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'''Line C''' ({{Langx|cs|Linka C}}) is a line on the [[Prague Metro]]. It crosses the right-bank half of the city center in the north-south directions and turns to the east at both ends of the line. It is the system's oldest and most used line, being opened in 1974 and transporting roughly 26,900 persons per hour in the peak. The line is {{Convert|22.41|km|mi}} long and includes 20 stations, journey from one end to the other taking approx. 35 min.

==History==
[[File:Metro Střížkov 6.jpg|thumb|Exterior entrance to [[Střížkov (Prague Metro)|Střížkov station]]]]
[[File:Muzeum metro C 2628.JPG|thumb|The line C platform at [[Muzeum (Prague Metro)|Muzeum]]]]

===Segment I.C===
Construction was started in 1966 on an underground rapid tram line. One year later, the project was changed to a [[rapid transit|metro]] line. This segment, leading from [[Florenc]] to [[Kačerov]], was opened on May 9, 1974. It is {{Convert|6.6|km|mi}} long and includes 9 stations and a train depot at Kačerov. It is mostly built using [[cut-and-cover]] technology, except for [[Tunnel#Boring_machines|bored]] tunnels around the [[Pankrác]] station and crossing of the Nusle valley inside the [[Nusle Bridge]]. Between the [[Muzeum]] and [[Hlavní nádraží (Prague Metro)|Hlavní nádraží]] stations is the shortest distance in the system (ca. 400 m).

Interior of the stations on this segment is made mostly using marble blocks, the main exceptions being [[Vyšehrad (Prague Metro)|Vyšehrad]] with large glass windows and  [[Budějovická]] with limestone blocks.

===Segment II.C===
In 1975 commenced the construction of the second segment, going from Kačerov to large housing estates in the southern parts of the city. It is {{Convert|5.3|km|mi}} long and includes five stations. Interior decoration consists mostly of ceramic tiles, except the end station [[Háje (Prague Metro)|Háje]], using limestone blocks and aluminium tiles.

===Segment III.C===
The third segment, connecting [[Holešovice]] district with the city center, was opened in 1984. It is {{Convert|2.2|km|mi}} long and includes two stations. Its stations are decorated by ceramic tiles similar to the second segment, but here they are larger.

===Segment IV.C===
The fourth segment is the only one in the history of Prague metro, which has been divided into two construction segments

====Segment IV.C1====
The segment IV.C1, opened in 2004, extends from [[Nádraží Holešovice]] to the temporary terminus [[Ládví]]. It is {{Convert|4.0|km|mi}} long and contains two stations.
Construction of this segment, which began in 2000, is perhaps the most difficult in the history of the Metro. Unique technology was used in constructing the tunnel under the river [[Vltava]]: The concrete tunnel tubes were made in a [[dry dock]] on the shore, the riverbed was excavated and the tubes were then laid down into the pits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrostav.cz/en/news/press_releases/detail?id=17 |title=Metrostav Press Release |language=cs |publisher=Metrostav, member of DDM Group |date= |accessdate=2014-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219102209/http://www.metrostav.cz/en/news/press_releases/detail?id=17 |archive-date=2014-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The tunnels were due to the elimination of the [[piston effect]], which is unpleasant to passengers in the stations, built as double-track.
Station Kobylisy is the first and as of 2008 only single-vaulted bored station in the prague metro.
This segment holds several records in the Prague metro:
* Longest distance between two stations – Nádraží Holešovice and Kobylisy, 2,748 m
* Highest above-sea-level station – Ládví, {{Convert|282|m|ft}}
* deepest station below surface on line C – Kobylisy, {{Convert|31|m|ft}}
* Highest climb between two stations – Nádraží Holešovice and Kobylisy, {{Convert|120|m|ft}}

====Segment IV.C2====
After opening of the previous segment, the construction immediately continued in the direction of [[Prosek, Prague|Prosek]] and [[Letňany]]. The construction lasted almost 4 years until it was opened on May 8, 2008. The segment from [[Ládví]] to [[Prosek (Prague Metro)|Prosek]] is built using cut-and-cover methods, while the segment from Prosek to Letňany is mostly bored. It is {{Convert|4.6|km|mi}} long and contains 3 stations.

===Summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Segment!!Date opened!!Length
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Florenc]]-[[Kačerov]]
| May 9, 1974
|6.6&nbsp;km
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Kačerov]]-[[Háje (Prague Metro)|Háje]]
| Nov 11, 1980
|5.3&nbsp;km
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Florenc]]-[[Nádraží Holešovice (Prague Metro)|Nádraží Holešovice]]
| Nov 3, 1984
|2.2&nbsp;km
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Nádraží Holešovice (Prague Metro)|Nádraží Holešovice]]-[[Ládví (Prague Metro)|Ládví]]
| Jun 26, 2004
|4.0&nbsp;km
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ládví (Prague Metro)|Ládví]]-[[Letňany (Prague Metro)|Letňany]]
| May 8, 2008
|4.6&nbsp;km
|-
|'''Total:'''
|''20 stations''
|'''22.7&nbsp;km'''
|}

==Rolling stock==
*Ечс: 1974 - 1997
*81-71: 1978 - 2003
*81-71M: 1996 - 2005
*Siemens M1: 2001 - present

==Name changes==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Station!!Previous name(s)!!Years
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Florenc]]
|Sokolovská
|1974–1990
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Vyšehrad (Prague Metro)|Vyšehrad]]
|Gottwaldova
|1974–1990
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pankrác (Prague Metro)|Pankrác]]
|Mládežnická
|1974–1990
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Roztyly]]
|Primátora Vacka
|1980–1990
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Chodov (Prague Metro)|Chodov]]
|Budovatelů
|1980–1990
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Opatov (Prague Metro)|Opatov]]
|Družby
|1980–1990
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Háje (Prague Metro)|Háje]]
|Kosmonautů
|1980–1990
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Nádraží Holešovice (Prague Metro)|Nádraží Holešovice]]
|Fučíkova
|1984–1990
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://subway.photos/portfolio/prague-line-c/ Architecture photo series of all stations of C line (Prague Metro)]

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