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Czech Republic: Railway Information

Czech Railways dispatch 7000 trains a day starting with a romantic local train up to the links of the prestigious international EuroCity network. lt carries about one half million of passengers and one quarter million tonnes of freight. With its performance it ranks as the fourth in Europe, following Germany, France and Poland.

Eurail Passes for Czech Republic:

Czech railway company

Logo Czech Republicn Railways

The national railway company of Czech Republic is called ČD (Czech Railways - České dráhy).

Visit the website of the Czech railway company: English version / CD (Czech).


Network

International train service runs from most points in Europe with direct connections from Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary.

In 2000 Fiat Ferroviaria undertook an order of construction of Czech tilting train and changed it to Pendolino. The first set was delivered in 2004 as Pendolino CD 680. While testing from Břeclav to Brno on November 18, 2004, the Pendolino reached a speed of 237 km/h and created a new Czech railway speed record.

Railway Service
International, long-distance domestic, regional and suburban and related services – sleepers and couchette coaches, dining cars, carriage of handicapped passengers, carriage of baggage, bicycles, and boats, trailer train.

Supplements in Czech Republic

Surcharges and/or reservation costs are required for this domestic day train:

  • SC SuperCity
    1st and 2nd class: € 7 (approx. USD 10,40 / AUD 12,25)
    Reservation compulsory.

Special trains

You can travel by train through Europe on a large variety of special trains. Examples are high-speed trains, scenic trains or night trains.

Special trains mostly require a small supplement or a reservation fee from Eurail Pass holders. See the list of supplements for international trains and the information about train reservations. You can plan your trip with the help of online timetables.

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