Line(s) C Platform levels 1 Opened 9 May 1974 Tracks 2 | Platforms island platform Bicycle facilities No Level 1 | |
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Location I. P. Pavlova
Prague 2
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I. P. Pavlova is a Prague Metro station on Line C. It is in the Vinohrady district of Prague. I. P. Pavlova is the busiest station on the Prague Metro, serving more than 118,000 people daily as of 2008. Above the station is I. P. Pavlov Square (Czech: náměstí I. P. Pavlova), which is named after Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Both the station and the square are shortened by locals to diminutive names such as Pavlák, Ípák, or Ípáč.
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History
I. P. Pavlova station was opened on 9 May 1974. During construction of the station, the remains of a decorative sculpture of a Baroque bastion were found. This sculpture can now be seen next to the ticket office inside the station.
The station, which only has exits at one end of the platform, had three escalators until reconstruction in the 1990s, when a fourth was introduced.
In 2011, it was announced that I. P. Pavlova was one of five metro stations selected for redevelopment, whereby a lift will be installed to enable disabled access to the station. The construction has a projected completion date of 2014.
Tram services
I. P. Pavlova is also a major tram stop on the Prague tram system. Trams connect I. P. Pavlova with Náměstí Míru on Line A and Karlovo náměstí on Line B. Tram services 4, 6, 10, 11, 16 and 22 (daytime services) stop at this station. At night I. P. Pavlova is also served by trams, with services 51, 56, 57 and 59.
In popular culture
I. P. Pavlova is the subject of a song by David Koller, entitled "Lajka z I.P. Pavlova".