At the Main Train Station, the reconstruction of the platforms has begun for billions

Prague - Reconstruction of the first four platforms at Prague's Main Train Station began today, costing 1.6 billion crowns. This was announced by Anna Kodysová from the Railway Infrastructure Administration (SŽDC), which, as a state organization, is the investor of the project. The entire project is expected to be completed by December 8 of this year; until then, trains will depart from the remaining three platforms.
    The construction is the second phase of the overall renewal of the railway network around the Main Train Station, which began years ago with the construction of a bridge over Seifertova Street. As part of the platform reconstruction, passengers can expect new information systems for the visually impaired and blind, escalators, and underpasses. In addition, the builders will raise the platform edge to facilitate boarding trains.
    Alongside passengers, trains will also benefit from increased comfort. Workers will repair and newly drain the railway substructure, replace tracks, sleepers, and switches in the southern part of the station. The old steel hall will also be modified with new gutters to prevent water from leaking inside. The first four platforms are the oldest at the Main Station and have been serving the public since 1911.
    The construction will be carried out by a consortium of companies Metrostav, Skanska, and Stavby silnic a železnic. The reconstruction is planned to be completed simultaneously with the construction of the so-called New Railway Connection under Vítkov Hill, which should significantly facilitate the passage of trains through the center of Prague. European funds are also expected to contribute to the financing of the project, as the Main Train Station is located on the European railway network TEN-T.