Czech Railways (ČD) has ordered 20 new high-speed trains for use on long-distance international lines from Prague and Brno. The new trains will have a capacity of 555 passengers, and will have a maximum operating speed of up to 230Km/h.
Image: Visualisation of the new high-speed train.
Credit: Škoda Transportation.
Czech Rep., Apr 15 (BD) – ČD has ordered 20 new state-of-the-art high-speed trains from a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation, for use on international routes passing through the Czech Republic. The trains will meet the requirements for vehicles operating on both conventional and high-speed systems in Central Europe, and will also be compatible with the high-speed railway network that ČD hopes to build during the coming years.