The Central Commission of the Ministry of Transport approved the Feasibility Study for the New railway connection between Prague and Dresden. Based on this concept document, the preparation of this branch of the future rapid service network will now take place.
The study proved the feasibility of the line, the first section of which is from Prague to Litoměřice and will be used purely for passenger transport with a maximum speed of up to 320 km/h. The section across the České středohoří (Central Bohemian Uplands) and further on to Germany will also be used by freight trains, as a result traffic in the narrow Labe (Elbe) Valley will be relieved. In the tunnel under the Central Bohemian Uplands, passenger trains will run at speeds of up to 250 km/h and in the Krušnohorský (Ore Mountains) tunnel 200 km/h. In addition to trains with passengers, it will also operate up to 150 freight trains per day.
The new railway line Prague – Dresden is part of the TEN-T network and will connect the Czech Republic to the Western European high-speed rail. Its construction will significantly reduce travel times. International express trains will run from Prague in the centre of Ústí nad Labem and take 25 minutes and from Ústí nad Labem in Dresden 26 minutes. Thanks to the high-speed line, the national express trains will now be able to stop on their way from Prague at the new terminal on the outskirts of Roudnice nad Labem in just 19 minutes and will arrive in Lovosice or Litoměřice in 32 minutes.
The terminals on the outskirts of Roudnice nad Labem and in the centre of Ústí nad Labem will be major constructions on the new line; architectural and urban design competitions will be announced for their design and appearance of their surroundings. Other important features will be the Středohorský (Central Bohemian Uplands) tunnel with a length of about 18 km and the Krušnohorský (Ore Mountains) tunnel with a length of at least 26 km (of which 11.7 km in the Czech territory). Its preparation is in cooperation with the German railway infrastructure manager – DB Netz AG.
As part of this cooperation, a project management contractor has already been chosen, and suppliers' offers for processing documentation for zoning decisions are currently being evaluated. For further information click cz/33 and de/164 for the tunnelbuilder tender archive and visit https://www.spravazeleznic.cz. 11/21.
