Press releases

After six months of testing, Správa železnic is launching the Datel (Woodpecker) mobile application, a useful assistant not only for summer train travels. Thanks to user feedback, the application is now clearer, easier to use and includes a number of new features. It is freely available in the App Store and Google Play.

The Central Commission of the Ministry of Transport approved the project concept for the reconstruction of the Brno railway junction. It is a crucial milestone in the preparation of the modernisation of the entire local junction and also the construction of the new main station in the South Moravian metropolis. The construction work itself is expected to take place between 2028 and 2035.

Správa železnic is starting to use new reflective labels with crossing numbers that are more visible. Within the pilot project, more than two dozen crossings in the Central Bohemia, Pilsen and Karlovy Vary Regions will be equipped with them. The aim is to improve the identification of level crossings and make it easier for drivers to navigate in crisis situations. It is a concrete contribution to the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD), which regularly falls at the beginning of June.

The only rack railway line in the Czech Republic will undergo a complete renewal. Správa železnic selected the contractor of the works, namely the company Chládek a Tintěra, Litoměřice. Its winning bid was in the amount of CZK 432,100,624. By the end of this year, special components of the rack rail and steel sleepers will be manufactured, and the closure will start on 15 April next year. The construction will be co-financed by the cross-border programme INTERREG Czech Republic – Poland 2021–2027.

Passengers in Pardubice can now use modern platforms that are conveniently accessible by lifts and escalators. In addition, some trains will start arriving at a new stop closer to the centre of the regional metropolis. This is the result of two constructions that were ceremoniously completed today by Správa železnic at Pardubice Main Station. The modernisation started in September 2020, the total cost amounts to almost CZK 6.36 billion. The construction of the Pardubice centrum stop cost another CZK 74 million. At the same time, work is beginning on the remaining part of the main station building.

In cooperation with Správa železnic and České dráhy, the Prevention Train for a Safe Railway is on its 16th journey across the country. Its aim is to make young people aware of how to behave in the vicinity of the tracks. This time the interactive lessons will take place at railway stations in Olomouc, Pardubice, Plzeň and České Budějovice.

Passengers in Lovosice can use lifts to all platforms, which are located on the level of modern trains. The reconstructed pedestrian underpass also connects parts of the city on both sides of the station. The builders will now focus on the station building, which is awaiting a complete renovation. Správa železnic will spend a total of CZK 680 million on the aforementioned construction works.

The project of modernisation of the railway line between Prague, the airport and Kladno continues successfully, the section between Bubny and Výstaviště has been under reconstruction for a year and a quarter. Work is proceeding at a fast pace, the construction of the four-track station in Bubny has progressed significantly, as have the connecting flyovers. They will replace both the crossing in Bubenská Street and the railway embankments that used to divide a large part of Holešovice.

Správa železnic today inaugurated the reconstructed station building in Beroun. The builders carried out a complete renovation of three interconnected buildings, namely the departure hall, the administrative building and the operational premises. In the publicly accessible part of the building, the layout has been changed, which has allowed the number of commercial units to be expanded. Passengers will also appreciate the overall improvement of the environment or the modern information system.

Opening ceremony of the combined check-in terminal for railway and bus transport took place in Vsetín today. Passengers at the station can also make full use of the new pedestrian underpass to individual platforms. This is a concrete result of the ongoing modernisation of the entire station, which began at the end of 2021 and will end this December.