Daily ridership ca. 110,000 Locale Prague Number of stations 295 Began operation 2007 | System length 933 km (580 mi) Number of lines 33 Transit type Commuter rail | |
Operator(s) Czech Railways, KŽC Doprava a.s. (S34) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) (standard gauge) | ||
Esko Prague, or Linky-S (S-lines) is a commuter rail system in Prague, Czech Republic. It has been in operation under its current name since December 9, 2007. Esko is part of the Prague Integrated Transport system serving the city of Prague and the surrounding areas of the Central Bohemian Region. It is primarily operated by the Czech Railways.
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The system was significantly improved after the completion of the so-called Nové Spojení between southern and northern parts of the system in 2008. In 2008, commuter rail operations in the Moravian-Silesian Region also received the name Esko.
Lines
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{ } = section not part of the Esko-System
Since 2011 December, almost all local tracks in Central Bohemian Region were involved in the Esko numbering (some lines were enhanced and 13 new line numbers assigned). Three lines are interconnected with lines of RegioTakt Ústí nad Labem Region: S4+U4, S32+U32 and S40+U40.
Numbering system
The lines are numbered according to the following system: The main lines are numbered with one-digit numbers, starting east and following in the counter-clockwise direction. Then, the connecting lines (S12, S29, S41) are numbered with two-digit numbers, composing of the numbers of the main lines to which they connect. The lines named "R3" etc. are fast trains which run along the same tracks as the S-lines but still stop at multiple stations integrated into the PID system.
Plans for the future
In the future, it is planned to improve the system significantly, mostly by building new stations on existing lines, upgrading the lines, and integrating more of the existing lines to the system.
There are also plans to build completely new lines, such as a branch from the station Praha-Ruzyně to the Václav Havel airport.