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Three sections of the future fast line connection between southern and central Moravia have advanced to the next phase of preparation. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has selected a team for Správa železnic that will provide expert services in the areas of economic and financial, environmental and social, legal, and technical consulting. It consists of the companies PricewaterhouseCoopers Czech Republic, White & Case LLP, and SETEC INTERNATIONAL. This step is necessary for the successful selection of a concessionaire for this PPP project.

Správa železnic has launched a geographic information portal about the project for a modern railway line between Prague, Václav Havel Airport, and Kladno interactive application, known as the GIS portal, offers a detailed overview of technical solutions and also gives citizens the opportunity to actively ask questions and submit comments during the project preparation phase.

The planned section of the high-speed railway line between Modřice and Rakvice has received a binding approval from the Ministry of the Environment in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. This step will enable the purchase of land to begin and project preparation to continue.

The public can now use a brand-new building at the second most important railway station in the South Moravian capital. It was built as part of the reconstruction of the entire station and also serves passengers from the adjacent public transport terminal and suburban buses. In the meanwhile, work continues on the remaining platform and tracks, which will be completed in December this year.

The construction of a modern railway between southern and central Moravia continues. The section from Kojetín to Přerov will also gain a second track and significantly higher line speed. Train operations will be supervised by the European Train Control System (ETCS), and new station buildings, platforms, and pedestrian underpasses will be built in Kojetín and Chropyně. The work will continue until the end of 2028. The line will become part of the Czech high-speed rail network.

Passengers at Kladno's busiest station will get new facilities. Správa železnic has begun construction of a station building that will complement the already completed platforms and pedestrian underpass. Based on a design by architects from Jakub Cigler's studio, it will offer a modern interior with a wide range of services. Barrier-free access to trains will be a matter of course. Construction work will continue until autumn next year.

The modernisation of the railway line from Prague to Lysá nad Labem is complete, and today Správa železnic officially launched operations on the remaining section between Mstětice and Čelákovice. Trains use two long line relocations, which have made it possible to increase line speed and shorten travel times. The Mstětice railway station has been equipped with a modern platform with a pedestrian underpass and barrier-free access. The total cost of the construction is nearly CZK 3.2 billion, two-thirds of which will be covered by European funds.

Czech railway system has broken the previous speed limit of 160 km/h in regular service. The high-speed Pendolino train unit operated by České dráhy on the line from Prague to České Budějovice has reached speeds of up to 200 km/h for the first time. Passengers will thus reach the South Bohemian capital in a record time of 95 minutes; the train will be even five minutes faster in the opposite direction. The Pendolino reaches its maximum speed thanks to the technology of tilting cars on two sections of the southern corridor, between Votice and Sudoměřice and between Doubí and Soběslav.

A new building will be constructed at the Traffic Control Centre in Přerov, enabling remote traffic control to be introduced on other lines in the eastern part of the country. In the tender for contractor, Správa železnic selected AŽD and Signalbau, which submitted the most advantageous bid in the amount of CZK 2,278,833,533. In addition to control rooms, the modern six-storey building will also house other workplaces and necessary facilities. Construction will begin in September and will be completed in early 2028.

The reconstruction of the important Brno – Přerov line into a high-speed line for 200 km/h can begin. The modernisation and double-tracking of the section between Kojetín and Přerov will be carried out by five companies, which jointly submitted the most advantageous bid in the amount of CZK 10,498,898,182. Compared to the maximum permissible price in the tender, savings of more than half a billion were achieved. Work will begin this month, and the entire construction will be completed by the end of 2028.