Two long-closed Prague metro stations set to reopen within months

Two Prague metro stations that have been closed for almost one year are nearing reopening, with Českomoravská on yellow line B expected to be the last to return to service, the Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) has said today.

DPP plans to reopen Českomoravská before March 25, 2026, in time for the World Figure Skating Championships at the adjacent O2 Arena, according to Daniel Šabík, the company’s head of communications. Returning to Prague for the first time since 1993, the competition is set for March 25-28.

The overhaul of Českomoravská, lying in the Prague 9 Libeň-Vysočany area, began Jan. 6 and was initially scheduled to finish by the end of this year. DPP later found that several supporting structures were in significantly worse condition than anticipated, prompting a need for additional structural interventions and pushing the reopening into the first quarter of 2026. The added repairs also required weekend closures originally not planned.

“All parties involved are trying to coordinate the work on the station's reconstruction so that it is completed as soon as possible,” Šabík said. The new station will also feature walls of art and bubble glass.

Pankrác station on the red C line, also closed since January this year, is advancing toward its own reopening: this week it received better news than Českomoravská. The station is undergoing reconstruction tied to the construction of a future transfer point to the new Line D.

Deputy Mayor Zdeněk Hřib said the city is cautiously optimistic about its schedule. “If there are no surprises, we could open Pankrác C before Christmas,” he said this week following a Prague councilors meeting. 

DPP officials say Pankrác, located in Prague 4 in the city’s Nusle area, is the more demanding project of the two. The reconstruction is closely linked to Line D construction that began in 2022 between Pankrác and Olbrachtova stations. Work at the station includes building the future transfer passage, along with replacing escalators and the elevator.

“A significant transformation is already visible in the lobby itself, which will be more airy, more open and with better access to the escalators,” said Prague 4 spokesman Aleš Berný.