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The Czech Railway broke the current speed limit of 160 km/h in regular transport. The high -speed unit of Pendolino Czech Railways on the line from Prague to Ceske Budejovice reaches up to 200 km/h for the first time. The passengers will get to the South Bohemian metropolis in a record time of 95 minutes in the opposite direction the train will be five minutes faster. Pendolino achieves its maximum speed thanks to the technology of tilting cars on two sections of the southern corridor between Votice and Sudomerice and between double and Sobeslav.
The first Pendolino on the regular line to Ceske Budejovice went today as a train of IC 591 Pendolino at 20:27 from Pragues main railway station and arrives at the South Bohemian metropolis at 22:02. Morning connection IC 590 Pendolino will set off from Budejovice a minute before six it will come to Prague at 7:29.
Modernization of the railway lines between Prague and Ceske Budejovice brings additional tangible results. Thanks to the deployment of the rapid units of Pendolino and the modifications of infrastructure we managed to shorten the travel time and increase the comfort of travel. 320 km/h says Transport Minister Martin Kupka.
I perceive trains acceleration and overall reduction of driving times as one of the key tools in strengthening the competitiveness of the train. The high -speed locomotive Vectron is capable of running up to 230 km/h describes the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO Michal Krapinec by speed opportunities and adds: Functionally this connection and the emergence of a unique direct connection of Ostrava - Olomouc - Pardubice - Prague - Tabor - Ceske Budejovice.
Pendolina can use their maximum operating speed in the Votice - Sudomerice line sections near Tabor and Sobeslav - Doubi which are designed for a maximum speed of 200 km/h for trains with tilting cabinets.
Breaking up the current speed limit is more than just an operational change for us - it is a symbolic opening of a new chapter of the Czech railway. Effective shortening of driving times is one of the priorities of railway administration and we do not have to talk only about the high -speed project. the track will be straightened and the passengers will save other valuable minutes.
Over the years there was a significant shortening of driving times between Ceske Budejovice and Prague. While in the first half of the 90s years the normal travel time was up to 3 hours now the morning pendolino can handle the same route in 90 minutes.
