New railway line Dresden - Prague

New railway line Dresden-Prague

The rail connection between Dresden and Prague is to be improved to meet future requirements for increasing cargo traffic volume and shorter travel times in passenger transport. This is a declared goal between the Free State of Saxony and the Czech Republic.

At present, there is a travel time between Dresden and Prague of more than 2 hours. This time is to be reduced to less than 1 hour by routing outside the Elbe Valley. In addition, the capacity for cargo transport will be significantly increased, noise pollution along the existing route will be reduced and a flood-proof route will be achieved. Furthermore, a bottleneck to the German seaports will be removed in the future.

In Saxony, the cross-border rail link through the Elbe Valley is an important component of TEN-V 22, and in addition to the link between Dresden and Prague, it is also of great importance for international traffic to and from the North Sea and Baltic Sea ports.

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