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in 1914 and did not reopen after the end of hostilities. The construction of a new funicular, in which only Prague workers participated, began on 4 November 1931. Both of the original railway stations were demolished, with the rails and the wagons dismantled. Two new cars built by Ringhoffer were put
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in 1965 caused the service to be suspended, and it was not resumed until 1985. At that time new cars were provided and the track was reconstructed, but the original machinery retained. Both new cars were imported to Prague on 7 February 1985 and re-railed onto the track the next day. On 17 April
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between 3 and 10 May 1932. At the turn of May and June, test drives were carried out, followed by a successful technical-police test, and on 5 June 1932, regular operation began. The intermediate stop Nebozízek was put into operation approximately one month later, on July 9.
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The funicular has three stops: Újezd (at the bottom of the hill), Nebozízek (the middle station) and Petřín (at the top of the hill). The funicular operates daily from 9 am to 11:30 pm, with the interval being between 15 and 20 minutes. Regular timed tickets of
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tests began, and on 9 May 1985, a test operation without passengers began. The ceremonial opening of regular operation took place on 15 June 1985. On 19 July of the same year, the intermediate stop Nebozízek was put into operation.
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According to Czech legend, the name of the middle station Nebozízek stems from an incident in which little son of
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Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity
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Page on the Petřín funicular from DP Praha's official web site
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Prahy. 668: 286:with a length of 383 metres (1,257 ft) and 282:The line was originally opened in 1891, as a 630:Article on the Petřín funicular from Funimag 296:This original line closed with start of the 572: 697:Transport infrastructure completed in 1891 692:Metre gauge railways in the Czech Republic 677:Funicular railways in the Czech Republic 575:"Etymologie petřínského názvu Nebozízek" 359: 348: 340: 266: 254: 669: 598: 536: 508: 502: 490: 478: 466: 436:"Revamped funicular enjoys third life" 433: 516:"Public Funiculars of Czech Republic" 338:can be used on the Petřín funicular. 238: 429: 427: 425: 247:, the local public transit system. 13: 434:Wilson, Felice (6 December 2000). 14: 713: 618: 422: 309:The line operated throughout the 27: 592: 566: 542: 410: 1: 404: 128:0.510 km (0.317 mi) 385:which actually means little 328: 44: 7: 392: 336:Prague Integrated Transport 245:Prague Integrated Transport 10: 718: 399:List of funicular railways 250: 368: 353:Train passes through the 263:track, early 20th century 230:district with the top of 190: 182: 146: 132: 124: 119: 104: 99: 91: 81: 76: 68: 50: 40: 35: 26: 21: 682:Rail transport in Prague 186:130 m (430 ft) 599:Fojtík, Pavel (2001). 365: 357: 346: 303:standard-gauge railway 279: 264: 212:Lanová dráha na Petřín 211: 45:Lanová dráha na Petřín 653:50.08194°N 14.39667°E 601:Po kolejích na Petřín 550:"Funicular to Petřín" 363: 352: 344: 270: 258: 278:of the first version 240:[ˈpɛtr̝̊iːn] 236:Czech pronunciation: 649: /  448:on 16 December 2013 284:metre-gauge railway 16:Funicular in Prague 658:50.08194; 14.39667 375:Emperor Charles IV 366: 358: 347: 280: 265: 95:2 funicular trains 573:Prahaneznama.cz. 345:Nebozízek station 301:on the retracked 216:funicular railway 200: 199: 183:Highest elevation 709: 664: 663: 661: 660: 659: 654: 650: 647: 646: 645: 642: 614: 587: 586: 584: 582: 570: 564: 563: 561: 560: 546: 540: 534: 528: 527: 525: 523: 512: 506: 500: 494: 488: 482: 476: 470: 464: 458: 457: 455: 453: 444:. Archived from 431: 420: 414: 311:Second World War 242: 237: 222:capital city of 204:Petřín funicular 178: 172: 170: 169: 165: 162: 154: 133:Number of tracks 115: 113: 46: 31: 22:Petřín funicular 19: 18: 717: 716: 712: 711: 710: 708: 707: 706: 667: 666: 657: 655: 651: 648: 643: 640: 638: 636: 635: 621: 611: 595: 590: 580: 578: 571: 567: 558: 556: 548: 547: 543: 535: 531: 521: 519: 514: 513: 509: 501: 497: 489: 485: 477: 473: 465: 461: 451: 449: 441:The Prague Post 432: 423: 415: 411: 407: 395: 371: 331: 298:First World War 253: 235: 226:. 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Petřín
Prague
Czech Republic
Funicular
Single track
passing loop
Track gauge
standard gauge
Maximum incline
Czech
funicular railway
Czech
Prague
Malá Strana
Petřín
[ˈpɛtr̝̊iːn]
Prague Integrated Transport

third rail

brake
wheelset
metre-gauge railway
water balance
propulsion
First World War
standard-gauge railway
Second World War
Spartakiads

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