Luka (Prague Metro)
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Prague Metro
The Prague Metro is a subway, underground public transportation network in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the fastest means of transportation around the city and serves about one and a half million passengers a day, which makes it the seventh busiest metro system in Europe and the most-used in the...
station on Line B
Line B (Prague Metro)
Line B is a line on Prague Metro. Chronologically the third to open, it was first opened in 1985 and continued to expand in the 1990s. Currently it is the longest line in the network with 24 stations and of track.-History:-External links:...
opened in 1994. It is located at Mukařovského street in the suburb of Stodůlky
Stodůlky
Stodůlky, , is a cadastral area in Prague, Czech Republic. Originally a village , later municipality , it remained a predominantly agricultural settlement until 1960s...
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Luka is a surface type station with an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
and one staircase exit. The name, which literally means Meadow
Meadow
A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants . The term is from Old English mædwe. In agriculture a meadow is grassland which is not grazed by domestic livestock but rather allowed to grow unchecked in order to make hay...
s, is shared with the surrounding housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
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External links
- http://www.angrenost.cz/metro/b/lk.php Gallery and information (English)