The Czech State Fund for Transport Infrastructure will allocate about €2.9 billion to rail projects this year, including around €0.8 billion for track maintenance. Additional funding will go to station renewals, level crossing safety (around €30 million) and network electrification.
Construction is set to begin on the 15 km Prague–Kladno section, the longest stage of the future rail link to Prague Airport. The largely new alignment will allow operating speeds of up to 145 km/h thanks to straighter curves and electrification. Works will also start on the Plzeň–Nýřany–Chotěšov section, part of the modernised route towards Bavaria, and on the long-prepared reconstruction of the Ostrava rail node.
Further projects include completion of flood damage repairs on the Opava–Kravaře line and the start of reconstruction between Kolín and Kutná Hora, where a new junction will remove conflicting movements between the Prague–Moravia main corridor and the line towards Havlíčkův Brod. Electrification will also begin on Nýřany–Heřmanova Huť and on Rudoltice v Čechách–Lanškroun.
Implementation of the programme depends on final approval of the state budget by parliament. If confirmed, the package would represent the highest annual rail investment level in Czech history, with a focus on capacity, reliability and cross-border connectivity.
