The councilor of the South Moravian Region stood up for the relocation of the train station in Brno

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Lucie Kučerová

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ČTK
27.02.2012 18:00

Brno - If the project for the relocation of the Brno train station fell through, it would demolish all current spatial planning of Brno and the South Moravian Region in this location. Regional councilor David Macek (KDU-ČSL) responded today to Friday's statement by Transport Minister Pavel Dobeš (VV) that the state would seek funds from Brussels to co-finance the reconstruction of the Brno railway, yet does not currently address the position of the station. Dobeš also admitted the possibility of retaining the station in the center. According to spatial plans, the station is to be moved less than a kilometer to the south. However, the public wishes for the station to remain in the center according to a several years old referendum.
    Macek believes that representatives from Brno and the region will convince the European Commission of the necessity of relocating the station. He himself refused to discuss the relocated position, but referred to it as a position "in the expanded center". "That is not a position that distances us; Brno is currently developing dynamically in that direction. Just look at Heršpická," he stated. In recent years, an extensive office complex and a new courthouse have been established on the street.
    According to the councilor, it is not possible, when looking at the broader urban relationships in the city with the station, to suddenly count it in the center, i.e., somewhere other than what has been planned for decades. He emphasized that the current Brno spatial plan, as well as all three variants of the concept of the new spatial plan for Brno being worked on by architects and urban planners, take the relocation of the station into account. Therefore, he believes that the region has incorporated this position of the station into its spatial plan, which came into effect on February 17. "We as a region have no problem with that; we are mainly concerned about transport services," he stated.
    The relocation of the Brno station is supposed to be part of the reconstruction of the Brno railway. The network of tracks in the center does not meet the needs of railway transport, and the current train station in the center has a small capacity. As a result, some trains heading to Brno do not stop at the main station as many expect, but at the stop in Brno-Židenice.
    The reconstruction of the railway hub has support in Brno, but people differ in their opinions on the position of the station. Opponents of the relocation argue with the unique current station location, where eight out of 13 tram lines stop in front of the station, and it is a five-minute walk to the central Freedom Square from there. Supporters of the relocation, however, argue that the current station complex creates a barrier to the city's development to the south, and building a new station will be easier than if it were to be constructed in the center while the current one is in operation.

The councilor of the South Moravian Region stood up for the relocation of the train station in Brno

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