Správa železniční dopravní cesty
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Správa železniční dopravní cesty (English: Railway Infrastructure Administration) is the national railway infrastructure manager in the Czech Republic
. Its main customers include passenger train operator České dráhy
and its cargo subsidiary ČD Cargo. SŽDC was founded with the restructuring of ČD from 1 January 2002, but until 2008 much of the operations, maintenance and renewals was contracted back to ČD. SŽDC manage 9,478 km of tracks in Czech Republic - all main lines
and almost all regional lines (except Nová Bystřice - Obrataň narrow gauge line and Šumperk - Kouty nad Desnou line).
In August 2010, SŽDC was ordered to stop work on all infrastructure projects, as part of broader government austerity measures, but in September 2010 works were revieved for all projects, whose contractors agreed to grant discount against tender price. In December 2010 the Minister of Transportation Vít Bárta
proposed bringing it into a holding company alongside ČD
to "make subsidies more transparent".
In 2010 the revenues from rail network usage reached only CZK
4.3 billion, not even sufficient to cover personal expenses amounting to CZK 4.6 billion. The key budget items allowing management and repairs of the rail network were therefore subsidies from the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (CZK 8.2 billion) and from the state budget (CZK 1.8 billion). Moreover, SŽDC received CZK 15 billion for modernization of the rail network.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. Its main customers include passenger train operator České dráhy
Ceské dráhy
České dráhy or Czech Railways is the main railway operator of the Czech Republic. In 2010 its consolidated revenues reached CZK 41.0 bn...
and its cargo subsidiary ČD Cargo. SŽDC was founded with the restructuring of ČD from 1 January 2002, but until 2008 much of the operations, maintenance and renewals was contracted back to ČD. SŽDC manage 9,478 km of tracks in Czech Republic - all main lines
Main line (railway)
The Mainline or Main line of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected....
and almost all regional lines (except Nová Bystřice - Obrataň narrow gauge line and Šumperk - Kouty nad Desnou line).
In August 2010, SŽDC was ordered to stop work on all infrastructure projects, as part of broader government austerity measures, but in September 2010 works were revieved for all projects, whose contractors agreed to grant discount against tender price. In December 2010 the Minister of Transportation Vít Bárta
Vít Bárta
Vít Bárta is the former Czech Minister of Transport, member and leader of the political party Public Affairs .- Political career :...
proposed bringing it into a holding company alongside ČD
Ceské dráhy
České dráhy or Czech Railways is the main railway operator of the Czech Republic. In 2010 its consolidated revenues reached CZK 41.0 bn...
to "make subsidies more transparent".
In 2010 the revenues from rail network usage reached only CZK
Czech koruna
The Czech koruna or Czech crown has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 8 February 1993 when, together with its Slovak counterpart, it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par....
4.3 billion, not even sufficient to cover personal expenses amounting to CZK 4.6 billion. The key budget items allowing management and repairs of the rail network were therefore subsidies from the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (CZK 8.2 billion) and from the state budget (CZK 1.8 billion). Moreover, SŽDC received CZK 15 billion for modernization of the rail network.