Czech Central Committee of the Ministry of Transport has approved the feasibility study verifying the new route between Prague and Beroun.
The so-called Option C-I which includes the new route in the whole length of the Praha-Smíchov – Beroun section with a section for freight transport to the Malá Chuchle area and a connection to Braník Bridge within a railway freight line through the Prague junction was assessed as the most suitable one. The new route is 26.3 km long, including the branch for freight transport, while 24.8 km of the new route is situated in a tunnel, which will be a single-track tube for each line track.
The railway infrastructure manager, SŽDC, simultaneously continues implementing and preparing constructions within the optimization of the current line Praha-Smíchov – Beroun.
The project is expected to be launched in 2028
The new line is fully adapted to mixed transport which had an impact on the line profile as well as maximum line speed of 200 km/h.
The estimated extent of long-distance and fast interregional passenger transport in the C-I option new route is represented by a 30-minutes interval of Ex trains with a journey time Praha– Plzeň of 51 minutes, during peak times by four train connections analogical to current lines R16 and R26 with journey times Praha – Beroun of 19 minutes. On the current route through Berounka River valley, passenger regional transport can be fully reinforced with increased reliability, with a 10-minutes peak interval up to Řevnice.
Freight transport will be not slowed down due to waiting for free routes on the current line. It will be able to use them operatively either on the new line or on the old one. During transport peaks, there will be free capacity on the new route for freight transport approximately every 30 minutes.
The feasibility study was ordered to prepare suggestions for increasing Prague – Plzeň line capacity and to provide the suitable options dealing especially with the most critical Prague – Řevnice – Beroun section.
The main objective was to find an economically sustainable technical solution not only for the target extent of passenger transport but especially for freight transport.
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