Press releases

Správa železnic continues to be successful in obtaining grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in the new funding period 2021–2027. Five major construction projects were awarded grants in the second call of the programme. The grants in the total amount of CZK 10.9 billion will go into key constructions in the Prague junction, the Karlštejn – Beroun line section and the Havířov railway station.

Správa železnic has announced a public tender for the preparation of documentation for zoning decision for the new section of the VRT Moravská brána I (HSL Moravian Gate l), which will be extended from Prosenice to Brodek u Přerova. Twelve kilometres of the new high-speed line (HSL) will improve especially the transport service of the regional metropolis Olomouc.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport, Správa železnic, České dráhy (ČD) and Drážní úřad (the Czech rail national safety authority) signed a memorandum on long-term cooperation with the aim to address the unabating number of injuries on the railway. At the same time, they have symbolically launched a preventive safety campaign to highlight the risks of inattentive behaviour near the railway. The first part starts on social networks; it will focus primarily on the dangerous behaviour of the younger generation on the railway with the summer coming.

The network of double-track lines in the Czech Republic has recently expanded by approximately twenty kilometres between Sudoměřice u Tábora and Votice. The modernisation of this section was festively completed today by Správa železnic. The construction of the large-scale relocation brought, besides a higher railway capacity, also a significant increase in line speed. In addition, the trains will be even faster; instead of the current 160 km/h, it will be possible to travel at speeds of up to 200 km/h after the installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS).

Passengers at a total of twelve stations will soon be using so-called smart stops. They will be built by the STARMON company, which succeeded in the tender procedure of Správa železnic. First, it will create the project documentation and then implement the construction works as well. All this by the end of this year. The estimated value of the public contract was CZK 35.6 million, the winning bid was CZK 26 million.

Passengers in Lovosice will soon have a modern railway station. The construction, which is mainly aimed at building barrier-free access to all platforms in the station, was festively opened today by Správa železnic. Another positive feature will be the comfortable boarding of trains and the extension of the existing underpass under the entire track facility to Máchova Street. The reconstructed platforms will be opened at the end of this year.

Správa železnic and the French state railways group SNCF have been working together on the Czech high-speed lines (HSL) for 5 years. During this time, a detailed manual on how to design, build and operate the lines has been prepared. Thanks to this cooperation, the Czech Republic is already designing more than 300 km of new lines. Their technical design takes into account all the experience gained by French colleagues during more than 40 years of operation of TGV trains and the high-speed line system.

Správa železnic has launched the third Geographic Information System (GIS) for the planned network of high-speed lines (HSL). This time it is the section of the VRT Jižní Morava (HSL South Moravia) between Modřice and Šakvice. The portal will always show the last variant of the line routing in progress. People can make a question or comment about a specific place and the experts of Správa železnic will answer them directly through the system.

Soběslav became today the venue of the ceremonial completion of the modernisation of the line section between the local station and Doubí u Tábora. The result is a new construction of the double-track line, which will enable trains to run at up to 200 km/h after the installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS). They can now pass through the new section with a maximum of one hundred and sixty, but even so the travel times of trains connecting South Bohemia with Prague have been significantly shortened.

Planned modernisation of the second busiest railway station in the South Moravian metropolis has reached its final stage. Správa železnic announced a competition for the contractor for the comprehensive reconstruction of the Brno-Královo Pole station and adjacent sections. The passenger facilities will undergo a major transformation and a modern transport terminal will be built. Construction work is expected to start this September and should be completed by the end of 2025.