Praha cross-city rail tunnel plans firm up

CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of Transport has selected a preferred design option for two railway tunnels to be built under Praha with a total length of 10·6 km.

Announcing the news on January 28, infrastructure manager Správa Železnic said the two tunnels were proposed under a feasibility study that SŽ commissioned to address the future development of the Praha rail node.

The expected cost of the tunnelling is KC185bn. Start of construction is scheduled for 2035 and completion for 2047.

A north-to-south tunnel is to start at a partially covered station to be built…