HŽ gets 21 new trains, 850 million kuna comes from EU funds

The signing ceremony of the Agreement on the purchase and sale of 21 electric trains was held. The contract was signed between HŽ Putnički prijevoz (Croatian Railways) and KONČAR Electric Vehicles.

The new trains are financed from the Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020 within the project Renovation of the HŽ Passenger Transport fleet with new electric trains.

With this project, HŽPP continues to modernize its fleet with 11 electric trains for urban-suburban and 10 electric trains for regional transport, which will provide passengers with greater comfort, provide greater capacity and more reliable transport.

The total value of the Purchase Agreement is HRK 844.7 million (excluding VAT).

This is a very important project for the development of modern railway transport, said Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, adding that by 2023, travel time will be reduced and travel more comfortable.

As for infrastructure projects, Plenković says the plan is to invest about three billion euros in railways in the next decade.

Completion of the lowland railway Rijeka-Zagreb-Botovo, the entire route of Corridor 10 from Zagreb to Vinkovci and Tovarnik. The modernization and electrification of the Zaprešić – Zabok railway is expected to be completed in the next three years. There is also the railway Dugo Selo – Križevci, the construction of the second track on the section Križevci – Koprivnica – state border. There is also the Vinkovci – Vukovar railway, etc. It is about 165 kilometers of new railways.

Plenković

This project has been prepared for a long time. The real effect for the budget and the economy will be visible on this project. The Croatian company produces for a Croatian company, and the money is from the EU.

Oleg Butkovic, Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure

Trains run up to 160 km/h, but the question is in what condition the tracks are and at what speed they will be able to run.

We have the railroads, we don’t have everything renovated. We are doing it now. Such speeds are developing on the Zagreb – Sisak line. By 2030, I believe we will solve the railway issue, these are big projects, but that is why we are here to do it.

Butković

Source: Vijesti.hrt.hr