AFRY, a European company has been awarded contract to design Czech high-speed rail network project. The firm will be in charge of designing the Vysočina I section which is anticipated to grow to be one of the busiest Czech railways in the future.
Správa železnic, the Czech Republic’s railway infrastructure manager who awarded the contract said AFRY has been tasked to create a design of a high-speed railway between the municipalities of Brno and Velká Bíteš. The contract mandates that AFRY deliver an architectural and urban design of two railway stations. It will also include environmental impact assessment and all supporting materials, including geological, hydrological, and environmental surveys.
Czech high-speed rail
“The repeated success confirms that the combination of a partnership approach, open communication, and ESG principles that AFRY has been applying in the Czech Republic is the right direction to take,” said Ivo imek, AFRY’s country manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The Czech high-speed rail will reduce distance between Brno and Velká Bíteš. The Prague-Brno HSR corridor will cut the distance between the two largest cities of the nation in half, to under 60 minutes. The study was revealed by Správa železnic. This 33km section of new double-track high-speed rail will allow trains to travel at a top speed of 320 km/h.
A number of connections to the conventional railway network are also designed as part of the assignment that was awarded. The Czech high-speed rail will also include adjustments to the applicable road infrastructure.