New low-floor trams enter daily service in Prague

Prague has introduced a new generation of trams into regular service for the first time in almost twenty years. From Monday 3 November, the first seven Škoda ForCity Plus 52T trams will run with passengers on line 12 between Lehovec and Sídliště Barrandov. All 20 trams from the first batch, valued at around 1.2 billion Czech crowns and co-financed by the EU, are expected to be in service by the end of the year.

The vehicles completed testing in early September and received approval from the Czech Railway Authority in mid-October, after which they were officially handed over to the Prague Public Transport Company (DPP). Initially, all seven trams will run on line 12, where they will account for roughly one-third of services, before further units are gradually deployed from the Hloubětín depot onto additional routes.

The new Škoda 52T trams are fully low-floor and offer a more spacious interior with wider passageways, full air-conditioning using an environmentally friendly refrigerant, and a modern passenger information system. Equipped with electromechanical brakes and energy-recovery technology, the vehicles are designed to reduce both energy consumption and maintenance costs, supporting a greener and more efficient public transport network for Prague.

Author: Anna Vasilenka

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