České Dráhy

Rail transport in the Czech Republic carried over 160 million passengers and almost 70 million tons of cargo in the year 2009. The majority of passenger services run nowadays are operated by the state company České dráhy (Czech Railways), which until 2007 also managed cargo services now run by ČD Cargo. In 2009 the country had 5,850 miles of standard gauge track, 1,950 miles of which is electrified. The network has same gauge links to all four countries bordering the Czech Republic (Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Poland) with passenger services to all four countries in operation. Major hubs for international passenger services on the network are in Prague, Ostrava, Brno, and Břeclav, and the busiest station (by number of passengers) is Praha hlavní nádraží.

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Rail transport in the Czech Republic carried over 160 million passengers and almost 70 million tons of cargo in the year 2009. The majority of passenger services run nowadays are operated by the state company České dráhy (Czech Railways), which until 2007 also managed cargo services now run by ČD Cargo. In 2009 the country had 5,850 miles of standard gauge track, 1,950 miles of which is electrified. The network has same gauge links to all four countries bordering the Czech Republic (Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Poland) with passenger services to all four countries in operation. Major hubs for international passenger services on the network are in Prague, Ostrava, Brno, and Břeclav, and the busiest station (by number of passengers) is Praha hlavní nádraží.

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