In June, Czech railway network manager SŽDC will start the next phase of necessary repairs at Brno Main Station, the second most busy railway station in the Czech Republic. Works will include repairs of the so-called Prague Viaduct, Platform No 4 and respective tracks.
During Phase 1 in 2016, static securing of the Prague Viaduct took place; this year, the catenary will be dismantled, cables and the signal head will be removed and the required cable route will be put into operation. Tracks and gravel will also be removed up to the level of current insulation. At the same time, railing, ledges and parts of the head wall will be dismantled. After essential savings of the exposed arches’ upper part, the inferior concrete with waterproof insulation will be laid and it will be again covered in gravel. Then it will be possible to lay tracks and begin assemblage of the catenary and laying new cable routes. Total costs of repairing the bridge over Křenová Street will amount to CZK 55 million (EUR 2 million).
“Together with repairs of the so-called Prague Viaduct, we will repair i.a. Platform No 4, the adjoining Track No 6 and the service crossing. Works … will start on 1 July and will end at the end of August, requiring CZK 68 million (EUR 2.5 million)”, said Miroslav Konečný, Director of SŽDC Regional Directorate in Brno.
On the platform, the boarding edge will be completely demolished and a new one will be built. Due to the curve with low radius, the boarding edge will be situated at a height of 300 mm and at a distance of 1,650-1,725 mm from the track axis. The current asphalt-concrete surface of the platform will be replaced by concrete pavement with a guiding line and other signal and warning stripes for sightless passengers. The newly adapted platform will be completed by a new orientation and electronic information system, lighting, station radio and equipment.
In addition, between 19 July and 10 September, an exchange of sleepers and rails on two tracks between the main station and the Židenice branch line will take place. It will also include ballast cleaning, ballasting, direction and height track modifications and track welding into a continuous rail. During this November, tracks will be partly packed again. Total costs amount to CZK 35 million (EUR 1.3 million).
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