The Greens will turn to Minister Ťok due to the relocation of the train station in Brno

Prague - The Greens do not want to accept the selected option for relocating the train station in Brno, which they believe is the least economically advantageous. They will address Minister of Transport Dan Ťok (ANO) with an open letter, which they will deliver to him on Tuesday. If the planned option is indeed pushed through, it should be reviewed by the Supreme Audit Office, said Jenda Perla, a member of the Greens' leadership, to ČTK today.

According to him, the letter urges the minister, "to fulfill his role as a prudent manager regarding the location of the new Brno station and not to support one of the economically worst-rated options, as emerges from the feasibility study they have funded."

In the event that the central commission of the ministry nonetheless recommends the proposed option to the minister and government, "a thorough review of the decision by the relevant supervisory bodies is warranted," Perla added.

The proposed option involves relocating the main train station in Brno to the site of the current freight terminal and simultaneously constructing an underground double-track railway connecting the north and south of the city. The investment in the new station, including the underground station, is expected to reach 45.4 billion crowns without VAT, while three other options are estimated to be several billion cheaper. The underground railway could cost up to 20 billion crowns, according to estimates.

In February, the Brno city council approved the relocation of the station despite the Greens' objections, and in March the Steering Committee of the Brno Railway Hub, established by the Minister of Transport, also approved it. However, it also rejected funding for the underground railway from the State Transport Infrastructure Fund, which is to develop a feasibility study for the underground railway. The committee's stance is a basis for the government, which is expected to decide by mid-year.

Discussions about the relocation of the station have been ongoing in Brno for almost 100 years, and modernization has become an urgent topic due to the increase in rail traffic. According to estimates, the new station could take six years to build.