Transportation minister to unveil rail competition time frame

The Czech transportation minister, Antonín Prachař, will this week present to the government the time frame for opening of Czech rail passenger services to competition, the news agency ČTK reported on Monday quoting sources from the Transportation Ministry. The first long-distance route, between Plzeň and Most in western Bohemia, should open to bidding from rail companies in the fall. However, the ministry plans that some routes should only be offered to the state-owned firm Czech Railways in order to maintain existing levels of service. These include international express routes from Prague to Slovakia, Germany, Poland and Austria.

Author: Jan Richter