Prague’s historic Masaryk Station will shut down for a week in late July as part of an ongoing modernization project. During the closure, regional train services will be rerouted to other stations, primarily Prague’s Main Station, according to railway officials.
The closure begins Saturday, July 26, when the Railway Administration starts activating new safety equipment. Service will resume on the evening of August 1, coinciding with the reopening of the modernized section between Bubny and Výstaviště.
“This modernization, ongoing for more than a year, involves not only Masaryk Station itself but also connecting sections,” explained Railway Administration spokesperson Nela Eberl Friebová. “Construction crews have completed work on tracks beneath Krejcárek, and restrictions under Vítkov will end August 1st”.
The station upgrades include a new platform above the tracks and construction of covered platforms for new tracks 8 and 9 near Na Florenci Street, which will open to passengers in mid-December. The entire modernization project, costing nearly four billion Czech crowns, is scheduled for completion in August 2027.
Regional trains that normally travel through Český Brod and Lysá nad Labem to Kolín will temporarily begin and end their journeys at Prague’s Main Station. Additionally, the first weekend of August will see schedule changes at Main Station due to track maintenance, affecting both regional and long-distance services.
Passengers holding time-based Czech Railways tickets for Prague Masaryk Station and Prague Main Station can obtain replacement travel documents from train personnel or at Czech Railways counters, allowing them to use public transportation in selected sections during the disruption.