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08.08.2022
New English translation of the Railway Transport Act 2003
The Office of Rail Transport prepared a new unofficial translation of the main legal act which regulates railway transport in Poland. The new translation covers changes introduced by 4th railway package. We remind that this is an unofficial translation and provided for reference only.
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27.07.2022
PKP PLK price list not approved
For the second time this year the President of the Office of Rail Transport refused to approve the draft price list of the Polish national infrastructure manager, PKP PLK, in the part on the method of calculation of unit rate of basic and shunting fee. The infrastructure manager can submit a new draft price list for approval within 30 days or decide that for 2022/2023 timetable they will apply the current price list which is in force since 2018.
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19.07.2022
Georgian railways closer to EU: Office of Rail Transport supports railway reform in Georgia
The representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and Georgian Railways visited the Office of Rail Transport. The purpose of the visit was to study the functioning of the National Safety Authority and rail transport regulator. The Georgian delegation also had the opportunity to learn about the practical aspects of the European Train Control System (ETCS) on one of the simulators at the Examination and Monitoring Centre for Train Drivers.
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15.07.2022
ERA Executive Director visits Polish NSA
ESC/RSC tests, retrofitting of traction vehicles with ETCS and facilitation of rail freight traffic with Ukraine were the main issues raised during Josef Doppelbauer's two-day visit to the Office of Rail Transport. The Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways also visited the new Examination and Monitoring Centre for Train Drivers.
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13.07.2022
Train travel for Ukrainian citizens / проїзд потягом для громадян України
From 1 July 2022 free travel for Ukrainian citizens will only be possible with selected rail operators and under certain rules. The purchase of a ticket will be necessary i.a. for long-distance PKP Intercity trains. Please check the information below. The information will be updated on an ongoing basis.
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01.07.2022
Rail transport in May 2022
In May 2022 30.4 m passengers travelled by rail. This is a record-breaking result, as over the last 10 years the monthly number of rail passengers exceeded 30 m only once - in October 2019. The transport performance exceeded 2 bn pass-km. In rail freight the weight of goods transported amounted to 21.1 m tonnes. For the third consecutive month rail freight results were above 21 m tonnes.
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28.06.2022
Draft price lists of Sławków Euroterminal and the Lower Silesian Road and Railway Service in Wrocław approved
The President of the Office of Rail Transport issued decisions approving the method of determining the unit rate of the basic charge and shunting fee for the 2022/2023 timetable for Euroterminal Sławków sp. z o.o. and Dolnośląska Służba Dróg i Kolei we Wrocławiu (Lower Silesian Road and Railway Service in Wrocław).
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06.06.2022
Rail transport competitiveness study
How competitive rail services are compared to individual transport and other public transport services? In a new study prepared by the Office of Rail Transport 33 routes between Polish cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants were examined. For each route, travel time and costs by different means of transport were compared.
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01.06.2022
Rail transport in April 2022
In April 2022 over 26.9 m passengers travelled by train. 21.3 m tonnes of goods were transported by rail. It is an increase by 92.6% in the number of passengers and 6.9% in the weight of goods carried, when compared to April 2021.
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23.05.2022
Train punctuality in 1Q 2022
In 1Q 2022 more than 91% of passenger trains and almost 42% of freight trains arrived on time at their destination. The punctuality rate increased compared to the previous quarter, despite a major failure of the train control systems in Poland. Rail operators launched 559 thous. trains in 1Q 2022 (448 thous. passenger trains and 111 thous. freight trains).
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