Transport in the Czech Republic

Railways

The Czech Republic has a total railway length of 9,435 kilometres (5,863 mi). The vast majority (9,341 kilometres (5,804 mi)) is standard gauge. Electrified railways generally have voltages of 3 kV DC or 25 kV AC. 94 kilometres (58 mi) of track is narrow gauge. The most prominent Czech railway company is the state-owned České dráhy (ČD) (English: Czech Railways). Prague has an underground rapid transit system, the Prague Metro. In addition, the cities of Brno, Liberec, Most, Olomouc, Ostrava, Plzeň, and Prague have tram systems.

Rail links to adjacent countries

Same gauge
- Austria — voltage change 25 kV AC/15 kV AC
- Germany — voltage change 3 kV DC/15 kV AC
- Poland — same voltage 3 kV DC
- Slovakia — same voltage 3 kV DC (north) and 25 kV AC (south)

Roads

Map of the Czech highway network

Lovosice junction (km 45)

The Czech Republic has, in total, 127,810 km (79,420 mi)¹ of roads. It has 90,532 km (56,254 mi)² of motorways. In the 1980s and 1990s there was a significant increase in passenger transport on the roads in the Czech Republic, which was associated with a sharp increase in the accident rate. In recent years the road accident rate has fallen. Despite this however, the fatality rate per head of population is moderately high, comparable to the United States.¹

Highways

Main article: Highways in the Czech Republic

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Waterways

677 km; the Elbe (Labe) is the principal river^{clarification needed}

Ports and harbors

Děčín, Mělník, Prague, Ústí nad Labem, Moldauhafen in Hamburg (no longer operational, will be handed over to Germany in 2028)

Airports

In 2006, the Czech Republic had a total 121 airports. 46 of these airports had paved runways while 75 had unpaved runways. The largest and busiest airport in the Czech Republic is Prague Ruzyně Airport, opened in 1937. Other international airports include Brno-Tuřany Airport, Karlovy Vary Airport, Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport, Pardubice Airport, and Kunovice Airport.

Heliports

2 (2006)

References

^ ^a ^b "Transport in Czech Republic". International Transport Statistics Database. iRAP. 2008-04-13. http://www.iraptranstats.net/cz. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
^ "Roads and Motorways in the Czech Republic 2009". rsd.cz. http://www.rsd.cz/rsd/rsd.nsf/0/AE55C3DAD269424BC12575CB0050A3A7/$file/RSD2009en.pdf/. Retrieved 2010-06-26. (English)

External links

Czech Transport
idos.cz - public transport on-line timetables and trip planner (sponsored by the government)

[transtats-0] "Transport in Czech Republic". International Transport Statistics Database. iRAP. 2008-04-13. http://www.iraptranstats.net/cz. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

[ReferenceRSD1-1] "Roads and Motorways in the Czech Republic 2009". rsd.cz. http://www.rsd.cz/rsd/rsd.nsf/0/AE55C3DAD269424BC12575CB0050A3A7/$file/RSD2009en.pdf/. Retrieved 2010-06-26. (English)

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