http://www.szdc.cz/ Last articles from www.szdc.cz en CMS Aladin http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/stara-paka-ukonceni.html Railway Infrastructure Administration held a ceremony at the occasion of completion of Stará Paka railway station rebuilding today. The execution of this project by Stará Paka Consortium chaired by AŽD Praha resulted in remarkable improvement of safety and reliability of railway traffic including the improvement of passenger safety and comfort. The project is co-financed from European Union’s Cohesion Fund under Transport Operational Programme. Thu, 06 June 2013 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/ukonceni-tsitaf.html Today the Railway Infrastructure Administration closed festively the first stage of the Project “TSI-TAF implementation into SŽDC information systems” by a technical seminar. The seminar summarised activities carried out up to now as well as performing scheduled tasks. The basic overall objective is of course the obligation to observe requirements of EC Regulation No 62/2006 pursuant to TSI-TAF. Thus the project contributes in a substantial way to bringing required harmonisation in the field of railway freight transport into life. Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/ilcad-2013.html The Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) joins already as a tradition the worldwide International Level Crossing Awareness Day. This important day was set for 7 May this year and will be part of the Global Road Safety Week. More than 45 railway companies worldwide are involved in the campaign. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/ejpovice.html The Czech Office for Protection of Economic Competition (ÚOHS) refused the complaint of Skanska Company concerning results of the public tender for modernization of the line Rokycany – Plzeň. If this decision enters into force, the Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) will be able to start reconstructing this important section of Railway Corridor 3 soon. Wed, 17 April 2013 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/tabule-v-idos.html CHAPS company in cooperation with the Railway Infrastructure Administration and the Ministry of transport has officialy launched an application called Information tables also in the IDOS system, which is a part of the National system for timetables. The visitors can now get more information about departures from hundreds of stations in the Czech Republic. Tue, 16 April 2013 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/mimoradna-zmena-jr.html The Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organisation prepared an extraordinary change of the railway passenger transport timetable on some lines for Monday 8 April 2013. This changes took place based on a transport operators’ request. Wed, 03 April 2013 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskova-prohlaseni/steblova-opatovice.html The Pardubice Region made an announcement in the previous days stating that it would not support dividing modernisation of the line Hradec Králové – Pardubice – Chrudim into several parts. In order to perceive the project correctly, the Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) reminds once again the intent’s fundamentals. Thu, 28 March 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/usti-nad-orlici.html The new passenger tunnel and high platform will raise safety of passengers who have to cross the track while getting to the trains. Not only this advantage will be brought by the construction called „Passage through the railway junction Ústí nad Orlicí“, which was inaugurated nowadays. The client is the Railway Infrastructure Administration with financial participation of the Operational Programme Transport and the Cohesion Fund of the European Union. Wed, 27 March 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/male-projekty-opd.html The Railway Infrastructure Administration (RIA) starts preparing in agreement with the Ministry of Transport new campaigns that will enable drawing financial funds from the EU allocated within its Operational Programme Transport Tue, 26 March 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/nedakonice.html The Railway Infrastructure Administration inaugurated today the second stage in the reconstruction of the traction substation on the distribution station in Nedakonice. The works amounting nearly 54 million Czech crowns will be performed by Signalbau company and they will last till August 2014. Wed, 20 March 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/frydlant-zahajeni.html Already this year, passengers at the railway station Frýdlant nad Ostravicí can use the high passenger platforms which they can reach through the new passenger tunnel. It is one of the concrete results of reconstruction the opening ceremony of which is being held today in Frýdlant. Thu, 14 March 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/breclav-zahajeni.html The Railway Infrastructure Administration launched the second phase of the reconstruction of Břeclav railway junction on today´s festive occasion. This event is a follow-up to the before-completed first construction that among others included the modernization of platforms in the station. In both cases, co-funding was provided by the European Union from the Cohesion Fund as part of the Operational Programme Transport. Wed, 06 March 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/holesovice-bubenec.html The Railway Infrastructure Administration has launched a European project focusing on the optimization of the track section between Prague Bubeneč and Holešovice on a festive occasion. The contractor is the Association Bubeneč – Holešovice represented by Metrostav and Subterra. The construction project includes the planned modernization of the railway superstructure and the signalling installation as well as the construction of a fully new train stop including a pedestrian subway, repairs of dozens of switches or the installation of 1.5 km long noise barriers. The construction with investment costs totalling CZK 1.3 billion will be completed in 2015. Thu, 28 February 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/podpora-nakladni-dopravy.html The Ministry of Transport and SŽDC took the first step in minimizing barriers in rail freight transport and in ensuring the competitive system of car loads on rail. A specific measure supporting this type of ecological transport is the extended system of car loads. As of 1 March 2013 SŽDC will also increase the discount for the transportation of car loads from 15% to 55 %. The objective is to get the competition involved in this segment of freight transport, to reduce the price of operation for all carriers and to prevent an extensive shift of goods from rail to road. Tue, 26 February 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/modernizace-zabezpeceni.html Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) continuously increases the level of protection of Czech lines. Beyond the scope of requirements resulting from valid legislation and European standards we install state-of-the-art signalling installations on the railway infrastructure. They increase the efficiency of the already highly functional precautionary measures in case of contingencies. Wed, 06 February 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/biatlon.html From 7 to 17 February the Biathlon World Championship will take place in Nové Město na Moravě. The organizers expect high attendance; a significant number of visitors will be heading for the competition and the trains. In cooperation with the organizers, Czech Railways will dispatch new passenger trains at weekends; on the contest days there will be more scheduled trains between Žďár nad Sázavou, Nové Město na Moravě and Tišnov. At weekends the carrier will also increase the number of selected passenger trains from Havlíčkův Brod and back as well as of fast trains between Prague and Brno stopping in Žďár nad Sázavou. One of the shortest access routes to the race-ground runs from train stop Nové Město na Moravě. Fri, 01 February 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/ukonceni-fotosouteze.html On the occasion of SŽDC´s 10th Anniversary and the development of Czech Railway, Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization announced the first year´s photography competition called CZECH RAILWAY 2012 in summer months of 2012. There were 3 categories for entries: Czech Railway and the City, Czech Railway and the Landscape and Czech Railway and People. The competition was held under the auspices of the Ministry for Regional Development, the Ministry of Culture and Prague City Hall. Mon, 07 January 2013 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/kolektivni-smlouva.html After more than two months of challenging negotiations the management of the Railway Infrastructure Administration signed the 2013 Collective Agreement with their social partners. This agreement ensures pay rise in a similar proportional amount which the representatives of trade unions and Czech Railways agreed upon. The volume of this year´s company benefits is the same. Wed, 19 December 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/doz-stara-paka.html Railway Infrastructure Administration completed the „Reconstruction of railway station Stará Paka for DOZ“. The mysterious abbreviation DOZ stands for signalling remote control. The implementation of the construction project aimed at enhanced safety and reliability of the railway traffic including enhanced safety and comfort of passengers. The project has been co-funded as part of the Operational Programme Transport from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union. The contractor of the construction project was the Association of AŽD Praha and Elektrizace železnic. Mon, 17 December 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/studenka-mosnov.html The objective of the construction project is the reconstruction of the single-track line Studénka – Veřovice in the track section between railway stations Studénka and Sedlnice. The construction will create conditions for the implementation of the follow-up investment project of the Moravian-Silesian Region entitled „Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, rail connection“. The new ca 3km long railway line will connect Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava. Tue, 11 December 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/jednotna-hlaseni.html With the release of the new timetable, a new directive of the Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) will come into force, specifying the requirement for providing passengers with train information in railway stations and train stops. The reason for this is the need to define a uniform standard when delivering information service to passengers and carriers as well as to those interested in using the railway infrastructure facility to present some commercial information. Thu, 06 December 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/voben-zahajeni-provozu.html The launch of the double-track operation is a significant event. This track section runs in a completely new and straighter path. After the completion of the construction project in 2013 it will be possible to use the speed of up to 160km per hour in this section. The modernized section is part of IV Railway Transit Corridor: Děčín state border - Prague – Benešov – Tábor – Veselí n. Lužnicí – České Budějovice – Horní Dvořiště state border. The investor is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization. Mon, 03 December 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/decin-jedlova.html „The Bridge reconstruction on km 2,089 on the line Děčín – Jedlová“ commenced on today´s festive occasion. This is another significant construction co-funded by the European Union from the Cohesion Fund as part of the Operational Programme Transport. The investor is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC). Wed, 28 November 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/cercany-skochovice.html „The Bridge reconstruction on km 9,531 Čerčany – Skochovice“ commenced on today´s festive occasion. The bridge takes a single-track non-electrified railway line across the Sázava River in Týnec nad Sázavou. The reconstruction is co-funded by the European Union from the Cohesion Fund as part of the Operational Programme Transport. The investor of the construction is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC). Tue, 27 November 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/lysa-vysocany.html Another significant phase of the Czech railway modernization has been completed. The investor of the construction project „Optimization of the line Lysá nad Labem – Prague-Vysočany, 1st construction“ is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC). The contractor of the construction project was AŽD Prague. The construction has been largely co-funded as part of the Operational Programme Transport from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union. Tue, 20 November 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/pravostranny-provoz.html What can passengers expect from the right-hand traffic? As at 9 December 2012, passengers will use the platform on the right in driving direction for the entry and exit in all train stops on the line Břeclav – Přerov – Bohumín. It means that the passengers will get on/off on the opposite platform in train stops than they were used to. In railway stations, the arrival and departure information will be announced through the station announcement system or information boards. Wed, 14 November 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/zhotovitele-staveb.html Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) selected two more contractors for over-limit projects related to the modernization of the railway infrastructure, i.e. railway junctions in this case. The only evaluative criterion was the lowest bid price. Thu, 01 November 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/trebova-prerov.html Project „DOZ Česká Třebová – Přerov“ has been completed on today´s festive occasion; this project provides the system of long-distance traffic control and technological equipment control in the track section Přerov (excluding) – Česká Třebová (excluding) including the links to current signalling and information systems. The traffic control centre for this section is situated in a new building of the Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) in Přerov. The investor of the construction is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization. Tue, 30 October 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskova-prohlaseni/vyjadreni-ke-zprave-nku.html The Supreme Audit Office has released a statement concerning the economic activity of Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) from 2009 to 2011. Mon, 29 October 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/reko-havlbrod-ukoncena.html As a result of the completion of the project „Reconstruction of Track No. 1, km 30,650–38,616 of the line Brno – Havlíčkův Brod“, the line between Brno and Havlíčkův Brod can boast improved parameters. In addition, two bridges on km 34,341 and 35,529 have been reconstructed. The investor of the construction project is Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC). Mon, 29 October 2012 00:00:00 CET http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/prerov-podchod.html The Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC) has improved conditions for the travelling public and at the same time enhanced safety in railway station Přerov that has been undergoing extensive modernization for several years. Thanks to helpful approach of construction firms, one of the subways was open to public on Thursday noon, October 25. Nearly one month ahead than previously planned, level crossings are no longer used for the access to platforms. Fri, 26 October 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/ertms.html An important project as part of integrating the train control system in the European Union – ERTMS was launched on a festive occasion of an expert seminar. The investor of the project in the Czech Republic is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization; the construction project will be implemented by the Association of Czech Technology for ETCS that is run by AŽD Praha. E Corridor Project: ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) in the Czech Republic is co-funded by the European Union from TEN-T Fund. Tue, 25 September 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/voben-nova-trasa.html The last large track possession in connection with the line modernization will end on Wednesday, 29 August at 03:20 p.m. The first train to run in the new route is fast train R 202 with scheduled departure from Olbramovice at 03:42 p.m. The line relocation (in the First Railway Transit Corridor so far) will thus be serviceable between Bystřice and Olbramovice, including three new railway tunnels: Tomický I, Tomický II and Zahradnický. Two new train stops - Bystřice u Benešova and Tomice will be put into operation as well. The second open line track will be put into operation before 30 November this year. Wed, 29 August 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/gsm-r-pokracuje-ii.html The GSM-R project of Děčín – Všetaty – Kolín (GSM-R Trať Děčín Prostřední Žleb – Děčín East – Ústí n/L. Střekov – Mělník – Všetaty – Lysá n/L. – Kolín) festively commenced as part of an expert seminar. GSM-R is a system that enhances the safety of railway lines; it is a safe platform for voice and data communication among the operating staff. Fri, 29 June 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/tz-mdcr.html The priority of the Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC), state organization in the area of investments in the railway infrastructure of the Czech Republic for the current budget period of the European Union (2007 – 2013) is the completion of the remaining sections and the junctions on the Third and the Fourth Railway Transit Corridor. This was confirmed at today´s press conference by Mr. Pavel Dobeš, Minister of Transport and Mr. Jiří Kolář, SŽDC's Director General will have announced a tender for five significant projects by the end of June. Wed, 27 June 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/postup-praci-voben-6-2012.html Given the kindly climatic conditions, planned working processes can be fully developed and the modernization work on the line of Votice – Benešov u Prahy is underway. Tue, 12 June 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/tz-hnevkov-cykolstezka.html the scent of railway sleepers and a beautiful scenery of green wooded hills – this is just a fraction of experiences we can enjoy on a completely new over 2,5 km long cycle track between Hoštejn and Lupěné at the Olomoucky Region. The path (not only) for the cyclists was built thanks to the modernization of the line Česká Třebová – Zábřeh na Moravě, part of III Railway Transit Corridor, and to the construction of a new tunnel relocation running through Hejnice massif and after deserting the original earthworks and trackbed construction. The investor of the line modernization is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC). Fri, 01 June 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskova-prohlaseni/stret-draz.voz.s-busem.html In connection with today´s contingency at the level crossing in Třešť, during which a guided vehicle collided with a bus, it is necessary to stress following facts. Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/optim.beroun-zbiroh.html Another significant section of III Railway Transit Corridor is completed. The main objective of the construction was to adapt the earthworks and to carry out track lining and levelling incl. directional shifts in order to enhance the speed and safety of railway traffic while achieving qualitatively higher parameters in terms of compatibility and obstruction clearance. The investor of the construction is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization. The project for nearly CZK 4.8 bn was implemented by the association of contractors Skanska, EUROVIA CS and Viamont DSP. Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/oceneni-stavby.html On Thursday, 17th May 2012 Awards and Titles were presented in the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague. The 2011 Czech transport construction, technology and innovation received a record-breaking number of 88 applications! Ing. Ivo Toman, MBA, Deputy Minister of Transport and Ing. Tomáš Čoček, Ph.D., SFDI´s Director presented the certificates to the representatives of the award-winning applicants on behalf of the announcers. Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/postup-praci-voben-5-12.html Given the kindly climatic conditions, planned working processes can be fully developed and the modernization work on the line Votice – Benešov u Prahy is underway. Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/ukonceni-velenice.html – the objective of the optimization was to provide suitable technical conditions at railway station České Velenice which would comply with European parameters as well as with interoperability standards for European railway system lines. It also contributed to enhanced safety of the railway transport and passengers. The investor of the project is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC). The Optimization of the line České Velenice – Veselí nad Lužnicí, 1st construction is largely co-funded by the European Union. Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/stahlavy.html The upcoming reconstruction of the platform in train stop Šťáhlavy (Plzeň-south) on the line České Budějovice – Plzeň may bring about a radical change of procedures applied within legislative duties to reduce over-limit noisiness of the surrounding built-up area in connection with the railway traffic. This is currently made possible only when using noise barriers or earth embankments. This construction, the investor of which is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC), is going to test for the very first time the new type of the platform edge equipped with noise absorbing matrices of recycled rubber on the front (track-adjoining vertical) surface. The new type of the platform edge H 130 disposes of a distinct antiskid design of the contact surface. The platform edge is still 550 mm over the top of rail to allow an easier access and exit for passengers. The contractor of the construction is Skanska a.s. Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/opravy-radotin.html The railway section between Prague – main station and Beroun is one of the busiest lines in the Czech Republic. The line is frequently used for long-distance passenger and freight transport as well as for suburban passenger basic interval traffic. SŽDC as the rail operator has therefore prepared a complex of required repair work of the most timeworn sections. Traffic closures start on Friday, 4th May. Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/bylnice.html Another significant project co-funded by the European Union from the Cohesion Fund within the Operational Programme Transport – the Reconstruction of railway station Bylnice – Ist construction“ - was launched on today´s festive occasion. The investor of the construction is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC). Thu, 26 April 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskova-prohlaseni/rezignace-en.html On 19. 4. 2012 Ing. Jiří Kohout, SŽDC´s Deputy Director General for Economics handed in his resignation. Thu, 19 April 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/novy-gr.html Following a selection procedure, the Management Board of the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization elected its Director General. Ing. Petr Kolář, Ph.D. was appointed to this position. Thu, 19 April 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/most-tabor.html The objective of the reconstruction is the remediation of the critical condition of the existing railway bridge on km 0,401 on the line Tábor – Bechyně which takes the railway line over Road II/137 in Budějovická Street in Tábor. During the reconstruction, the existing bridge structure of steel rivet structure with a span of 15,30 m will be removed and a new bridge with one span of 21,0 m with overhead steel welded structure with trough bridge deck will be built. Wed, 18 April 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/rekonstrukce-pecky.html Within the scope of the modernization of the railway network of the Czech Republic, the „Reconstruction of R 110 kV and T 110 kV traction convertor substation Pečky“ was launched on this festive occasion. The investor of this significant construction is the Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization (SŽDC); it is co-funded by the European Union from the Cohesion Fund within the Operational Programme Transport. Tue, 17 April 2012 00:00:00 CEST http://www.szdc.cz/en/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/stanicni-tabule.html Immediate and correct information provided for the passengers related to train connections has been the main incentive to implement and to launch a new website-application presenting real-time arrivals and departures of trains in railway stations directly on SZDC´s website. The online display of the station information boards (SIB) started at 3 pm and is now available from the home page of www.szdc.cz or you can use the link: http://provoz.szdc.cz/Tabule/default.aspx Fri, 13 April 2012 00:00:00 CEST