Transport in Poland Totally Explained

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This article is about transportation in Poland.

Railways

Poland is served by an extensive network of railways. In most cities the main railway station is located near a city centre and is well connected to the local transportation system. The infrastructure is operated by PKP PLK (PKP-Polskie Linie Kolejowe : PKP-Polish Rail Lines), part of state-run PKP Group.
The only high speed rail line in central-eastern Europe, Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa (CMK) (Central Railway Route, length 221km), links Warsaw with Kraków and Katowice. Trains on the CMK achieve speed up to 160km/h (some sections allow up to 200km/h, but the rolling stock hasn't yet been adapted to handle higher speed).
Other high speed lines:

Warsaw - Kutno - Poznań - (Berlin) (140, 160 km/h)
Warsaw - Siedlce - Terespol - (Minsk) (160, 120 km/h) - being upgraded to 160km/h
Warsaw - Puławy - Lublin (120, 140 km/h)
Opole - Wrocław (160km/h) and further upgraded via Legnica to Hamburg The Warsaw - Gdańsk - Gdynia line is being upgraded to allow speed up to 200km/h, and the Warsaw-Łódź line is being upgraded to allow speed up to 160km/h (in order to bind together the Warsaw - Łódź agglomeration). There are long term plans to construct a new high speed line (300 km/h) from Warsaw to Poznań and Wrocław with a fork in Łódź.

The PKP Group is the fourth largest railway throughout Europe. Trains are run by:

Passenger transport market

PKP Intercity - qualified passengers trains (express, intercity, eurocity, hotel and TLK)

PKP Przewozy Regionalne - regional passengers trains (normal and fast train)

Koleje Mazowieckie - local trains in Mazovia

SKM Tricity - fast urban railway in Tricity

Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw) - suburban railway in Warsaw agglomeration

Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa - suburban railway in Warsaw agglomeration

Arriva PCC (joint venture formed by Arriva and PCC Rail) - part of the local train traffic in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Narrow gauge railways (those marked (M) are museum or tourist railways only, and play no role in the transport market):

(M) Ełcka Kolej Wąskotorowa - Narrow Gauge railway in Ełk

Gnieźnieńska Kolej Dojazdowa - Narrow Gauge railway in Gniezno

(M) Górnośląskie Koleje Wąskotorowe - Upper Silesian Narrow gauge railway

Gryficka Kolej Dojazdowa - Narrow gauge railway in Gryfice

Kaliska Kolej Dojazdowa - accessible Narrow gauge railway in Kalisz

Krośniewicka Kolej Dojazdowa - accessible Narrow gauge railway in Krośniewice

(M) Nałęczowska Kolej Dojazdowa - accessible Narrow gauge railway in Nałęczów

Przeworska Kolej Dojazdowa - accessible Narrow gauge railway in Przeworsk

(M) Rogowska Kolej Wąskotorowa - Narrow gauge railway in Rogów

(M) Sochaczewska Kolej Muzealna - museum railway in Sochaczew

(M) Starachowicka Kolej Dojazdowa - Narrow gauge railway in Starachowice

Śmigielska Kolej Dojazdowa - Narrow gauge railway in Śmigiel

(M) Średzka Kolej Dojazdowa - Narrow gauge railway in Środa Wlkp.

(M) Świętokrzyska Kolej Dojazdowa - Świętokrzyska Narrow gauge railway

(M) Żnińska Kolej Powiatowa - Żnin district railway

(M) Żuławska Kolej Dojazdowa - Żuławska Suburban Railway

Freight transport market

PKP Cargo

PKP LHS - Metallurgic Broad Gauge Line

PTK Holding SA - The Railway Transportation Holding in Zabrze

Przedsiębiorstwo Transportu Kolejowego i Gospodarki Kamieniem Rybnik - The Railway Transport and Stone Management Company in Rybnik

CTL Logistics

PCC Rail Szczakowa - Rail Szczakowa website - part of the German concern PCC AG

Kopalnia Piasku Kotlarnia - The Kotlarnia sand mine

Kopalnia Piasku Kuźnica Warężyńska - The Kuźnica Warężyńska sand mine

Orlen KolTrans

Lotos Kolej

Nadwiślanski Zakład Transportu Kolejowego- Vistula Rail Transport Company]

Rail System

Total: 23,420 km

standard gauge (1.435 m) : 21,639 km (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)

broad gauge (1.524 m) : 646 km

narrow gauge (various) : 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000 m, 0.785 m, 0.750 m, and 0.600 m (1998) As of December 2002 narrow gauge railways were no longer owned or operated by PKP. They were transferred to regional authorities or became independent companies.
Rail links with adjacent countries:

Same gauge:

Break-of-gauge - 1435mm/1524mm

Tram

Over 30 cities with tramway systems including Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Łódź, Poznań, Szczecin, Warszawa and Wrocław. See also: Poznań Fast Tram

Trolleybus

Trolleybuses are used in three towns: Gdynia (with some lines reaching Sopot), Lublin and Tychy.

Metro

Warsaw is the only city with a metro system:
See: Warsaw Metro

Airports

Main airports

Warsaw International Airport, handles 9 million passengers and 48,535 tonnes of cargo per year.

Kraków International Airport, handles 3,068,199 passengers and 3,255 tonnes of cargo.

Katowice International Airport, handles 1,5 million passengers and 5,618 tonnes of cargo.

Gdańsk International Airport, handles 677,946 passengers and 3,433 tonnes of cargo.

Wrocław International Airport, handles 454,047 passengers and 1,378 tonnes of cargo.

Poznań International Airport, handles 399,255 passengers and 2,166 tonnes of cargo.

Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport

Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport

Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport Number of airports in Poland - 123 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

Total: 84 (2005)

over 3,047 m: 4

2,438 to 3,047 m: 29

1,524 to 2,437 m: 41

914 to 1,523 m: 7

under 914 m: 3

Airports - with unpaved runways

Total: 39 (2005)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

914 to 1,523 m: 13

under 914 m: 21 Heliports: 2 (2005)
See: LOT Polish Airlines

Marine

Waterways

3,812 km navigable rivers and canals (1996)

Ports and harbors

Port of Gdańsk

Port of Gdynia

Port of Szczecin-Świnoujście

Port of Ustka

Port of Kołobrzeg

Merchant marine

Total: 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,120,165 GRT/
Ships by type:
bulk 50, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1999 est.)

Roads

Total: 423,997 km

paved: 295,356 km (including 665 km of expressways)

unpaved: 128,641 km (2003) Motorways in Poland:
A1 | A2 | A4 | A6 | A8 | A18

Pipelines

Crude oil and petroleum products 2,280 km;

Natural gas 13,500 km (2006 est.)Further Information

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