Prague to unveil ‘Love Train’ for singles

Agence France-Presse

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Single in Prague? Just ride the soon-to-be-opened 'Love Train.'

LOVE TRIP. You can enter the 'Love Train' in Prague single and step out with someone promising. Photo from www.plus.google.com

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Prague underground commuters looking for love will soon be able to try their luck at romance in designated dating cars, a transport spokesman said Friday, May 17.

“People meet there, pass by each other, and if they like one another they can start a relationship,” Filip Drapal, spokesman for the Ropid company involved in the project, told AFP.

The special cars are part of a drive to make public transport more popular.

“We are planning a campaign to show people things they can do on public transport,” Drapal said.

So along with reading or studying, bored commuters will soon be able to flirt or pick up a date.

The Prague “Love Train”, which will promote a laissez-faire approach rather than strict speed-dating rules, is due to launch at the end of the year.

Drapal said the company was now deciding which of a train’s 5 cars would be most suitable, the number of trains to include and what kind of signage to display.

“We’re planning a poll of passengers. The carriage will be marked, and there will be information on the platform and inside the carriage, in foreign languages too.”

Passengers take some 1.5 million rides a day on the Prague subway’s 3 lines. The capital is home to 1.25 million people.

Drapal said no one will be forced to flirt in the special cars, but some passengers are still concerned.

“When I’m in a rush, I enter the first open door I see. I should watch out now and make sure no one starts seducing me,” said Petr Voracek, quoted by the DNES daily.

“As a notorious metro catcher I’m afraid I might become the butt of gossip,” added Karolina Vranova.

“What if someone sees me in the carriage and tells my boyfriend?” – Rappler.com

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