The European Commission adopted last week the 2014-2020 Operational Programme for “Transport” in the Czech Republic, for the improvement of transport infrastructures across the country. Almost EUR 2.4 billion (51% of the budget) will be invested in infrastructure for railway and other modes of sustainable transport. With a total budget of €5.4 billion,
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The Bavarian National Assembly has allocated EUR 6 million for the modernisation of the railway line connecting Munich to Prague, via Plzeň. The Bavarian State Minister of the Interior, Building and Transport, Joachim Herrmann during his meeting with his Czech counterpart Dan Ťok, informed that the funding will be used for the electrification of the railway line Regensburg
The Czech Rail Authority has granted final and full authorization for the Vectron multi-system and AC versions to operate on all sections of the Czech network without any restrictions. As well, Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has authorized the multi-system version of the Vectron locomotive. The authorization covers the entire Vectron family,
Czech Transport Minister Dan Ťok and his Austrian counterpart Alois Stöger have signed an agreement on the modernization of railway infrastructure. According to the document, journey times from Prague to Viena via Břeclav will be reduced by 25 minutes, to three hours and 45 minutes within the next ten years. Both countries will
Kapsch CarrierCom has been awarded the tender for another GSM-R project in the Czech Republic. The company will install the technology on the third rail transit corridor between the West-Bohemian cities Beroun, Plzeň and Cheb of 185 kilometers in length until Autumn 2016. Správa železniční dopravní cesty, státní organizace (SŽDC s.o.), is the customer for the project, which has