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České dráhy or '''Czech Railways''' (ČD or CD) is the main Railway operator of the Czech Republic and provides Passenger and Freight service via state owned Rail Track s. 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 ).

České dráhy is biggest employer in the Czech Republic. The company is in permanent loss and needs to be subsidized regularly by government. Attempts to make it more efficient are progressing only slowly. Among Czechs ČD is a target of jokes for the frequent delays of its trains and the filth inside its wagons and railway stations.


HISTORY

České dráhy is the result of more than 160 years of railway history in Bohemia . Historic milestones include:

  • - Linz

  • - Břeclav

  • electrified railway track

  • 1918 : foundation of Československé státní dráhy (ČSD or CSD) (English: Czechoslovak state railways)

  • (EC) trains run on ČSD railways


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  • - Dresden (stopped in 2004 )

  • 2003 : foundation of České dráhy (Czech Railways), joint stock company

  • Pendolino in regular service



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