Radlická metro station will be accessible from Wednesday. After around ten months of construction, Prague Public Transport will put a new lift into operation – another step towards a more inclusive capital city.
Another step towards a barrier-free Prague: from Wednesday, 23 July 2025, Radlická metro station will be more accessible for people with reduced mobility. After around ten months of construction, Prague Public Transport (DPP) will put a new lift into operation – making Radlická the 48th barrier-free station in the Prague metro network.
The new lift connects the platform level with the accessible entrance area of the station. It is a cabin lift with a load capacity of up to 1,000 kilograms and space for 13 people. The cost amounted to around 62 million crowns.
Architecturally, the lift blends discreetly into the existing station design: the upper lift stop is located behind an artistic mosaic on the mezzanine level. Access to the lift is via a completely barrier-free corridor, which is level with the rest of the vestibule. The cabin itself is continuous, meaning passengers can enter on one side and exit on the opposite side.
On the platform, the lift ends a few metres before the staircase, offering passengers a direct view of the entire platform area. The technology is compact: the cabin overcomes a height difference of five metres, travels at a speed of one metre per second, and the drive mechanism is located directly in the shaft.
For Zdeněk Hřib, Prague’s First Deputy Mayor for Transport and Chairman of the DPP Supervisory Board, the new lift is more than just a technical detail: “Every new barrier-free station means greater freedom of movement – for wheelchair users, older people or parents with prams. Radlická is further proof that we are transforming Prague into a fairer and more accessible city. We will continue to pursue this path consistently.”
The next station to follow is already in the planning stage: the comprehensive modernisation of Flora station is set to begin in autumn 2025 – including new escalators and accessible lifts.
