Press releases

Prague, 20 July 2016 – Both Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration) and České dráhy (Czech Railways) participate in a long term on eliminating barriers and improving conditions for passengers with a physical handicap in railway transport. For passengers with a sight handicap, they gradually install leading or acoustic components and voice information systems at railway stations and in trains. Správa železniční dopravní cesty continues the work of České dráhy while eliminating barriers at passenger buildings and as their new owner it currently prepares setting unified and comprehensible rules for handicapped passengers in a project designated as Orientation and information system at railway stations and stops. The project involves also the Unified organisation for sightless and weak-eyed persons in the Czech Republic (SONS) and will concern both passenger buildings and underpasses, platforms and other publicly accessible premises of railway stations.

This year, the Ministry of Transport branch purchased again energy effectively on the stock exchange. The Ministry centralised its consumption with consumption of its organisations and purchased almost 300 thousand megawatt hours (MWh) of electrical power and more than 175 thousand MWh of natural gas for the next year by the intermediary of Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration - SŽDC). The purchase was carried out in July on the Czech Moravian Commodity Exchange Kladno and allowed decreasing costs of the whole branch by 30 million Czech crowns from year to year.

Vlkaneč (Kutná Hora District), 1 July 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Railway Infrastructure Administration) improved parameters of the railway line Kolín – Havlíčkův Brod in the section between stations Golčův Jeníkov – Vlkaneč. The main objective of this project is achieving a technical state for this line corresponding to EU parameters and standards.

Prague, 30 June 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Railway Infrastructure Administration) improved parameters of the so-called Sázava Pacific Train, i.e. the line Praha – Vrané nad Vltavou – Čerčany with a branch to Dobříš. The main objective of this project was achieving a technical state for this line corresponding to EU parameters and standards.

Slavkov u Brna, 29 June 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Railway Infrastructure Administration) has improved parameters of three sections of the line Brno – Uherské Hradiště, which is a part of “Vlárská line”. The main objective of these projects was to increase the line’s technical state to a level corresponding to European parameters and standards.

Lovosice, 29 June 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Railway Infrastructure Administration) reconstructed railway bridges on the single-track regional line Lovosice – Česká Lípa main station. Implementation of the project contributed to increase of traffic availability, shortening of travel times, and also provision of higher passenger comfort.

Brno, 28 June 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Railway Infrastructure Administration) has modernised the railway section between Brno-Maloměřice and Brno-Židenice. The main benefit of the project is an increase of the line speed and higher comfort and safety of passengers.

Tábor, 27 June 2016 – Správa železniční dopravní cesty (the Railway Infrastructure Administration) improved parameters of the South Bohemian line from Tábor to Ražice. The main objective of the project was to increase the line’s technical state to a level corresponding to European parameters and standards.

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Prague, 24 June 2016 – Today, directors of the Railway Infrastructure Administration, Czech Railways (ČD), and ČD Cargo signed a memorandum on cooperation in pursuit of a fundamental improvement of connection between Prague and Munich. On this line, the travel time is nearly six hours, which makes the railway transport uncompetitive. The unelectrified single-track section from Pilsen to Regensburg, which includes several dead points, is absolutely unable to attract customers of both passenger and freight transport.