Emergency repair work will disrupt eight key tram lines in Prague's Žižkov

Prague's Žižkov district will for the next seven days experience a major disruption to its tram service due to repairs to the area’s water supply following a major fault. Tram traffic will be suspended along Seifertova Street – until approximately 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 28. Works began Tuesday evening.

According to Tomáš Mrázek, spokesman for Prague Waterworks and Sewerage (PVK), the repair work is necessary to fix a 150-millimeter water line running under the tram network in Žižkov. Furthermore, workers will inspect sewage connections during the period. Works will be undertaken on Sladkovského náměstí and Vlkova Street, disrupting public transport in the areas.

Six daytime tram lines (15, 24, 26, 29, 34, and 35) and two night lines (90 and 95) will have their routes changed during the repair period. Buses will be available as alternative transportation in the affected section, including the X9 from Milíčová to Žižkov freight station, X95 from Palmovka to Bílá labuť, and X98 from Olšanské hřbitové to Bílá labuť. 

Additionally, the Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) will introduce a replacement bus, the X15, which will run from Milíčová to Olšanské náměstí, Flora, and back to Milíčová.

According to DPP, tram number 15 will redirect from Náměstí republiky through Karlín, Palmovka and Biskupcova to the Želivského stop and Olšanská cemetery. Tram 26 will follow the same route, but will continue from the Žižkov Freight Station on its own path. Line 29 will head directly to Palmovka and Kobylisy from Krejcárek.

Tram 34 will run through Libeň Bridge, Bílá labuť, Prague’s Masarykovo nádraží, and Viktoria Žižkov. Tram 35 will operate on the Wenceslas Square, Jindřišská Street, Masarykovo nádraží, and Bílá labuť route.

The Czech capital is currently experiencing major tram-line repairs and works. Summer maintenance on many of Prague’s tram lines is presently disrupting 26 routes in the capital, with most of the changes affecting the city center and Holešovice. The construction of new tram lines on Wenceslas Square is also affecting transport in the area as well as changing the aesthetic of one of Prague’s focal points.