ČD
Czech Republic
České dráhy (ČD) or Czech Railways is the main
railway operator in the Czech Republic. The company was established in 1993,
after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia as a successor of the Czechoslovak State
Railways. It is a member of the International Railway Union (UIC Country Code
for Czech Republic is 54), Community of European Railways and the Organization
for Railways Cooperation (Asia and Europe). ČD operates trains; fixed infrastructure (such as tracks) is managed by SŽDC. In December 2010, the Czech government proposed bringing SŽDC and ČD together in a single holding company. The government has also changed the subsidies available to ČD and SŽDC. |
2015