Major Czech high-speed rail project sees Egis secure design contract for Prague to Brno line.
Egis, in association with Sudop Praha, Moravia Consult, and Metroprojekt has been selected by the Czech Republic Railways Administration (SŽ) as the winner of the tender for the design of a section of the high-speed line from Prague to Brno in the Svitla nad Sazavou-Velka area, Bíteš section.
The project is part of an extensive high-speed rail (HSR) system that has been under development in the Czech Republic since 2017. The country is actively developing its first HSR network connecting Germany to Slovakia and Hungary, with plans to extend to Romania, as part of the TEN-T network under European financing (CEF funds).
The scope of work includes developing the entire infrastructure and systems, including trackwork, railway systems, road networks, bridges, EMC Studies, RAMS and traction simulations for HSL.
Egis is responsible for the HSL signalling (approximately 50 km), a 15-km track section, one station, bridges and roads in the designated area. Egis already holds a strong position in the Czech Republic on similar projects, with its team working on another eight planning permit designs for HSL in the country.
Richard Osang, country manager for Egis in the Czech Republic, said: “It is a great honour to be part of the largest HSR project in the Czech Republic, ‘RS 1 VRT Svetla nad Sazavou – Velka Bites,’ the final and largest section of the HSR line from Prague to Brno. Our teams have extensive experience across rail, transport, and systems infrastructure projects in the freight, high-speed and conventional rail sectors in the country and worldwide and we are more than ready for this project.”
