VRT Východní Čechy
| Fast Connections | RS 5 Praha/Prague – Hradec Králové – Vratislav/Wroclaw |
|---|---|
| Section (from – to) | Poříčany – Hradec Králové/Pardubice |
| Regions | Central Bohemia, Hradec Králové, Pardubice |
| Total length (without exits) | 60 km |
| Total length (with exits) | 71 km |
| Exits (city/direction) | Hradec Králové |
| Maximum speed | 320 km/h |
| Maximum design speed | 350 km/h |
| Operation | High-speed units up to 320 km/h Locomotive-hauled trains 200–230 km/h |
| Number of bridges – elevated tracks | 35–50 (to be specified in the next phase of project preparation) |
| Number of overpasses | 15–30 (to be specified in the next phase of project preparation) |
| + footbridges for pedestrians and cyclists only | To be determined |
| Number of ecoducts | To be determined |
| Some topics of interest | Service for Hradec Králové and Pardubice is provided by the existing railway stations Hradec Králové hl. n. and Pardubice hl. n. Parts of existing conventional lines will be used to reach these nodes. |
Note: All information is approximate and subject to change.
The feasibility study has been completed and comments from the opposing assessment and Státní fond dopravní infrastruktury (State Fund for Transport Infrastructure) have been integrated. The documentation was already sent to the Central Commission of the Ministry of Transport for approval.
It will be a new-build double-track line electrified with AC power supply system and secured by the European Train Control System (ETCS), with the Hradec Králové section connecting at Dobřenice to the existing line Velký Osek – Choceň, and the Pardubice section at Srnojed to the existing Transit Corridor I.
There will be roughly 70 km of new High-Speed Line for passenger transport with a maximum speed of 320 km/h.
