Prague: Modernization of the track at the airport in the section between Bubny and the Exhibition Center begins
“Building a quality railway connection from the metropolis to the largest city Central Bohemia region and also to the most important airport in the Czech Republic are among the priorities of our government. I am therefore happy that today we are starting the modernization of another section, which, although not very long, is far more important border of Prague. Moved station Prague-Drums will become an important public crossing point transport in the metropolis,” says the minister transport Martin Kupka.
“Section after the new stop Prague-The exhibition center is directly connected to the already reconstructed Negrelli viaduct. A certain contrast to this historical one construction will become a modern station Prague-Drums with three platforms and four tracks. From the point of view of safety, the replacement of the busy crossing in Bubenská street is important railway flyover, as well as the increase of the bridge structure in Dukelských hrdinů Street,” explains Jiří Svoboda, CEO of the Railway Administration.
“Implementation of such an important project always brings a significant burden for the local people. I would therefore like ours residents he asked for understanding and patience. Result will be state for. Modernized railway will bring us a quick way transportation around the city, it will be the fastest connection on metro lines A and B. The removal of the rail yard barrier, which Prague 7 over a hundred let divides into two parts. Thanks to the new route along the flyover, Holešovice, Bubny and Letná will finally be connected, the busy crossing in Bubenský will stop blocking transport,” informs the mayor of Prague 7, Jan Čižinský.
Preparatory classes will come first work, especially building construction sites. Furthermore, a temporary track will be built to maintain train traffic in the direction of Kralupy nad Vltava. Biggest construction objects – three bridge overpasses and a new station building in Bubny – will come next this May. It will be done in in 2025.
Station Prague-Bubny will move to a new location closer to the Negrelli Viaduct and offer a direct transfer to Metro C. Its appearance will change over time. In the first phase, when it will be the only building in the area, a grassy resting area will be built on its roof, which will allow view to the city and the changing Holešovice. In the next stage work together with the construction of the new district, an administrative building will be created directly above the station. There will be commercial spaces in the station lobbies that they also use residents the future new district of Bubny-Zátory.
Modernized track to new stops Prague-The exhibition site will lead for the most part along the overpass. Alone BUS STOP will be created on the edge of Stromovka. A nearby footbridge over railway the track will connect this popular park with Letna.
Thanks to the close cooperation between the Railway Administration and the capital, it will be possible during the modernization process work a tram underpass was also built. “The vicinity of the Vltavská station, neglected today place, will play a big role in the transformation of the entire Bubny-Zátory brownfield. It starts thanks to the project railway station right now. In the near future, the construction of the Vltava Philharmonic building will hopefully begin, which should complete the entire transformation. I’m looking forward to going with the minister to the new concert hall on the train,” says the deputy mayor of Prague, architect Petr Hlaváček.
By the contractor buildings is an association firemen Metro station TBR, OHLA ŽS and Railway Electrification Prague. “We are happy to participate as contractors in this prestigious transport project. This is a very demanding implementation in the center of the capital city. The bridge overpasses and the new stations Bubny and Výstaviště will completely change the entire existing space. We have a very experienced team at our disposal and I believe that building we will make it to the satisfaction of the investor and the passengers,” says Aleš Gothard, the company’s director Metro station TBR, which is the leader of the processor association.
“Building up railway from the center of the metropolis directly to our terminals will increase the prestige of the entire Václav Havel Airport Prague. Convenient and fast transport the connection will help us improve comfort for passenger at their the way to and from the metropolis and attract more passengers,” believes Jiří Kraus, deputy chairman of the board of the Airport company Prague.
For modernization work a third follows buildingnamely the transformation of the original station building Prague-Remembrance drums place with a permanent exhibition, they commemorate the Prague Jewish deportations during the protectorate. Project national the organization Pámátník ticha is in the stadium of preparing documents for suppliers buildings. “The winning project that came out of the Silence Monument competition is a de facto sculpture in architecture. Our partnership with the Railway Administration will allow the space to be transformed into an open-air gallery that will welcome visitors to Masaryk’s Prague organization traveling from the airport,” says Pavel Štingl, director of the Monument of Silence.
Project called Modernization of the track Prague-Drums (included) – Prague-The exhibition (including) is co-financed EU from the Link Tool program of Europe (CEF). The total amount of eligible project costs is 2,959,340,720 CZK. Level of support EU represents 85% of eligible costs. Above subsidy thus making a maximum of 101,347,062 eurosso roughly 2,515,439,612 CZK. National funding will be provided National order transport infrastructure.
Modernization project railway from Prague to Kladno with connection to Václav Havel Airport is divided into more than ten buildings. In the years 2017 to 2020 the Negrelli viaduct underwent reconstruction, last year the reconstruction of the line between the stations began Positively AND Positively–Islander. This year, the Railway Administration plans to announce tenders for building Prague– Raisins – Positively and modernization of the station Prague Masaryk station. They should follow work in the section Prague– Raisins – Prague Václav Havel Airport and on new construction station directly at the airport. From the year 2025 the reconstruction of the three sections between the new stop is then planned Prague-Exhibition and station Prague– Ruzyna. Finally, the so-called rounding will come up, which will enable a direct connection between the airport and Kladno.