Jiřího z Poděbrad (Prague Metro)

Jiřího z Poděbrad
Jiřího z Poděbrad
Prague Metro
	Train approaching to the station
Location	Jiřího z Poděbrad Square; Vinohrady, Prague 3; Prague; Czech Republic
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	19 December 1980
Services

Coordinates: 50°4′40.189″N 14°27′1.062″E / 50.07783028°N 14.45029500°E / 50.07783028; 14.45029500

Jiřího z Poděbrad (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iːɦo ˈspoɟɛbrat]) is a Prague Metro station on Line A.

General information[]

The station was named after the eponymous square it lies under, which was named after George of Poděbrady. Jiřího z Poděbrad is an underground trispan station. The main materials used on walls and ceilings are anodized aluminium, marble and granite. The only exit leads to an underground vestibule, which is connected with the platform by . The station was opened on 19 December 1980 as part of the extension of the line between Náměstí Míru and Želivského.^[1]

At the beginning of the Radiohead song "A Reminder," the female voice of the Metro's automated announcement system can be heard announcing this station. It is also used in the song "Mind the Gap" by Calexico.

Gallery[]

Jiřího z Poděbrad, the square above the metro station with Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord
Middle tunnel of metro station
Station name sign
Escalators