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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Railway company |
| Founded | Prague (2003) |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech republic |
| Revenue |  48,051 mil CZK (2006)[1] |
| -527 mil CZK (2006)[1] | |
| -449 mil CZK (2006)[1] | |
| Total assets | 103,524,000,000 Czech koruna (2021)  |
Number of employees | 60,594 (2006) |
| Website | www.ceskedrahy.cz |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Prague |
| Reporting mark | ČD |
| Locale | Czech republic, as well as routes to Austria, Germany, Poland, and Slovakia |
| Dates of operation | 1993–present |
| Technical | |
| Previous gauge | , 760 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
České dráhy or Czech Railways (ČD or CD) is the main railway operator of the Czech Republic and provides passenger (till 30 November 2007 also freight) service via state owned rail tracks. It is a significant company in an international railway transport and a member of important European and world institutions, e.g. the International Railway Union, Community of European Railways and the Organization for Railways Cooperation (Asia and Europe).
The company was established in 1993, after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways.
Until 1 July 2008, České dráhy was the biggest employer in the Czech Republic[2]. After experiencing regular losses and requiring government subsidies[citation needed], the railway reported its first ever profit in 2007.[3] Attempts to make it more efficient are currently on going and a recent plan to move passenger transport to an independent subsidiary was approved by the Czech government in January 2008.[4]
Statistics (2006)
- 9,496 km of railway lines; 3,041 km electrificated (32%); 1,851 km double- and multiple-track
- 6,697 bridges
- 154 tunnels
- 180.939 mil passengers carried
- 6,887 mil passenger kilometer
- 89.621 mil tones of goods carried
- 16,445 mil tonne-kilometre
History
České dráhy is the result of more than 160 years of railway history in Bohemia. Historic milestones include:
- 1828: first horse drawn railway in Europe: České Budějovice - Linz
- 1839: first steam hauled railway: Vienna - Břeclav
- 1903: first standard gauge electrified railway track
- 1918: foundation of Československé státní dráhy (ČSD or CSD) (English: Czechoslovak state railways)
- 1991: first EuroCity (EC) trains run on ČSD railways
- 1993: foundation of České dráhy (ČD or CD) after break up of Czechoslovakia
- 1993: started renovation of backbone railways corridors
- 1994: started truck transportation ("RoLa") on ČD railways: Lovosice - Dresden (stopped in 2004)
- 2003: founding of České dráhy (Czech Railways), joint stock company[5]
- 2005: tilting train Pendolino in regular service
- 2007: freight transport moved into subsidiary company ČD Cargo
- 2008: creation of CD Sky alliance between České dráhy and Sky Europe[6]
Freight services
ČD Cargo division is mainly focused on raw materials, intermediate goods and containers transport. Products transport is few flexible and competitive. Nevertheless ČD is fifth largest railway cargo operator in Europe.
Rolling stock
- 3,059 locomotives (electric - 925, motorized - 1,130, electric motorized units - 113)
- 33,354 freight cars
- 4,274 passenger cars
See also
References
- ^ a b c Annual Report of the Ceské Dráhy Group for the Yaer 2006
- ^ PhDr. Zbyněk Zlinský. "SŽDC provozovatelem dráhy". Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Czech Railways Posts First Profit Ever". Prague Daily Monitor. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Handl, Erich. "Government Approves Splitting off Passenger Transport from Czech Railways". Czech Business Weekly. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "České dráhy, a.s. - About Us". Retrieved 2008-01-25.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Czech Railways to Sell SkyEurope Tickets at Stations". Prague Daily Monitor. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
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