SŽDC Launches the Second Stage of the Přerov Junction Reconstruction Amounting to over Three Billion Czech Crowns

Správa železniční dopravní cesty (SŽDC) concluded a contract for implementation of the second stage of the Přerov railway junction reconstruction which includes a rebuilding of the Dluhonice passing point and the adjacent inter-station sections. Construction works will be carried out by EUROVIA CS, Subterra, STRABAG Rail and GJW Praha companies for CZK 3.22 billion (VAT excluded). It should be finished by the end of 2021. The European Union will help to fund the reconstruction through the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) programme.

The second construction in the Přerov junction follows a preceding reconstruction of the entire local railway station. The current stage includes a reconstruction of the Dluhonice passing point and the reversing triangle of the lines Přerov – Prosenice, Dluhonice – Prosenice and Přerov – Dluhonice. The new Dluhonice trackage concept is based on the joint section of two double-track lines to Přerov and Prosenice and it is designed to maintain their direct continuation with four main tracks.

"The project will result in a new superstructure and substructure, overhead lines as well as communication and signalling equipment and also the building of grade-separated junctions. The objective of the construction is to improve driving comfort, to shorten driving times and to increase railway operation safety in the sections from Přerov to Dluhonice and Prosenice, including the so-called Dluhonice junction”, said Mr. Jiří Svoboda, Director General of SŽDC. Furthermore, electrical equipment, railway bridges and culverts will also undergo a reconstruction.

The current passenger building in Dluhonice will be demolished and replaced by new technological premises for safety and signalling equipment. The speed limit for trains passing through the station will increase to 130 kph and the trains will be able to continue at the same speed in the following inter-station section to Přerov. Both lines from Prosenice to the South will allow speeds of up to 160 kph.

The importance of the Dluhonice passing point exceeds any other passing points or intermediate stations as its railway infrastructure allows for trains from Prague and Olomouc to turn on the corridor line towards Ostrava or Vsetín, or to continue running in the direction of Přerov and Břeclav.

The overhead lines works will begin in April, especially in the sections from Dluhonice to Prosenice and Přerov, which will require daily closures. Continuous closures of individual line tracks with a greater rail traffic impact are expected to start this October.

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