Czech Republic and Slovakia plan faster rail and road links

The Czech Republic and Slovakia will push ahead with joint transport infrastructure projects aimed at improving road and rail connections between the two countries, according to a joint statement issued following Wednesday’s talks between Czech Transport Minister Ivan Bednárik and his Slovak counterpart Jozef Ráž.

Ráž presented the results of a study that envisages, among other things, the construction of high-speed rail lines on which trains between Bratislava and Prague could run at speeds of up to 320 kilometres per hour. According to the Slovak minister, this would reduce travel time between the two capitals to around two hours. At present, trains take about four and a half hours to complete the journey.