Railway Infrastructure Administration, state organization, was established on the 1st of January 2003, according to the Act No.77/2002 Coll. on Transformation of Czech Railways, state organization. It fulfils the role of a rail owner and provides operation and operability of the railway infrastructure.
Scope of operations of RIA
- providing the operation of the railway infrastructure,
- providing operability of the railway infrastructure,
- providing the development and modernization of the railway infrastructure,
- providing the maintenance and repair of the railway infrastructure,
- preparation of documents related to public service obligations,
- supervision of the railway infrastructure utilization, of the rail operation and operability.
Dates in History of RIA
| 1st January 2003 | Date of incorporation |
| since 1st January 2004 | Investment-engineering activities for railway projects |
| (transfer of the construction rights from Czech Railways on RIA) | |
| since 1st May 2004 | Railway capacity allocation |
| since 1st July 2008 | Operation of the railway infrastructure (planning and distributing timetables) |
| since 1st September 2011 | Service and control of rail operation |
| (RIA has becomed a fully-fledged manager of the railway infrastructure of the Czech Republic) |
| Length of tracks total | 9 355 km |
| Length of electrified tracks | 3 215 km |
| Length of single-track tracks | 7 287 km |
| Number of railroad switches | more than 24 thousands |
| Number of bridges | 6 733 |
| Number of tunnels | 169 |
| Length of bridges total | 156 110 m |
| Length of tunnels total | 55 942 m |
| Number of railroad crossings | 7 646 |
