The transport ministers of the Visegrad Four (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) met on Tuesday to sign a declaration on a joint approach to the construction of high-speed railway, set to link Budapest, Bratislava, Prague and Warsaw, it was reported on Tuesday. A feasibility study on the project is currently being drafted. According to Slovak transport minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid), the new railway line would allow for speeds up to 300 km/hr, adding that he believes the new railway line could compete with air travel, as unlike airports it will have railway stations in the city centres. No time frame has yet been outlined for the project, but the line is likely to be co-financed by European Union Funds.
Jonathan McCormick, Photo: TASR
