Benefits of VRT
The main line RS 1, 2 will connect Prague, Brno and Ostrava, while also opening up the VRT towards Vienna, Katowice and Slovakia. Route RS 4 will provide a connection from Prague via Ústí nad Labem to Germany and thus also to the European TEN-T. Furthermore, the RS 3 route will lead from Prague via Domažlice to Nuremberg and Munich, and RS 5 will connect Prague with Hradec Králové, Pardubice, Wroclaw in Poland and in the future with the Baltic States.
Thanks to the High-Speed Rail system, for example, most regional cities will be accessible from Prague within two hours, and half of them in less than one hour. The journey between Prague and Brno will then take only an hour, and from Ostrava to Prague will take about one and three-quarters hours.
From Brno to Dresden or from Ostrava to Vienna in around 2 hours, as well as from Prague to Berlin, for example.

The construction of the other lines will proceed gradually, with individual sections being able to be used even before the whole system is completed, in order to relieve the current congested corridors as soon as possible. The entire high-speed rail system should be completed by 2050.

VRT will not only radically improve the mobility of the population, but will also better connect the Czech Republic with Europe, as speeds of up to 320 km/h will actually give people more time for their personal lives.
The capacity of existing lines will be increased.
Overall, mobility in the regions will be radically improved and radically improved, and VRT will free up existing lines and help regional passenger and freight transport to grow. Commuting from the regions for work will also change significantly thanks to VRT.
High-Speed Rail will also contribute to better sustainability, with VRT having up to 7 times lower energy consumption than the passenger car (for transporting 1 passenger per 1 km), as well as multiplying CO2 emissions.

Transport Integration
High Speed Rail will be easily accessible to the majority of the population. Transport models suggest that 75% of residents will be able to access it within 20 minutes.
Our goal, of course, is to replace other transportation where we can be faster and more economical, but we don't view other modes as competition because we know that people need to get from home to a specific destination as quickly as possible, and both of those destinations don't need to be primarily on VRT.
We want to integrate all transport as part of the modernisation of existing stations and the construction of modern VRT stations. The stations will serve as efficient transfer hubs between VRT, conventional rail, and urban and intercity transportation. You can also arrive at a VRT station by car or by bicycle, which you can leave on site.
VRT will thus contribute significantly to the efficient integration of all modes of transport, and at the same time speed it up considerably overall.

Current state of preparation of VRT, Czech High-Speed Lines 
The following lines are currently being prepared by the Construction Administration of High Speed Lines (SS VRT): RS 1 VRT Prague - Brno - Ostrava, RS 2 VRT Brno - Breclav, RS 4 VRT Prague - Ústí nad Labem - Dresden, RS 5 VRT Prague - Hradec Králové/Pardubice - Vratislav. The RS 1.2 arm also includes a major upgrade of the Brno - Přerov line to 200 Km/h, where construction will start next year.
The preparation of high-speed lines (VRT) is therefore in full swing. We will start building the first section of the VRT in the 1920s, we will be running the first sections of the VRT in the 1930s, and the whole system of Fast Connections will be ready by 2050.           

RS 1,2 Prague - Brno - Ostrava/Břeclav
The first complete section of the VRT from Brno to Ostrava-Svinov will consist of the RS Brno - Přerov and the VRT Moravská brána (Brodek u Přerova - Ostrava-Svinov) and we should be riding it within 10 years. Then we will be riding on a complete section of High-Speed rRail from Brno to Ostrava at speeds of 200 to 320 km/h. Therefore, Správa železnic (Railway Administration) will start construction on the section RS Brno - Přerov as early as next year.
Apart from RS Brno - Přerov, we are therefore understandably the furthest along with the preparation of the project with the Moravská brána section, where the environmental impact assessment (EIA) is underway. We are tentatively starting with a non-binding approach to the owners of the land necessary for the purchase and after obtaining a positive EIA opinion (and the legal force of law), the purchase of the land can begin.
Another very advanced section is South Moravia, where the EIA process is also currently underway.
On the other sections of the RS 1,2 (Prague, Vysočina) we are still working on updating the territorial development principles (ZÚR) to enable the preparation and submission of the EIA documentation.

RS 4 VRT Prague - Ústí nad Labem - Dresden
A key update of the Ústí nad Labem Region's spatial development principles took place recently, in June. It opens up possibilities and enables further steps in the preparation of the VRT. We will start building the first section VRT Podřipsko by the end of the 2020s, while the Erzgebirge Tunnel, which will connect the Czech Republic with Germany and will be 31 km long, will be built in the 192030s. The tunnel will take about 10 years to build.

RS 5 VRT Prague - Hradec Králové/Pardubice - Vratislav
We have currently prepared a feasibility study for the RS 5 High-Speed Line, which has now been submitted to the Ministry of Transport for approval. 

How VRT is financed
Currently, the design of High-Speed Lines is financed both from the state budget and through European funds, specifically the CEF, i.e. the Connecting Europe Facility. Both the line from Prague to Dresden is financed through the CEF, and this year we were also successful on the RS 1 line on the sections from Prague to Brno.
In order not to burden the already tight budget, the aim is to involve the private sector in the project through Public-Private Partnership. Simply put: it will design, finance, build and maintain and operate the lines for several decades before handing them over to the state in adequate quality.
We were inspired by highway projects in the Czech Republic and by experiences abroad.
The last section in the Prague-Brno-Ostrava section that is being designed VRT Vysočina II section, where we have recently completed the selection of the contractor for the project documentation.

Financing VRT through PPP - the first RS Morava project for CZK 179 billion was assessed
In this context, in the second half of September 2024, the government approved an important step for the future of High-Speed Lines in MoraviaRegions. It has decided to use PPP project financing for the construction of three key sections: VRT Moravská brána VRT, VRT Jižní Morava  and RS Brno – Přerov. This means that private capital will also participate in the implementation.