The Czech government has approved a plan to build a rail network for high-speed trains. Transport Minister Dan Tok says the network will be designed for trains traveling at a speed of over 300 km/h as in some other European countries, such as France. It should cost around CZK 650 billion (EUR 24.5 billion). The planned network would be about 660km long, and a number of preparatory studies have been carried out.
The network would link the country with similar networks in neighboring countries, especially Germany. The first such railway is scheduled to connect the Czech and German capitals, Prague and Berlin. This would give the Czech Republic better access to western Europe and the wider world through the hooked up to the West European rail network.
But it wasn’t immediately clear when construction might begin.
Although Transport Minister hasn’t offered more details, he said that his ministry has been working on legislation that would make it possible to start “soon.”
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