Press releases

The first vending machine for quality filtered water in your own bottle was launched today at Prague Main Station. This is the first of twelve filtration stations that Správa železnic, together with the startup Lokni, will install at railway stations in the Czech Republic as part of the project Plastic-Free Railway. Instead of buying bottled water, you can get sparkling or still water from a trusted source. Thanks to the new tariff Nádraží (Station), every passenger can get half a litre of still water a day for free.

Správa železnic has progressed in the preparation of the process of funding the modernisation and construction of the line to Václav Havel Airport in the form of a Public Private Partnership (PPP). Jiří Svoboda, Director General of Správa železnic and Mark Davis, Director for Central Europe of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), today signed an agreement on the provision of consultancy services. Based on this agreement, EBRD will provide a transaction advisor for the PPP project, who will prepare documents for the public tender for the concessionaire of the entire construction.

Správa železnic today presented to the councillors and representatives of the Capital City of Prague the current form of the architectural study of the new railway bridge at Prague Výtoň. In the future, it should replace the old bridge from 1901, which is already beyond its service life and its capacity is insufficient for the increasing demands of railway service. The deputies were thus able to get acquainted for the first time with the changes to the proposal that resulted from the meeting of an expert group consisting of representatives of Správa železnic, the Capital City of Prague, National Heritage Institute, and other concerned subjects.

The pan-European ETCS system ensures safe operation on another part of the third corridor. Správa železnic has completed its installation in the section from Plzeň to Cheb. The construction also included the construction of new interlocking equipment at Cheb station. The works have been underway since the end of 2019 and the total investment costs exceeded CZK 1 billion.

Správa železnic has launched the operation of one of the largest and most technically advanced cybersecurity workplaces in the state administration. The new surveillance centre will significantly strengthen the protection of the railway network against steadily increasing cyber-attacks. This is particularly important since it is part of the country's critical infrastructure.

An analysis by the international consulting group JASPERS, which is part of the European Investment Bank, has confirmed that a new three-track bridge is the most economically and technically advantageous option to solve the problem of the obsolete railway bridge at Prague's Výtoň.

Test runs at speeds of up to 200 km/h took place this week on the recently completed new sections of the fourth corridor. Their aim was, among other things, to test the real behaviour of the bridge structures when trains were running at speeds above 160 km/h. The findings will be evaluated for possible use of these structures on high-speed lines, i.e., also for speeds over 300 km/h. The tests have been planned to have minimal impact on the running of regular trains.

Complete renovation of the station building in Písek station officially ended today. The whole building has been restored to its historical appearance, but at the same time it offers modern facilities for passengers and transport employees. The work of Správa železnic will now be followed by the town of Písek, which will adapt the station forecourt together with the reconstruction of the transport terminal.

The last larger station in the Moravian-Silesian Region, which still does not allow barrier-free access to trains, will be transformed in the next three years. Today, Správa železnic officially launched the complex reconstruction of the Havířov station. This important milestone will significantly enhance the accessibility and comfort of train journey. After the reconstruction, connections in the direction from Ostrava will be able to terminate at the Havířov střed stop.

Another stage of the modernisation of the Pilsen railway junction has been completed. The almost four-kilometre-long double-track section, which crosses the Slovany district, has been completed. Its renewal was started by Správa železnic at the end of 2020. The biggest benefit for passengers is the construction of a new stop Plzeň-Slovany, which is served by passenger trains instead of the less accessible station in Koterov.