Editing Transport in the Czech Republic

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[[File:8.8.17 1 Pendolino Praha 1 (36321409942).jpg|thumb|[[Pendolino]] 680 in [[Praha hlavní nádraží|Prague Main railway station]]]]
'''Transport in the Czech Republic''' relies on several main modes, including [[Transportation|transport]] by road, rail, water and air.

==Railways==
{{see also|Rail transport in the Czech Republic}}
[[File:Railway network Czech Republic.svg|thumb|Map of the Czech railway network]]
The Czech Republic has a total railway length of {{convert|9435|km|mi}} which makes it a country with the second highest rail density in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Europe: rail network density by country size 2019 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243209/europe-rail-network-density-per-country-size/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref> The vast majority ({{convert|9341|km|mi}}) is standard gauge. Electrified railways generally have voltages of 3 kV DC or 25 kV AC. {{convert|94|km|mi}} of track is [[Narrow gauge railways in the Czech Republic|narrow gauge]]. The most prominent Czech railway company is the state-owned [[České dráhy]] (ČD) (English: ''Czech Railways''). [[Prague]] has an underground [[rapid transit]] system, the [[Prague Metro]]. In addition, the cities of [[Brno]], [[Liberec]], [[Most (city)|Most]], [[Olomouc]], [[Ostrava]], [[Plzeň]], and Prague have tram systems.

In April 2025, Czechia introduced Europe's first driverless passenger train on the 24-kilometer [[Kopidlno]] to [[Dolní Bousov]] line in the [[Mladá Boleslav District]]. Developed by [[AŽD Praha]], the train features a modified 811 series engine named Edita, equipped with sensors and computing systems to autonomously monitor surroundings and adjust speed. Despite its autonomous capabilities, a driver remains on board during this testing phase due to legal requirements and to handle unforeseen situations. Fully autonomous operation without onboard staff is anticipated by 2031, pending technological advancements and legislative changes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-04 |title=Czechia launches Europe's first driverless passenger train |url=https://english.radio.cz/czechia-launches-europes-first-driverless-passenger-train-8847581 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Radio Prague International |language=en}}</ref>

==Roads==
[[File:Motorways in Czechia map.svg|alt=|thumb|Map of the Czech motorway network (2024)]]
[[File:Dálnice D8 u Lovosic.jpg|thumb|right|Lovosice junction (km 45)]]

The Czech Republic has, in total, {{convert|55653|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="transtats">{{cite web|url=http://www.iraptranstats.net/cz |title=Transport in Czech Republic |access-date=2008-10-06 |date=2008-04-13 |work=International Transport Statistics Database |publisher=[[International Road Assessment Programme|IRAP]] }}</ref> of roads. It has {{convert|1247|km|abbr=on|}}<ref name=":0" /> of motorways. In the 1980s and 1990s there was a significant increase in passenger transport on the roads in the Czech Republic, which was associated with a sharp increase in the accident rate. Between 2007 and 2013, the death rate fell in every year, with a record low of 583 deaths in 2013, compared with the 1994 high of 1,473 casualties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/number-of-traffic-victims-in-czechrep-lowest-in-history-in-2013/1025609|title=Number of traffic victims in Czech Republic lowest in history in 2013|work=ceskenoviny.cz|date=1 January 2014|access-date=30 January 2014}}</ref> Despite this however, the fatality rate per head of population is moderately high, comparable to the [[United States]].<ref name="transtats"/>

===Highways===
{{main|Highways in the Czech Republic}}

There are 2 main categories of roads forming the main network: Motorways and Highways. These roads are managed by the state-owned Directorate of Highways and Motorways of the Czech Republic – ŘSD, established in 1997. Among the first modern motorways in the Czech Republic was the motorway from [[Prague]] to the [[Slovakia|Slovak border]] through [[Brno]] whose construction was started on May 2, 1939.

Motorways are dual carriageways with tolls and a speed limit of 130 km/h.
Highways can be single and dual carriageway with a speed limit of 90 km/h (dual carriageways are commonly signposted as Roads for motorcars with a speed limit of 110 km/h).

ŘSD currently manages and maintains 1,369&nbsp;km of motorways (''dálnice'').<ref name=":0">{{cite web| url = http://www.ceskedalnice.cz| title = České dálnice}}</ref>

==Waterways==
The [[Vltava]] is the country's longest river, at 430&nbsp;km. 358&nbsp;km of the [[Elbe]] (Labe), which totals 1154&nbsp;km, is also present in the country. An artificial waterway, nowadays used for recreation, is the [[Baťa Canal]].

==Ports and harbours==
[[Děčín]], [[Mělník]], Prague, [[Ústí nad Labem]], [[Moldauhafen]] in [[Hamburg]] (no longer operational, will be handed over to Germany in 2028)

==Airports==
[[File:LKPR sever 2003.jpg|thumb|[[Václav Havel Airport Prague]]]]
{{see also|List of airports in the Czech Republic}}[[File:LKTB dep front.jpg|thumb|[[Brno-Tuřany Airport]]]]
In 2006, the Czech Republic had a total 121 airports. 46 of these airports had paved runways while 75 had unpaved runways. The largest and busiest airport in the Czech Republic is [[Václav Havel Airport Prague]], opened in 1937. Other international airports include [[Brno-Tuřany Airport]], [[Karlovy Vary Airport]], [[Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport]], [[Pardubice Airport]], [[Kunovice Airport]] and Public domestic and private international airport is for example [[Hradec Králové Airport]].

;Airports with paved runways 
Total: 46 (2007)  
* Over 3,047 m: 2 
* 2,438 to 3,047 m: 10 
* 1,524 to 2,437 m: 13 
* 914 to 1,523 m: 2 
* Under 914 m: 19  

;Airports with unpaved runways 
Total: 75 (2007)  
* 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 
* 914 to 1,523 m: 25 
* Under 914 m: 49

==Heliports==
2 (2006)

==See also==
*[[Czech Republic]]
*[[List of airports in the Czech Republic]]
*[[Road signs in the Czech Republic]]
*[[European driving licence]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070607001633/http://www.czech.cz/en/czech-republic/transport/ Czech Transport]
*[http://idos.cz idos.cz] - public transport on-line timetables and trip planner (sponsored by the government)
*[https://www.visitczechia.com/en-US/fa579f01-ea37-4e1a-9c21-b2a370c5ba2a/page/transport-in-the-czech-republic Transport in the Czech Republic]

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