

Reconstruction work at the Masaryk Railway Station in Prague got underway on Thursday. The reconstruction will involve building a platform above the track, providing better connection with Florenc metro and bus station and adding two more tracks to the current seven.

The redevelopment, which is expected to cost some CZK 3.4 billion, is due to be finished in 2027. The construction was officially launched on Thursday afternoon by Transport Minister Martin Kupka, head of the Railway Administration Jiří Svoboda and Prague City Hall representatives.

Masaryk railway station is the oldest railway station in the capital, with up to 30,000 passengers passing through every day. After the reconstruction of the line from Prague to Kladno and Václav Havel Airport in Ruzyně, the station will be the starting point of the railway to the airport.