The most important pedestrian link between the center and the rest of Cesky Tesin is now completely closed because of groundwater, which, since the ongoing reconstruction, stays there all year round, most likely due to construction work with heavy machinery that disturbed the underground structures. Not a single mention of it anywhere, not even online. When they closed platform 4, it was because of frequent falls on the icy paving.
They were warned by the town, by all the carriers and by transport infrastructure experts:
-about the need for less aggressive earthwork, which was ignored
-about the need to extend the platform roofs back to their original length, as they now cover only about 30%, which was ignored
The fact that the reconstruction dragged on for many months beyond schedule, cost many tens of millions more, that the first platform is littered with leftover bricks and other construction waste, and that the cabinets housing electrical equipment are still open in some places is probably not even worth pointing out anymore. If only they had at least put the sign in front of the fence. Instead they put it outside, turned so that only people arriving for the train can see it. Many people were trying to figure out how to get to the other side of town.
The train to FM stops at the temporary platform 8, which is a good distance further away. Semi-fast and passenger trains to Ostrava normally terminate here. The station is also served by 2x RegioJet, 2x LeoExpress, 2x Mosty – Ostrava, plus various express trains, EC/IC/SC.
I wonder what people who are rushing to work or school in the morning think when they find out they have to walk all the way around. I wouldn’t be surprised if the barriers ended up lying on the ground.