Czech railway industry
COMPETITIVE industry with 200 years of tradition
EXPORT making up almost 60% of the total turnover
Creation of JOBS – 20,000 employees
and 30,000 for subcontractors
INVEST in innovative products
and new technologies
Czech railway industry
COMPETITIVE industry with 200 years of tradition
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20 years of Czech Republic’s EU membership has become the engine of growth for the Czech railway industry. Companies have secured contracts worth tens of billions of CZK
18. April 2024
Twenty years of the Czech Republic’s membership in the European Union (anniversary falls on May 1, 2024) have brought revenues in the hundreds of billions of Czech crowns (CZK) to businesses in the Czech railway industry associated in ACRI – Czech Railway Industry Association. Since the Czech Republic’s accession to the EU, these companies have…
Škoda Group initiates type test and homologation process for trolleybus headed to Vilnius
12. April 2024
The first trolleybus, Škoda 32 Tr for Vilniaus viešasis transportas, has entered the type tests and homologation process in Pilsen. This milestone signifies big progress in producing 91 trolleybuses bound for Vilnius, Lithuania. The first vehicle will undergo extensive list of mandatory tests, involving approximately 2,500 km of driving, to ensure reliability and performance. “We…
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20 years of Czech Republic’s EU membership has become the engine of growth for the Czech railway industry. Companies have secured contracts worth tens of billions of CZK
18. April 2024
Twenty years of the Czech Republic’s membership in the European Union (anniversary falls on May 1, 2024) have brought revenues in the hundreds of billions of Czech crowns (CZK) to businesses in the Czech railway industry associated in ACRI – Czech Railway Industry Association. Since the Czech Republic’s accession to the EU, these companies have…
Škoda Group initiates type test and homologation process for trolleybus headed to Vilnius
12. April 2024
The first trolleybus, Škoda 32 Tr for Vilniaus viešasis transportas, has entered the type tests and homologation process in Pilsen. This milestone signifies big progress in producing 91 trolleybuses bound for Vilnius, Lithuania. The first vehicle will undergo extensive list of mandatory tests, involving approximately 2,500 km of driving, to ensure reliability and performance. “We…
70 years since the establishment of AŽD – achievements in the domestic market, abroad and forced organizational changes
12. March 2024
The AŽD company is celebrating 70 years since its establishment this year. The company has changed significantly during that time, but it still remains in the hands of Czech owners and should continue to do so. A stable dominant inland position, expansion abroad, expansion of road telematics and especially cooperation with an US company in…
The Czech railway industry continues to grow steadily. Last year, the total turnover increased to 130 billion CZK (5,2 billion EUR), with an increase in export volume as well
6. March 2024
Czech companies associated with the Association of Railway Industry Enterprises (ACRI) saw a year-on-year turnover growth of 7% to a total of 130 billion Czech crowns last year. The sector thus confirmed its gradual stable growth, significantly supported by foreign orders. The export volume was 65 billion Czech crowns last year. “These are comprehensive results…
Production for three germanes cities has advanced
1. March 2024
At the Škoda Group’s production site in Pilsen, the first Škoda ForCity Plus FCB trams are nearing completion. These vehicles are tailor-made for three German cities with different needs and environments – Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg an der Havel and Cottbus. The first tram will be heading to the first named in April, while a month…
Artificial intelligence on the railway
28. February 2024
TTC MARCONI, in cooperation with the Railway Administration (RA), has launched a test project at the Adamov station that uses artificial intelligence to detect risky situations. Video analytical functions associated with artificial intelligence, i.e., on-line evaluation of images from existing cameras, are being tested. TTC MARCONI will simulate various situations and scenarios, verifying the correct…
ACRI is an association bringing together enterprises of the Czech railway industry and is also a national member of UNIFE – the European Association of the Railway Industry.
OUR COMPANIES
THEY ARE EMPLOYING
OVER 22,000
WORKERS
THEY ACHIEVE A TURNOVER
FOR MORE THAN
130 BILLION CZK
ON AVERAGE
50% TURNOVER
CONSTITUTES EXPORTS
Infrastructure
Control command and signalling and IT
Rolling stock – design, production, repairs,
modernization
Components supliers
Research and design institutes and testing
laboratories
ACRI NEWS
The magazine ACRI NEWS is intended to present the Czech railway industry and brings its readers interesting and stimulating information not only from the industry, but also about events in the railways. ACRI NEWS magazine has been published since 2004.
