It ensures the operation, operability, modernization and development of the railway transport route.
It allocates transport route capacity and operates state-owned national railways and regional railways.
Railway Administration, a state organization (SŽDC) was established on 1 January 2003 on the basis of Act No. 77/2002 Coll.
The basic mission of SŽDC is to fulfill the function of the owner and operator of the national railway and regional railways owned by the state.