Press releases
22.02.2017
Management board meeting report
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17.02.2017
Trains Will Run at a Speed up to 100 km/h from Ruzyně to the Airport
Správa železniční dopravní cesty has presented to the public a key part of a planned rail connection of the city of Prague with Václav Havel Airport Prague. The public presentation and discussion concerning the elaboration of project documentation of the project Modernization and a new construction of the line Praha-Veleslavín (including) – Prague-Václav Havel Airport (including) was held in the evening of 16 February, 2017 in the auditorium of the Faculty of Transportation of Czech Technical University in Prague.
09.02.2017
Hundreds of Millions of Crowns Will Help Increase Safety at Level Crossings This Year
Also this year, Správa železniční dopravní cesty continues to increase safety at level crossings. In the years 2013-2016 it has modernized a total of 276 level crossings for 2.3 billion crowns. The railway infrastructure administrator intends to continue in this trend this year as well as it plans to spend a total of 1.4 billion to increase safety at level crossings.
08.02.2017
An Exceptional Change in Rail Passenger Transport
Správa železniční dopravní cesty prepared by Monday, February 13 an exceptional change of timetable for rail passenger transport in 2017 on six lines. It happened in response to requests of carriers ČD and RegioJet.
26.01.2017
Podbeskydské Lines Await Electrification
The Central Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic approved The Feasibility Study Beskydy at the end of last year. An investment in the entire section
25.01.2017
Management board meeting report
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20.01.2017
Another Construction of the Railway Junction Plzeň Begins. Even Bridges over Mikulášská Street Will Be Repaired.
The next stage of modernization of the Plzeň main station was ceremonially launched today by a gesture of tapping on a railway track with the participation of representatives of the main investor Správa železniční dopravní cesty (SŽDC), of the co-investor the statutory city of Plzeň and of representatives of the Plzeň Region and others. The goal of the launched construction is rebuilding the junction to a state that corresponds to its importance and the current requirements for competitive rail services.
17.01.2017
New Traction Substation at Nymburk and Switching Station at Poříčany Ensure Safer and Faster Operation on a Key Line
Nymburk, 17 January 2017 – Today, Správa železniční dopravní cesty festively completed the reconstruction of the traction substation at Nymburk and construction of a switching station at Poříčany. The new converter station and switching station play a key role in ensuring safety and reliable operation in respective line sections. The necessity of this construction’s implementation was based primarily on growing requirements for railway lines’ power feeding.
12.01.2017
Ostrava Railway Junction Will Pass a Modernization Process, SŽDC Will Launch Project Preparation
The Central Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic discussed and approved the feasibility study of the railway junction Ostrava for further progress of project preparation. The winning option is a complete repair of a hitherto not modernized section of the railway junction Ostrava between stations Ostrava-Svinov and Ostrava hlavní nádraží including the establishment of a new outside-level rearrangement which removes collision runs of trains in individual directions.
16.12.2016
Správa železniční dopravní cesty Continues Repairing Dozens of Railway Station Buildings
This year, Správa železniční dopravní cesty started small repairs of five dozens of railway station buildings in the Hradec Králové, Liberec and Pardubice Region. Up to the end of the year, SŽDC will have invested more than 25 million Czech crowns. In most cases this concerns repairs of waiting rooms’ interiors, changing of windows and doors and a complete exchange of roof covering. The most expensive construction of the next year will be a repair of the glass roof over the passenger building hall in