Esko Prague is a commuter rail system in Prague

Prague

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. It has been in operation under its current name since December 9, 2007. Esko is part of the Prague Integrated Transport system serving the city of Prague and the surrounding areas of the Central Bohemian Region. It is operated by the Czech Railways

Ceské dráhy

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The system was significantly improved after the completion of the so-called New Connection between southern and northern parts of the system in 2008. In 2008, commuter rail operations in the Moravian-Silesian Region

Moravian-Silesian Region

Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...

 also received the name Esko

Esko Moravian-Silesian Region

Esko Moravian-Silesian Region is an upcoming commuter rail system in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its operation under the current name begins at 14 December 2008. Esko is part of the ODIS Integrated Transport system serving the Moravian-Silesian Region. The Esko trains are...

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Lines

Line	Stretch	Length /km	Stations	Operations	Interval	Remarks
S1	Praha Masarykovo nádraží – Praha-Libeň – Poříčany Poříčany Poříčany is a village and municipality in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Some scenes of the movie Hostel were filmed in this village.-References:...  – Kolín Kolín Kolín is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic some east from Prague, lying on the Elbe river.-History:Kolín was founded by king Přemysl Otakar II in the 13th century, first mentioned in 1261. Later on, 1437, a castle was founded here...	62	19	Full-week	30 min.	combines with S7 for 15min intervals on common tracks on weekdays.
S12	Poříčany Poříčany Poříčany is a village and municipality in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Some scenes of the movie Hostel were filmed in this village.-References:...  – Nymburk Nymburk Nymburk is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located 45 km east of Prague on the Elbe River. It is also home to the Czech men's basketball team ČEZ Basketball Nymburk...	15	6	Full-week	1h
S2	Praha Masarykovo nádraží – Praha-Vysočany - Lysá nad Labem Lysá nad Labem Lysá nad Labem is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,500 inhabitants.The first historical references date back to 1052. In 1291, Queen Guta issued a charter to unite settlements of the Lysá estate into one economical unit.-External links:* *...  – Nymburk Nymburk Nymburk is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located 45 km east of Prague on the Elbe River. It is also home to the Czech men's basketball team ČEZ Basketball Nymburk...  – Kolín Kolín Kolín is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic some east from Prague, lying on the Elbe river.-History:Kolín was founded by king Přemysl Otakar II in the 13th century, first mentioned in 1261. Later on, 1437, a castle was founded here...	73	20	Full-week	1h.
S20	Praha Masarykovo nádraží – Praha-Vysočany - Lysá nad Labem Lysá nad Labem Lysá nad Labem is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,500 inhabitants.The first historical references date back to 1052. In 1291, Queen Guta issued a charter to unite settlements of the Lysá estate into one economical unit.-External links:* *...  – Milovice Milovice Milovice may refer to several Czech villages:* Milovice * Milovice u Hořic* Milovice * Milovice...	73	9	Working days only	1h.	combines with S2 for 30 min. interval on common tracks
S3 / R3	Praha-Vršovice – Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest and most important railway station in Prague in the Czech Republic. It was originally opened in 1871 and named Franz Joseph I after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1953 the station was called Wilson station after former...  – Neratovice Neratovice Neratovice is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 16,400 inhabitants. The Spolana chemical plant resides there. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area....  – Všetaty (- Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, on the left bank of the Jizera river about 50 km northeast of Prague.Founded in the second half of the 10th century by King Boleslav II as a royal castle...  - Turnov Turnov Turnov is a town on the Jizera river in the northern Czech Republic. It has about 14,500 inhabitants and lies in the southern part of Liberec Region. It is a traditional center for gemstone polishing, glass craftmanship and arts....  - Tanvald Tanvald Tanvald is a town in the northern Czech Republic. Its population was 6,836 as of August 28, 2006.The town has direct rail connection with Prague and Dresden. Traffic on the railway line to Jelenia Góra in Poland was restricted in 1945; the trains terminate in Harrachov... )	43	13	Full-week	1 h. working days, 1-2 h. weekends
S4 / R4	Praha Masarykovo nádraží – Kralupy nad Vltavou Kralupy nad Vltavou Kralupy nad Vltavou is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. The city lies on the Vltava River some north of Prague, the capital of both the Czech Republic and the Central Bohemian Region...  - Vraňany Vraňany Vraňany is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. In 2006 it had a population of 897.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....  - Hněvice (- Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...  - Děčín Decín Děčín is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in the north of the Czech Republic. It is the largest town and administrative seat of the Děčín District.-Geography:... )	40	17	Full-week	30 min. peak, 1 h. off-peak
S41	Praha-Hostivař - Praha-Libeň – Praha-Holešovice – Roztoky u Prahy	14	5	Working days only	30 min.
S5 / R5	Praha Masarykovo nádraží – Kladno Kladno Kladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people...  (- Rakovnik Rakovník Rakovník is a town in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic located between the cities of Prague and Plzeň. It has a population of approximately 16,000.- Trade and business :... )	31	10	Full-week	1 h.
S6	Praha-Smíchov – Rudná u Prahy Rudná (Prague-West District) Rudná is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located about 15 km west of Prague along an old road to Beroun and Pilsen. Nowadays a parallel D5 motorway runs just north of the town...  – Beroun Beroun Beroun is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area. It is located 30 km southwest of Prague and has a population of 18,930 . It lies on the confluence of Berounka and Litavka rivers.Despite its small size, it is an...	34	12	Full-week	30 min. peak, 1 h. off-peak, weekends irregular
S65	Praha-Smíchov – Praha-Jinonice – Hostivice Hostivice Hostivice is a town in the Czech Republic, a suburb on the west border of Prague. Its population is about 6,500. It is close to the international airport Praha-Ruzyně and on the main road from Prague to Karlovy Vary .-External links:...		7	Full-week	1 h.
S7	Úvaly Úvaly Úvaly is a town in the Czech Republic.-External links:*...  - Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest and most important railway station in Prague in the Czech Republic. It was originally opened in 1871 and named Franz Joseph I after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1953 the station was called Wilson station after former...  – Smíchov Smíchov Smíchov is a district of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is located on the west bank of the Vltava river....  – Karlštejn Karlštejn (Beroun District) Karlštejn is a market town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.In 1952, it was named after Karlštejn Castle.-External links:*...  – Beroun Beroun Beroun is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area. It is located 30 km southwest of Prague and has a population of 18,930 . It lies on the confluence of Berounka and Litavka rivers.Despite its small size, it is an...	43	13	Full-week	15 min. peak, 30 min. off-peak
S8	Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest and most important railway station in Prague in the Czech Republic. It was originally opened in 1871 and named Franz Joseph I after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1953 the station was called Wilson station after former...  – Praha-Vršovice – Praha-Zbraslav - Čerčany Cercany Čerčany is a village in Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 2,617.- External links :...	57	23	Full-week	irregular
S80	Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest and most important railway station in Prague in the Czech Republic. It was originally opened in 1871 and named Franz Joseph I after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1953 the station was called Wilson station after former...  – Praha-Vršovice – Praha-Zbraslav - Dobříš Dobríš Dobříš is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with about 8,600 inhabitants the second largest town in Příbram District, located south of Prague. It is part of the Prague metropolitan area....	52	21	Full-week	irregular
S9	Praha-Vysočany - Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest and most important railway station in Prague in the Czech Republic. It was originally opened in 1871 and named Franz Joseph I after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1953 the station was called Wilson station after former...  – Čerčany Cercany Čerčany is a village in Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 2,617.- External links :...  – Benešov Benešov Benešov is a town in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, about southeast of Prague. The Konopiště castle and the Czech national mountain Blaník are near the town.-History:...	49	18	Full-week	15 min. peak, 30min off-peak
Total		515	158

Since 2011 December, almost all local tracks in Central Bohemian Region were involved in the Esko numbering (some lines were enhanced and 13 new line numbers assigned). Three lines are interconnected with lines of RegioTakt Ústí nad Labem Region: S4+U4, S32+U32 and S40+U40.

Numbering system

The lines are numbered according to the following system: The main lines are numbered with one-digit numbers, starting east and following in the counter-clockwise direction. Then, the connecting lines (S12, S29, S41) are numbered with two-digit numbers, composing of the numbers of the main lines to which they connect. The lines named "R3" etc. are fast trains which run along the same tracks as the S-lines but still stop at multiple stations integrated into the PID system.

Plans for the future

In the future, it is planned to improve the system significantly, mostly by building new stations on existing lines, upgrading the lines, and integrating more of the existing lines to the system.

There are also plans to build completely new lines, such as a branch from the station Praha-Ruzyně to the eponymous airport

Ruzyne International Airport

-Ruzyně today:Most flights depart Ruzyně Airport from the North Terminals . The South Terminals handle a few irregular flights, as well as VIP flights, special flights and small aircraft....

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External links

• Czech Railways (Czech)
• Network map
• Prague-Kladno (Czech) - website of the project to upgrade the Prague-Kladno line (S5) together with building a branch to the airport