The public transport hub at the train station in Brno-Královo Pole will remain neglected

Brno - The transfer hub of public transport at the station in Brno-Královo Pole will remain neglected. The city hall had a study prepared for its reconstruction two years ago, but according to Deputy Mayor Miloslav Humpolíček (ČSSD), the architects' proposals were, from the beginning, a chimera. He labeled the million crowns spent on their work as wasted money during a press conference today. The creation of the study was advocated by former mayor Ivan Kopečný (ODS). When presenting the results, he noted that the realization of the intention would depend on the city council.
According to Humpolíček, the study did suggest how to modify the pre-station transfer hub for which the city hall is responsible. However, the architects' proposal from the outset included the reconstruction of the Czech Railways building. Without it, it was unfeasible. "From the beginning, it was a chimera. It was a million crowns thrown into the air," said the deputy mayor.
Kopečný was the mayor of Královo Pole for 17 years, but last year the coalition he led lost its majority in the council. The council members unexpectedly recalled him. Then a coalition of ČSSD with ODS was formed, but without Kopečný.
At the Královo Pole station, regional trains stop, and in front of the station building, various suburban buses, buses, trolleybuses, and trams of the Brno transport company operate at different islands. The space is disorganized; people dart between the islands across the roads and dodge cars.
The designers proposed creating a single terminal, around which all connections would stop. From the top of the four-story building, people would then access the individual platforms for trains via a footbridge. The last turn would lead to Myslínova Street, which is today cut off from the rest of Královo Pole by the railway. The project would allegedly also allow for the expansion of the nearby Božetěchova Park and the use of part of the railway station as a parking facility. The terminal would then enable transfers between cars, buses, trains, trams, and trolleybuses.
Experts estimated the costs at 700 million crowns. In the feasibility study, they described six ways the project could be financed. "From the city covering the entire cost to the possibility of everything being paid for by a private investor," said Kopečný earlier. However, Humpolíček stated that no one in the city hall proceeded with the study afterward. He claimed he would have no objections to its preparation if the possibility of co-funding from European funds had been opened in advance. However, that did not exist even at the time the study was commissioned. "It was a leap into the dark," said the deputy mayor.