updated 4/29/2024
Suspicious luggage was found in the lower hall of the main train station in Prague on the morning of Monday, April 29. The police and firefighters evacuated the entire building for that reason. A police pyrotechnician intervened at the scene, who later ruled out danger. The measures did not affect train traffic.
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Intervention of the police and firefighters at the main station on 29 April 2024. | Video: Diary/Radek Cihla
The police reported on the event on the X social network. The rescue service was also ready to intervene at the scene.
Source: Diary/Radek Cihla
The station building was closed for more than an hour. Due to the closure of the building, the Hlavní nádraží metro station on line C was also temporarily closed. Metro trains only passed through the station.
However, the event had no effect on rail transport and trains were not restricted in any way. As stated by the Railway Administration, only the access of passengers through the check-in hall to the platform was restricted.
Source: Diary/Radek Cihla
The police added that passengers could only enter the platforms from the north side of the station.
After twelve o’clock, the pyrotechnician eliminated the danger and the station building was reopened. “The police pyrotechnician examined the luggage and ruled out any danger. It was a large traveling suitcase with clothes. The police officers have now reopened the entire station building,” the police added to the incident.
