Press releases
29.11.2016
Project Preparation of Railway Connection between Veleslavín and Václav Havel Airport Gets Green Light
Modernisation of the line Praha – Kladno with a connection to Václav Havel Airport is a priority transport construction of the Czech government and one of the most extensive infrastructure projects in the Czech Republic in preparation. Today, Správa železniční dopravní cesty signed a contract with the winning association of companies Metropojekt and Sudop Praha for the preparation of project documents to the railway connection between the Prague quarter Veleslavín and Václav Havel Airport.
24.11.2016
SŽDC Protects Interests of the State and Will Reimburse Funds for Repairs of Praha-Hlavní nádraží to Avoid Penalty.
Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration) will transfer a sum amounting approximately CZK 500 Mio to the account of the company Grandi Stazioni Česká republika s.r.o. By this step, the railway infrastructure manager endeavours to prevent a purposeful abuse of contractual penalties should it wait with payment till the end of the lawsuit. The sum is based on an expert’s statement ordered by the state organisation itself due to purposeful un-cooperation of the company Grandi Stazioni (GS).
24.11.2016
Traveling on the Line Ústí nad Orlicí - Letohrad Now Faster and More Comfortable
Letohrad, 24 November 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty improved parameters of the rail line Ústí nad Orlicí – Lichkov in the section between stations Ústí nad Orlicí and Letohrad. The main objective of the project was putting it into a technical state corresponding to European parameters and standards.
22.11.2016
Another Double-Track Section Added on the South Bohemian Corridor
Veselí nad Lužnicí, 22 November 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty festively completed the upgrade of the line Ševětín - Horusice. It was one of the ongoing constructions of Rail Transit Corridor IV from Prague to South Bohemia.
15.11.2016
Revitalisation of the line from Bludov to Jeseník improved its parameters considerably
Ruda nad Moravou, 15 November 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration) festively completed the revitalisation of the line in the section Bludov – Jeseník. The main asset of the project is especially a line speed increase and a journey time decrease. The revitalisation also contributed to higher safety, travelling comfort and operation reliability of the line.
11.11.2016
Students tried out working as a train dispatcher
Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration - SŽDC) has been offering since last year already the possibility to try out some professions from the railway. Thanks to the project “Become a…. for one day”, students have the possibility to visit selected workplaces of the railway infrastructure manager and discover what work on a given position is like.
10.11.2016
42 line sections were equipped with diagnostics of running railway vehicles
Prague, 10 November 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration) introduced a system of diagnostics of railway vehicles running on many line sections. The project included the installation of 42 new indicators including evaluation workplaces’ and a control system with a task to evaluate measured values from a long-term point of view. The main objective of the project was especially increasing operation safety and reliability on the railway network.
08.11.2016
New traction substation at Oldřichov u Duchcova will ensure safer and more reliable railway operation
Oldřichov, 8 November 2016 – Today, Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration) festively completed reconstruction of the traction substation Oldřichov. The new converter station is crucial for ensuring safety and reliable operation on respective railway line sections. The necessity of this construction’s implementation was based especially on increasing demand for railway lines’ power feeding.
03.11.2016
Traveling by Train on the route Klatovy – Železná Ruda Is Due to Reconstruction Faster and Safer
Železná Ruda, 3 November 2016 - Správa železniční dopravní cesty has reconstructed almost a fifty-kilometre-long railway section between Klatovy and Železná Ruda. Festive completion of the extensive refurbishment took place in the premises of railway station Železná Ruda-Alžbětín which is situated directly on the Czech-German border. The main benefit of the project is particularly increasing the line´s speed and provision of more comfort and safety of passengers.
31.10.2016
SŽDC Begins with Reparation of the First Stations
Správa železniční dopravní cesty as the new owner of the station buildings declared after their transfer from ČD that it wanted to begin immediately with first repair works. When creating a list of buildings that need intervention most necessarily, SŽDC based it on their actual technical condition.