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Today the Railway Administration ceremoniously started the reconstruction of the section between the regional capital Nyrany and Chotesov. The busy suburban railway will get catenary lines Vejprnice Nyrany and Tlucna stations will be completely renovated. It will be finished in two years. The construction is part of the modern railway project that will connect Pilsen with Bavaria via Domazlice.
View gallery (1) The builders will modernize 12.3 kilometers of the track and they will also stretch the catenary over it. Passengers will get comfortable boarding at all stations. Disabled access from the new underpass in Nyrany will be provided by elevators.
Today is a confirmation that we keep our word and are starting to modernize the lines where it makes the most sense. This also applies to the railway to Domazlice which serves both interstate transport to Bavaria and regular commuting from the surrounding municipalities to the regional capital. Local citizens will soon be traveling by electric trains which will be more comfortable and quieter. The line is also important for freight rail transport as we still only have one high-capacity electrified train with Germany border crossing says Transport Minister Ivan Bednarik.
The reconstruction of the track will enable the operation of heavier freight trains up to 740 meters long. Electricity will not only be provided for them by the simultaneously built power station in Plzens Skvrnany. The installation of the ETCS train security system will bring greater traffic safety. Several crossings will be reconstructed instead of one crossing and one crossing underpasses will be created.
With this construction we are starting the modernization of the entire railway connection from Pilsen to Germany. It is one of the priority projects from the point of view of passenger and freight carriers and the subsequent sections are in an advanced stage of preparation. Now it is important that this prioritization is seen the same way on the other side of the border. We will closely coordinate the next stages with the German side explains the CEO of the Railway Administration Tomas Toth.
Construction work will start already this month. In Vejprnice and Nyrany workers will remove unnecessary tracks and start construction of underpasses. The existing one in Vejprnice will be closed in September and from the end of the year it will not be possible to use the crossing in Havirska street in Nyrany.
Construction work worth 4489407094 crowns will be carried out by PORR Elektrizace zeleznik Praha and Berger Bohemia.
On behalf of the contractors association we would like to thank the Railway Administration for the trust shown and the opportunity to participate in the modernization of this important part of the Czech railway infrastructure. I am convinced that thanks to the long-term experience of all the associations partners across various fields of construction we will be able to implement this complex project to the required quality deadlines and to the satisfaction of the investor residents of the affected region and passengers who will use the modernized line says PORRs financial director Peter Suchy.
The implementation of the European train security system (ERTMS) is co-financed in the 2021-2027 program period from the European Unions Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). National funding is provided by the State Transport Infrastructure Fund.
Preparation of other sections of the line to Germany
The construction process for a completely new line from Pilsen to Stod is currently at its peak along which long-distance trains will travel at speeds of up to 200 km/h. This double-track section will measure almost 20 km it will include the stations Line Zbuch and Chotesov near Stod and Stod station. The first stage of construction in the section from Zbuch to Stod could then start as early as next year.
For other sections i.e. between Stod and Domazlice and Domazlice and the state border with Germany documentation for a building permit is being processed. The implementation of these parts is expected in the 1930s following the modernization and electrification of the adjacent line on the German side.
