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03.08.2020
June 2020 transfer results
Railway carriers transported 14.5 million passengers in June. That's almost 47% less than in June of 2019. However the decline in the number of passengers, caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, is lower than in April and May, when it reached the level of 77% and 66% respectively. Railway freight transport amounted to 17.5 million tonnes of goods - 1.1 million tonnes less than in June of 2019. That means the lowest decrease when comparing year to year results.
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31.07.2020
A holiday trip by train in Poland
Railways are a great holiday means of transport and the travel itself may become attraction. Beautiful views from the carriage's window are to be enjoyed on many routes in Poland. The trains run along the sea coast, cross picturesque flyovers or pass through an over 1-kilometre-long tunnel. Enchanting railway routes are aplenty in Poland. Here you will find out on which routes you can take an interesting train trip.
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27.07.2020
Mutual recognition of goods within the European Union
Not every appliance or structure is obliged to be subject to technical inspection once they are to enter the Polish market. The mutual goods recognition clause allows for the introduction of a simplified mode of the certification of conformity to existing regulations. During the application proceeding the entrepreneurs may present such certificates issued previously in other member states of the European Union. So far not many entrepreneurs operating in the railway sector have used this opportunity.
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20.07.2020
Less mass cargo, more containers - freight groups in Q1 2020
In the first quarter of 2020 54.3 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail. This is a lower value than last year, however not all cargo groups noted a decrease. In comparison to the last quarter of 2019 freight of lower mass was transported. However, the mass of such groups as finished metal products, chemicals and chemical products, non-identifiable products, as well most of processed products has risen.
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13.07.2020
In some EU countries the 4th Railway Package has come into effect as of 16 June 2020
Croatia, Denmark and Latvia as well as Germany and Slovakia (which border Poland) have introduced the technical pillar of the 4th Railway Package on 16 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic Poland as well as - among others - Czechia and Lithuania have decided to postpone the date of introduction until 31 October 2020.
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06.07.2020
Transfer results for May 2020
Transfer results for May 2020 have shown the return of passengers to using railway services. In comparison to April of 2020 the number of passengers rose by more than 60%. An even bigger increase was witnessed with regard to transfer service numbers - by 81%. In freight transfers both transfer and operational services rose in comparison to April.
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29.06.2020
International passenger trains back in service
Amendment to the Regulation by the Council of Ministers has allowed Polish railway carriers to resume - starting from 13 June 2020 - the operations of international connections among Schengen zone states. Operations of international trains crossing external European Union borders are still suspended.
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22.06.2020
Intermodal transport in Q1 2020
In Q1 of this year 5.4 million tonnes of goods were transported by intermodal mode. Such a high result has been noted for the first time. For years one could have observed a steady rise in the number of transported units. In Q1 2020 all parametres rose in comparison to the corresponding period of last year.
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15.06.2020
2019 annual report by the Railway Passenger Rights’ Ombudsman
263 applications to start a proceeding and 184 other applications were filed with the Railway Passenger Rights’ Ombudsman in 2019. 30% of the proceedings were the appeals against no-ticket penalties, 24% - requests for compensation for late or cancelled trains and 19% - requests for reimbursement for unused tickets. Those are the details from the annual report by Railway Passenger Rights’ Ombudsman for 2019.
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08.06.2020
Market pillar of the 4th Railway Package comes into effect
As of 12 May 2020 important changes to the Polish act on railway transport have come into effect. They adjust national rules to the market pillar of the 4th Railway Package. The technical pillar of the Package should come into effect on 16 June 2020. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic the European Commission has postponed this date by three months.
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