The Prague Public Transit Company has commenced the comprehensive renovation of Flora Metro Station. The works include, among other things, new escalators, modernised technical facilities, and accessible lifts.
The Prague Public Transit Company (Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, DPP) has launched the complete refurbishment of Flora Metro Station. The investment, amounting to around 1.3 billion crowns, includes the replacement of the escalators, the modernisation of the transformer station, and the installation of lifts. Flora will thus become the 49th accessible station in the Prague Metro network.
The construction work will be carried out in several stages and is expected to last approximately 29 months in total. From 2 February 2026, the station will be closed for around ten months for the escalator replacement. Reopening is expected by late November/early December 2026. The lifts are scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of 2028.
“With the start of the reconstruction, we are modernising a station that will finally be fully accessible upon completion. The project includes new lifts, modernised technical facilities, and a refined public space. Today’s site visit has shown which works are planned and how long they will take. I am confident that we will work safely throughout the construction phase and keep the inconvenience for residents of Prague 3 and passengers to a minimum,” said Bohuslav Svoboda, Mayor of the Capital City of Prague.
The scale of the works at Flora Station is similar to the recently completed refurbishment of the neighbouring Jiřího z Poděbrad station. The reconstruction affects both public and technical areas. The station will be completely gutted, extensive waterproofing carried out, and the original three-part escalators of Soviet design replaced with modern, energy-efficient systems. Visibly for passengers, there will be new escalators, ceiling cladding, and wall panels. Unlike Jiřího z Poděbrad, Flora will also undergo a complete and complex modernisation of the transformer station technology without interrupting Metro Line A operations.
A central part of the works is providing step-free access from the platforms to street level. Flora will thus become Prague’s 49th accessible station. As at Jiřího z Poděbrad, access will be provided via two vertically stacked lift levels, connected by a short linking corridor. The lift construction is expected to be completed by spring 2028.
“In the first phase, lasting until early February 2026, preparatory works will take place while the station remains operational, with only necessary local closures. This will include the partial removal of cladding and preparations for the later full closure required for the escalator replacement and waterproofing works. From 2 February 2026, the station will close to allow all works to be carried out fully. We expect a closure of around ten months, similar to Jiřího z Poděbrad,” explained Jaroslav Kristen, Technical Director of DPP – Metro.
Flora Station is on Line A at a depth of 25.4 metres, making it one of the shallowest stations on the line. It consists of three halls with a central island platform 108 metres long and four underground levels. Only around one third of the station is publicly accessible, with roughly 70% used for technical facilities. Flora was opened in 1980 on the Náměstí Míru–Želivského section and has not undergone any comprehensive modernisation since then.
