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Almost exactly one year later, Praha main station experienced another milestone in the ComfortJet project: while on 9 April 2024 the first train, the then temporarily configured eight-car unit, was officially presented here for the first time, on 14 April 2025 the complete nine-car unit ran from the same station for its first passenger service.

Two ComfortJet units are now present in the VUZ test centre.

With the first new timetable season, ČD and PKP Intercity launched the operation of the new international service on 878 km long Praha - Pardubice - Wrocław - Poznań - Bydgoszcz - Gdańsk - Gdynia route.

In the 2025 timetable, new services will be introduced between the Czech Republic and Poland connecting Praha and Gdynia under the name "Baltic Express".

Since September, ComfortJet NMUs have been deployed on the SC 240/241 "Košičan" Prague - Ostrava - Košice and EC 178/175 and EC 176/177 "Berliner" Prague - Berlin - Prague services.

Following the transfer of all four Class 690 RegioPanter BEMUs to Bohumín on 28 November 2024, their handover to České dráhy took place the next day.

On 28 November 2024, alle four Class 690.2 units moved to their future operational location, Bohumín depot.

The complete end of service of the Class 150.2 locomotives and a significant decline in the deployment of the Class 151 is approaching every day.

On the occasion of InnoTrans, ČD deployed for the first time a non-traction ComfortJet unit, namely 004, on the EC "Berliner" services on 24 and 25 September.

On 8 October 2024, RS Lease officially handed over to ČD the last of the 50 Vectrons ordered by the operator for lease.

Starting Sunday 29 September 2024, ČD uses two ComfortJet non-traction multiple units (Nos. 004 and 005) into regular passenger service on the EC 178/175 and EC 176/177 "Berliner" Praha - Berlin trains.

On 25 September, ČD, Siemens Mobility and Škoda Group presented the ComfortJet cars to the public.

As of Friday 13 September 2024, almost the entire Czech Republic is facing problems caused by extreme rainfall and adverse weather conditions.

On 19 June 2024, ČD announced that, following the consequences of the accident in Pardubice on 5 June, it proceeded to extraordinary inspections of its Class Bcmz⁸³⁴ couchette cars.