Legendary TGV train arrives in Czechia to promote high-speed rail project
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- 13 Jul 2022
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The legendary French high-speed TGV train, which set a speed record of 380 km/h in 1981, has arrived in the Czech Republic where it will be on display to the public in Prague, Brno, Jihlava, and Ústí nad Labem until June 9. Its loan from France for nine million crowns is part of a promotion campaign for the construction of a high-speed rail network in the Czech Republic.
Hundreds of people turned out to see the legendary ten-car French high-speed train arrive at Prague’s Main Railway Station on Monday. Although it was taken out of service in 2018, the French legend is here to promote the construction of a high-speed rail network in this country.
Although the Czech Republic boasts one of the densest rail networks in Europe, it completely lacks high-speed rail routes. Presently the maximum speed of any train running in the country is 160km/h (100mph), which presents a sorry comparison to the high-speed trains running in France or Germany.
Ambitious plans are now being made to develop a high-speed rail network in the Czech Republic which would link up with existing or planned high-speed networks in neighbouring countries.
The Czech national rail administration has presented plans for a high-speed network which would be built in 13 phases between 2025 and 2050. When complete the network would be used by up to 130,000 passengers a day and help speed up international rail transport across Europe.
The head of Czech Rail Administration JiÅ™í Svoboda says he has high hopes the project will take off soon. Read More...
