Poland - General Information

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Country Name

Poland (Polska)

State railway system

Polskie Koleje Panstwowe SA (PKP) is the controlling entity for the PKP Group.

National Railway Operator

PKP Intercity is responsible for long-distance passenger transport.

PolRegio, formerly Przewozy Regionalne, is responsible for local (Regio) and InterRegio services and also InterRegioBus. Przewozy Regionalne was a wholly owned subsidiary of the PKP Group until 22 December 2008 when the shares were transferred to the 16 regional governments. However this changed from 21 September 2015 when the Government's Treasury’s industrial development and restructuring agency Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu acquired a 51% stake with the 16 Voivodships retaining 49%. The government intention with one majority shareholder is to improve management of PR, resolving different policies within the 16 regional authorities where some established their own local train operating companies or their own tenders for the provision of services.

Language

Polish.

Currency

Złoty.

UIC code

numeric 51; alpha PL.

Timetable

Journey Planner

http://rozklad-pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en or Private alternative http://rozklad.sitkol.pl/bin/query.exe/en? as the Official English version is sometimes not visible!

Downloadable Timetable

The full set of PDFs can be downloaded both for the reduced current timetable period or full year from the PKP website Portalpasazera page by selecting the required date option from the section named Pełny rozkład jazdy w formie tablic do pobrania

The last printed Timetable was for 2011/12, with no public access to any website PDF’s for 2012/13. Following on-line petitions the PDF's were made available from 2013/14 with access via the Sieciowy Rozkład Jazdy Pociągów page. Enter the Table number [Note: some have altered] in section Wyszukiwanie według tablicy. It should load the Destinations served. Click on the chevron to the left of the place names for a prompt to either view or download various by date option PDF’s as PKP now issue both PDF's for the whole TT year plus usually four periods within the year.

Additionally individual operators and PKP Inter City now publish PDFs, plus the PolRegio website groups information Region by Region. Links are

By Operator

Intercity: PKP Intercity Rozkład jazdy

International: Rozkład Jazdy Pociągów Międzynarodowych

Local Services: PolRegio Click on tab "Rozklad jazdy i mapa połaczen" and then "mapa połaczen" and a large scale map of lines with the Regions superimposed on it appears. Once this is known go back one screen and TYPE in the Regions name in the prompt box [unfortunately accent sensitive] and select Aktualnosci and a list of recent and current events/offers should appear.

Other Operators: See Other Railways for details of other operators. It has been known for some to be omitted from the Inni przewoźnicy pasażerscy (Other passenger operators) page which may be on Sinfin railways of Poland, which supposedly links to all passenger, freight, operational Narrow Gauge, Metro and Trams in Poland.

Very helpful new options from 2012/13 are a station query facility on Plakaty rozkładu jazdy, which downloads the yellow/white station arrival/departure sheets including scheduled arrival or departure platforms [Peron] which greatly assists unusual route identification where alternatives are available, or a search for the route of an individual service on Infopasazer. This lists all trains booked to call at a nominated station and by drilling down into a train number it gives all calling points for that journey which can confirm use of diversions. Note when first on-line that this also showed timing points for junctions etc but this is no longer shown, plus you need to type in accented letters or else nothing is found.

Printed Timetable

None, see above paragraph.

Additional Notes on reading the Timetable

(A) Working days except Saturdays i.e. SSuX
(B) daily except Saturdays, i.e. SX
(C) Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, i.e. SSuO
(D) Mondays to Fridays except holidays, i.e. SSuX
(E) Mondays to Saturdays except holidays, i.e. SuX
(F) runs when advertised or required
(G) runs until further notice
"I" in the middle of the train column the train passes through this station without stopping
"<" in the middle of the train column the train does not pass through that station but instead takes a different route
Codziennie Daily
Do until or to
do odwołania until further notice
autobusowa komunikacja zastępcza Bus replacement (also has z against station timing)
autobus szynowy Railcar [i.e. a train]
Gł., Główny main station
I And
Kursuje Runs
Od from or since
Oprocz Except
Oraz As well as
p (przyjad) Arrive
po, z, ze from or after
po ogłoszeniu [from] when advertised
p.odg. (posterunek odgałęzny) junction
Poza tym Besides
Przez Via
Swiat Holidays
W On
Wąsk. (wąskotorowa) narrow gauge
Na odcinku ……. ruch pociagów zawieszony do odwołania On the section…. no scheduled trains until further notice

Engineering Information

These are now simply part of overall notices on fares, Timetable changes etc on the new PolRegio website. Select Region from drop down box and read through all the Notices it displays.

Bus Information

The Rozkład jazdy autobusów PKS website offers a number of options including:

  • Ogólny rozkład jazdy autobusów PKS (Bus journey planner)
  • Rozkład jazdy autobusów PKS według miast (Bus information by city)
  • Rozkład jazdy komunikacji miejskiej według miast (Links to transport authority sites by city)

or the following from the ZTM Warsaw website which gives links to Operators in the majority of towns in Poland

Maps

Printed Maps

  • The "Mały Atlas Linii Kolejowych Polski 2011” * is a soft backed very detailed 1:300000 map comprising 102 pages and with notes in Polish, English and German published by Wydawnictwo Eurosprinter (ISBN 978-83-931006-3-7). The unusual lines and future changes sections include references to pages in this atlas e.g. M2011-R14. * A 2014 updated edition is available but it is believed so far only in Hardback.
  • European Railway Atlas: Poland and Kaliningrad by M.G. Ball (1 July 2016) ISBN 978-0-9955070-1-2
  • European Railway Atlas by M.G. Ball (1 May 2016) ISBN 978-0-9932457-8-7
  • The now discontinued PKP timetable was accompanied by a separate map with enlargements of Warszawa and Katowice. It distinguished electrified, narrow-gauge and broad-gauge lines but some lines and curves with no service for a number of years were still shown.

Web-based Maps

  • a countrywide but with zoom facility on-line map unfortunately without line numbers but shows current status, plus detail such as electrication and single/double track etc
  • Thorsten Büker's Map of Poland
  • Maps and Plans - Poland
  • On PKP Website but can take a while to load. PKP

Ticketing

PKP offers a number of network tickets which offer good value, although travellers need to take care differentiating between not only PKP Inter City and Przewozy Regionalne (regional) services but even different types of regional service. The Polrail travel website provides useful background information in English. The Świat Podróży Kolejowych website provides useful information in Polish, including:

  • Passenger train operators > 2. PRZEWOŹNICY KOLEJOWI
  • Types of train > 3. KATEGORIE POCIĄGÓW
  • Special offers (network tickets) > 5. OFERTY PROMOCYJNE

Prospective travellers should be aware that some regional operators may accept only their own tickets and should check beforehand. Some regions accept PKP network tickets but none of them accepts ordinary (non-network) PKP tickets.

  • The following operators normally accept PKP network tickets: Arriva RP, KD, KS, KW, KMŁ
  • The following operators do not normally accept PKP network tickets: KM, SKM Warszawie, WKD, ŁKA, SKM Trójmieście.

See Other Railways for details of these operators.

If the boarding station is not staffed or has no machines, it should be possible to buy a ticket on the train and passengers should go immediately to the front of the train where the guard will be located. An additional fee may be charged if they come round the train to find you!

The Koleje Mazowieckie website (the area round Warsaw) gives details of useful network type tickets. However, care should be taken to distinguish between Koleje Mazowieckie (KM) and Szybka Kolej Miejska w Warszawie (SKM) services as they only accept each other's tickets on certain routes, for example between central Warsaw and Warsaw Chopin Airport. ZTM (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego), the Warsaw Transport Authority, has a useful map showing the tariff zone boundaries in the metropolitan area indicating where KM, SKM Warszawie, WKD have some limited inter-availibility, plus details of daily or weekly zonal tickets covering all but main line and PR services. Additionally KM tickets are accepted by WKD under some conditions; see Honouring of Tickets.

Some major stations are equipped with machines offering an extensive range of tickets (including some network tickets), which accept coins, notes and credit and debit cards. However, many stations have no ticket machines and even major ones only a few and not for all operators, Warszawa Centralna being the classic example where there are no SKM or KM machines. Ticket windows are the norm, often with separate windows for PKP Inter City and Regional services. Queues can be long, especially at peak times, and ample time should be allowed to buy tickets.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Authority

The PKP Group subsidiary Polskie Linie Kolejowe is responsible for maintenance of the infrastructure, timetabling and management of railway property.

Network Statement

Network Statement 2017/2018.

Gauge

The main line network is Standard. In addition 394 km of a 1520mm gauge freight-only "Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa" (Broad-Gauge Steel Line) between Sławków near Katowice and Vladimir in Ukraine is in Poland but this is not shown on any timetable map. The LHS has a separate website lhs.pl which includes interactive maps and photographs, was formerly part of PKP and known as the "Steel and Sulphur Railway". A suggested extension into the Czech Republic is mentioned from time to time but at present would not appear to be going ahead. Other broad gauge tracks cross into Poland on routes from the Ukraine, Belarus and Kaliningrad.

Electrification

Main line electrification is 3 kV DC. The WKD system in Warszawa (see Other Railways) was converted from 600 V to 3 kV DC on 27-28 May 2016.

Rule of the road

Right.

Distances

The timetable PDFs (see the 'Downloadable Timetable' section above) give detailed distances for each station. The "Mały Atlas Linii Kolejowych Polski 2011” gives detailed distances for each station, junction and significant operating location.

The Semaforek website has a useful table of distances by line number (not table number). Enter the line number in the 'szukaj' box at the top right and click the search button.

Other Railways

The last PKP operated Narrow Gauge scheduled passenger trains ran in July 2001 but a private Company SKPL, [Stowarzyszenie Kolejowych Przewozów Lokalnych] service lasted until 7 December 2012 on a 4km part of ex PKP line 317 from Pleszew PKP to Pleszew Miasto on SSuX [except school holidays]. The branch is actually dual gauge and Standard gauge freight traffic continued, but even so it was a surprise that SKPL resumed a full scale passenger service on 4 May 2015 with 7 trains Monday to Friday and four at weekends SKPL. This continued into 2017 but from an unknown date in late March, due to no NG Railcar being available the service was operating with an acquired standard gauge BzMot. Any reports appreciated.

The DB subsidiary Usedomer Bäderbahn opened a 1.5 km extension from Seebad Ahlbeck Grenze to Świnoujście Centrum in Poland on 20 September 2008. Built mainly on a reinstated formation, there are plans to extend back into Germany to Garz Airport. There will be no physical connection to the PKP network which is on the opposite side of the River Odra.

See Gauge for details of the "Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa" (Broad-Gauge Steel Line).

Private operators have franchises to work a number of local passenger services over PKP lines:

Click here for a useful map showing the regions.

  • KM Koleje Mazowieckie KM operates local services in Mazowieckie, the area round Warszawa.
  • SKM Szybka Kolej Miejska w Warszawie operates local services in the Warsaw conurbation, including services to Warsaw Frederic Chopin airport.
  • WKD Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa operates self contained local services from Warszawa Śródmieście to Grodzisk Mazowiecki Radońska and Milanówek Grudów.
  • SKM Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście (Three Cities) operates local services in the Gdansk/Gdynia conurbation, including regional services between Gdynia and Slupsk, as well as some trains to Tczew and Malbork.
  • Arriva RP Arriva operates local services in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province and partly in the Pomorskie and Mazowieckie provinces, based around Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Grudziądz.
  • ŁKA Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna operates local services around Łódź
  • KD Koleje Dolnośląskie operates local services in Lower Silesia, the region around Wrocław.
  • KMŁ Koleje Małopolskie operates local services in Małopolskie, the region around Krakow
  • KS Koleje Śląskie operates local services in Silesia, the region around Katowice.
  • KW Koleje Wielkopolskie operates local services in Wielkopolskie, the region around Poznań.

Tourist Lines

A number of ex PKP narrow gauge lines, and also ex Forestry Railways such at Cisna, Czarna Białostocka, Hajnowka and Płociczno offer tourist or charter services.

The current status of narrow gauge lines in Poland can be ascertained using the interactive map at:-

Narrow Rail Poland

Rail cycling is possible on a number of lines; see the IG Draisinenfahrten website. Click on 'International', followed by 'Draisinenlinks' to obtain website details under the heading 'Draisinenstrecken in Polen (PL)'.

Any further information on tourist line operations would be welcomed.

Metro

Warszawa. Two extensions opened in 2008, from Marymont to Słodowiec on 23 April, and onwards to Młociny on 27 October so Line 1 is now 23km long. The first seven station section of East - West Line 2 from Rondo Daszyńskiego [passing under the Vistula river between Powiśle and Stadion stations] to Dworzec Wileński opened on 8 March 2015. Line 2 will be extended at both ends with two branches on the east-side of the city with possibly a third short line to the south-east inner suburbs later.

Trams

Bydgoszcz, Częstochowa, Elbląg, Gdańsk, Gorzów, Grudziądz, Katowice area [no longer including Gliwice as this part of the system was closed on 31 August 2009], Kraków, Łódź, Olsztyn, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław.

Some links are available on the Sinfin.net site.

See also Poland - Tram services over obscure routes

Recent and future changes

Future Changes


  • 240 Boguszów-Gorce Wschód – Mieroszów was published as Reopening on Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 29 April until 1 October 2017 but this has been delayed until 2 September 2017
  • 134 The Podkarpackie 2017 Timetable website summary advises the limited SSuO services to Lupków will be extended and reopen the 18km cross border line to Medzilaborce in Slovakia between 1 July - 3 September 2017. Timings are already included in ZSR on-line Table 191 PDF
  • 300 Parts of the main line from Poznan to Warszawa will be shut from 11 June 2017 continuously until June 2019: Podstolice [west junction for Wrzesnia] – Konin between June 17 - July 18, Konin – Kutno July & August 18, Konin – Zamków [Junction west of Klodawa] August 18 - June 19. The Timetables already show diversions from 11 June 17 either via Gniezno, Inowroclaw avoider and 315 or via 320, the Ostrów Wielkopolski avoider and Zdunska Wola
  • PKP PLK announced that the freight only line from Legnica via Lubin Górniczy to Rudna Gwizdanów is to be modernised and a passenger service introduced calling at 10 new intermediate stations by 2020. Kurier Kolejowy
  • 100/109 The long discussed new curve from the CMK towards Kielce is moving forward, planned for completion by 2022.
  • A Kraków Plasów avoiding curve is under construction, enabling direct access to the Zakopane line. This line, which will have a grade separated junction at both ends, is expected to be complete by the end of 2017.
  • Further south, timings for the station Sucha Beskidzka Rynek being built on the new avoiding curve have appeared suggesting this line will open on 11 June 2017.
  • 149 Gliwice - Zabrze Makoszowy - Leszczyny. The collapsed bridge over the river Bierawka at Szczygłowice has been repaired, primarily for freight. There are strong rumours that a Gliwice – Rybnik passenger service will be reinstated when a second track is completed [planned for 2017].
  • Short Line operator SKPL, better known for running the Pleszew NG service, has approached the local Authorities with an offer to reopen the 24km line from Tarnów - Dąbrowa Tarnowska (and possibly later through to Szczucin, a further 24km) subject to receiving a subsidy of approximately PLN 1,200,000 annually. It seems to be making some progress as SKPL have acquired and transferred to Poland 4 ex CD 810 Railbuses.
  • 381 Słupsk to Ustka. An agreement between PKP PLK and the Pomeranian voivodship was signed on 28 February 2017 mentioning two new stops, Słupsk Strefa and Ustka Osiedle. The latter is one stop beyond Ustka on the former route to Sławno and closer to the Baltic coast. Timescale 2017-2020
  • 554 Rejowiec and Zawada avoiding curves may reopen as it is proposed that the lines between Lublin and Zamość are to be modernized by 2020. These are 1.6 and 1.9 km long respectively.
  • 321 German sources suggest Gniezno – Września - Jarocin is planned to reopen. Krotoszyn – Grabowno Wielkie will be used by IC services from 20 March to 28 April 2017 whilst the main Warszawa - Wroclaw line is blocked between Ostrów Wielkopolski and Grabowno Wielkie.
  • 151: It has been suggested the Tychy Lodowisko service may be extended 8 km to Bierun Stary to assist car plant workers with their commuting but this does not appear to have advanced in recent years.
  • Improvements are planned to the 5.6 km freight branch serving Warsaw Modlin Airport in order to provide a passenger service. However, no work was visible at the main line junction in September 2015. Originally planned to include a new 1.5 km underground section and station at the Terminal, it is believed this will now be replaced by a ground level station close to the Airport.
  • Tenders have been issued for re-instatement of line 182 from Tarnowskie Góry to Katowice [Pyrzowice] Airport
  • There is a serious proposal to re-open and re-electrify line 28, the 3 km branch from Weiliszew to Zegrze, to be served by extension of the SKM service from Warsaw to Legionowo.
  • Rzeszów – Ocice railway (line 71) is to be electrified by 2020.
  • PKP is apparently tendering for modernisation and electrification of Stalowa Wola to Lublin line and a new 5km branch off the Rzeszów to Ocice line is planned to be built to serve Rzeszów-Jasionka airport.

Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 11 December 2016

  • 384 the Darlowo branch reopened on 24 June for the Summer with four train pairs SSuX and six train pairs SSuO
  • 175 The limited services from Fosowskie - Kielcza appear to have been withdrawn on 23 June 2017
  • The KM website is advising that Warsaw Zachodnia P8 to Warsaw Gdanska will be suspended for about a year from 11 June 2017 due to upgrade works
  • 100/113 The Warszawa - Radom pair that for a period ran via the CMK & Idzikowice resumed their normal route via 605 on 11 June 2017
  • 551a Łuków – Parczew Kolejowa – [Lublin] reopened from 11 June 2017 for numerous diverted TLK's as Deblin to Lublin is closed for engineering work until "late 2018". Note all Deblin avoider services are then diverted to terminate at Deblin.
  • 300 The long term closure between Wrzesnia and Konin went ahead on 11 June causing numerous diversions via Gniezno and 315, and Ostow Wielk. and 200, see Unusual Lines
  • 550 a daytime Ukrainian operated Broad Gauge EMU pair from Kovel to Chelm commenced on 12 June 2017 but at the same time the overnight from Kiev to Warsaw now starts/ends at Chelm due to works on the main line towards Warsaw.
  • 126 A weekend only pair from Rzeszow to Sandomierz reopened the section from Tanobrzeg to Sandomierz
  • 328/332 the reintroduction of the daily scheduled steam service from Wolsztyn was delayed from the planned 12th March until 15th May 2017 due to issues with the coaching stock. Services are two pairs between Wolsztyn and Leszno SSuX, 2 pairs Wolsztyn - Poznan SSuO. It appears that the suggested summer extension of this to/from Gniezno is not happening.
  • 216 From 10 April 2017 an 8km section of freight line 292 reopened with a SSuX service from Wroclaw Nadodrze to Wroclaw Wojnow. This is part way to Jelcz Laskowice on table 215 and is unusual as it is 100% Subsidised by the City of Wroclaw.
  • 115 Sandomierz - Grebów Closure on 10 December 2016
  • 122 a daytime Ukrainian operated Broad Gauge EMU pair from L’vov – Przemyśl was re-introduced starting on 23 December 2016
  • 137 Sucha Beskidzka - Zywiec: Reopening one pair on FSuO
  • 140 Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice – Jaworzno Szczakowa Closure on 10 December 2016
  • 141 Local services between Oświęcim, Skawina and Kraków were withdrawn again on 10 December 2016 after only resuming on 12 December 2015. Use by a night train pair continues.
  • 154 Zory - Chybie Short term Reopening from 12-16th December with diverted pair of Bielsko-Biała Główna – Wroclaw TLK’s
  • 166 Bytom - Gliwice Reopening but just 1 pair of overnights
  • 200a/315 Zdunska Wola east to north curve and 315 to Inowroclaw in use by overnights
  • 250 Withdrawal of weekends only train service with replacement buses Jelenia Gora to Lwówek Słąski and no service to Zebryzdowa. Note the service towards Wroclaw ran on Sunday 11 December, the first day of the new Timetable period.
  • 321 Grabowno Wielkopolski - Krotoszyn Closure on 10 December 2016, allegedly for track repairs
  • 431a Laskowice Pom. – Wierzchucin Reopening with one train, i.e. not a pair a day SSuX
  • 520 podg Szymany - Wielbark Closure 24 December 2016
  • 601 Łódź Fabryczna - Łódź Widzew Reopening 11 December 2016 including the new Low level station at Fabryczna. Tunnelling onwards towards Lodz Kaliska has yet to commence. No doubt linked with this there are no services in 2017 via Łódź Olechów, so a closure on 10 December 2016
  • 606 KM withdrew the limited services off the Sochaszew line direct to/from Warszawa Gdanska so last train 9 December 2016
  • 609 The curve from Chotomów – Legionowo Piaski reopened to passengers 11 December 2016 as the limited services from Tłuszcz to Sierpc no longer double run via Warszawa Gdanska
  • 614 No TLK’s booked via Otwock so nothing from Warszawa Wschodnia via podg Warszawa Antoninów – podg Warszawa Gocławek. Closure 10 December 2016

Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 13 December 2015

Re-openings

  • The major freight only cross border line from Węgliniec to Horka in Germany reopened after electrification on 25 November 2016, but is still not electrified on the German side of the Border. Note this line is being used for limited passenger Diversions in March 2017, see the Unusual Lines entry PL17/41A
  • 520 the line south from the junction towards Szymany Lotnisko to Wielbark reopened on 29 October 2016, one pair SSuO, a second pair commencing one week later. It closed again on 24 December 2016!
  • 131 The branch from Gorlice to Gorlice Zagorzany reopened on 3 October 2016 with a pair on Friday and outbound early Monday
  • 530/M2 An IC service each way between Kraków and Grodno (Belarus) via the Kuznica Bialystocka border crossing commenced from 4 September 2016, a portion off the Kraków <> Suwałki train
  • 175 Reopening of an 8km section of the line from Fosowskie to Tarnowskie Gory from Zawadzkie to Kielcza wef 1 September 2016
  • Ex 122 Three pairs a day SSuX are re-introduced between Przymsyl and Medyka on the Standard Gauge tracks wef 1 September 2016
  • Ex 536 A weekend pair ran between Białystok and Waliły between 2 July and 9 October 2016, the first passenger use for 16 years
  • 355 An overnight pair is booked via the Rzepin avoiding line wef 25 June 2016
  • 429/440 Czerk to Kościerzyna via Bąk reopened on 25 June 2016 with use by an overnight service
  • 537 Suwalki to Kaunas in Lithuania on the new Rail Baltica Standard gauge Line commenced FSSuMO on 17 June 2016, the separate daily PKP IC service north from Suwalki to Mockava and Sestokai has NOT resumed
  • 431 the complete service between Laskowice Pomorski and Wierzchucin was bustitued from 5 June 2016. Very limited trains wef 11 December 2016
  • 134 The scheduled Zagórz - Komańcza Holidays, Friday & weekend only services were extended to Lupkow when they resumed on 30 April 2016
  • 100/113 A daily service using the curve from Radzice – Line 573 - Idzikowice - CMK commenced on 13 March 2016
  • 520 8km south from Szczytno plus a 1.5km new line to the revamped Szymany [Olsztyn] Regional Airport opened on 21 January 2016
  • 160 The Bohumin - Chałupki cross border line reopened on 18 January 2016, delayed from the timetable change date by level crossing and signalling issues. Used by three pairs of ICs, two reversing in Bohumin, the third via the Bohumin avoiding curve but these IC's are reduced to just one pair via the avoiding curve from December 2016
  • 152 Chałupki via Wodzislaw Slaski to Rybnik used by the above also reopened on 18 January 2016

With the new Timetable the following reopened on 13 December 2015

  • 115 Grebów – Sandomierz – Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
  • 131 Stróze – Jaslo
  • 134 Zagorz - Komancza [1 train in FO, out SO, return pair SuO] Occasional services were timetabled from 1 August - 27 September 2015
  • 141 Local services resume on the Oswięcim – Skawina [– Kraków] line
  • 147 Cieszyn - Cesky Tesin [CD]
  • 175/180 Curve from Herby Nowe to podg Kalina [– Tarnowskie Gory]
  • 260 Cross border services between Zgorzelec and Gorlitz in Germany, previously withdrawn on 1 March 2015

Closures

  • 113 The two services from Tomaszów Mazowiecki towards Radom were withdrawn so the section from Tomaszów Mazowiecki to p odg Zapowiedz [incorrectly shown on Quail as p odg Anielin] is now only used by TLK's to/from the CMK, the section onwards to Drzewica now has no service
  • 114 There are no scheduled calls at Żakowice Płd by services to/from Koluszki after 15 October 2016 which meant no passenger service use of Line 535, the link from p odg Zielen to Koluszki
  • 137 Zywiec – Sucha Beskidzka
  • 166 Gliwice – Bytom [except for one TLK booked to use it between 15 February to 8 March 2016]
  • 322 The last scheduled TLK pair were withdrawn so no service between Wieluń Dąbrowa and Kępno after 15 October 2016
  • 431a Laskowice Pom. – Wierzchucin appears to have been completely bustituted from 5 June 2016
  • 530 Kuźnica Białostocka - Grodno [Belarus] but they resumed on 4 September 2016
  • 550 All local services withdrawn between Chelm and Dorohusk so only now used by the overnight Warszawa - Kiev pair
  • 602 Bednary – Lowicz Przedmiestie Booked use ceased but some timetabled engineering work diversions during 2016,
  • 604 p.odg Czachówek Południowy/Czachówek Południowy - Góra Kalwaria was first partially, and then totally bustituted with last trains 15 October 2016. Some train services resumed on 11 December 2016, with more to follow on 13 March 2017

Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 15 December 2014

  • 135 An 8.6km realignment to the north of Sucha Besidska between Stryszow – Zembrzyce opened with the old formation being required for a Reservoir opened 15 December 2014
  • 240/260/265 Engineering work to the west of Wrocław Głowny from 26 April 2015 resulted in numerous diversions via freight only tracks until 16 October 2015.
  • 442 The new service to Gdańsk Airport opened on 1 September 2015. This involved reinstatement of an old formation from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz plus a new flyover used by through services from Gdańsk Głowny and some terminating services together with new construction near the airport itself, continuing to a triangular junction at Rębiechowo with the Koscierzyna - Gdynia line.
  • 443: A service between Gdansk Wrzeszcz and Kartuzy via the Rebiechowo south curve and a 12km reopened section of line 229 commenced on 1 October 2015. There was also 1 pair of services via Sominino [reverse] SSuX in the PDF but this allegedly was cancelled before ever running
  • Kraków Balice [Airport] branch services (T142) recommenced on 28 September 2015 after being suspended since 1 February 2014 whilst the line was electrified. It was thought the branch was being extended 500m nearer the Terminal Building on an existing freight branch but in fact it is a new deviation before the previous station location to the new station behind the multi-storey car park across the road from the terminal building. In addition trains from Krakow Glowny after leaving Krakow Lobzow take an existing chord up to the Line 95 flyover over the Katowice main line to run parallel to the main line on the most southerly double then single track(s) up to the airport line junction. Trains to Krakow Glowny don't take this flyover but descend to Krakow Lobzow using a newly-built chord.


Re-openings

  • 134 Zagórz - Komańcza from 1 August - 27 September and Friday & weekend only services resumed from December 2015. There have been limited date services to Lupkow since in addition.
  • 114 The 8.5km branch from Tomaszów Mazowiecki to Spała had three pairs of Sunday only trains between 5 July and 30 August 2015. These were the first scheduled passenger services on the branch since 1988
  • 554 3.4km from the existing Zamość station to Zamość Wschod with an intermediate station at Zamość Starówka on the line to Hrubieszów re-opened on 14 June 2015
  • 317 A regular passenger service resumed on the Narrow Gauge Line from Pleszew PKP to Pleszew Miasto on 4 May 2015. Timetable at SKPL
  • 116/121 podg. Przeworsk Zach. – Przeworsk Gorliczyna (Short term summer use then engineering work diversions from 14 September until 16 October 2015)
  • 131 Jasło – Zagorz (upgrade finished)
  • 149 Oświęcim – Mysłowice (upgrade finished)
  • 203 Nowy Świętow – Głuchołazy Miasto [Weekends and Holidays]
  • 250 Lwowek Śl – Zebrzydowa [1 pair Weekends and Holidays]
  • 255 Węgliniec - Lubań Słąski

The PKP fleet of Pendelinos entered service on Premium IC services with this Timetable period. The Warsaw - Wroclaw service was amended to run via the CMK &

  • 100/109 Włoszczowa Płn. – Żelisławice and
  • 109/175 podg. Kucelinka – Częstochowa Stradom; (Częstochowa Stradom -) Lubliniec - Fosowskie (- Opole) after upgrading.
  • Arriva had planned to serve Nowy Dwór Gdanski again but an inspection found rails missing so no trains ran

Closures

All IR services were withdrawn after 31 August 2015 as uneconomic. For track coverage, only the Nedza avoiding curve between lines 154/160 and the direct line from Sumina - Rybnik would have lost all service but a new TLK service was introduced in its stead.

  • 109 Kielce avoider from an unknown date after use by the Westbound only "Vlatava"
  • former 136 (Chabówka -) Kasina Wielka - Marcinkowice (- Nowy Sącz): this line was used in summer 2016 by special trains of the Małopolskie Szlaki Turystyki Kolejowej. However, following an inspection by a PKP diagnostic train, the line was closed to traffic in September 2015. A consortium of interested parties hoped to reopen the line in 2016 and infrequent specials did indeed commence.
  • 166 Gliwice – Bytom [one pair of TLK's on one day a week resumed using this line in Summer 2015]
  • 173/315 podg. Wyczerpy – Chorzew Ziemkowice – podg. Borysławice (last train 15 November 2014)
  • 260 All Dresden - Wrocław services were withdrawn so no service cross border from Zgorzelec to Görlitz from 1 March 2015, subsequently resumed.
  • 315/430 Inowroclaw avoider [overnight use in Summer 2015 but nothing scheduled since]

Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 15 December 2013

  • Part 230 Polanica Zdroj - Kudowa Zdrój reopened although there were periods when all services were bustituted.
  • 365 when Pila to Kalisz Pomorski reopened, the short branch to Kalisz Pomorski Miasto closed
  • 421 Summer weekend [Torun] - Aleksandrów Kujawski - Ciechocinek service which did not reappear in 2014/15
  • 552 Summer weekend Chełm – Włodawa services resumed
  • 602 Łódź Widzew – Zgierz Passenger service resumed 1st September 2014
  • 832 Bohumín ČD - Chałupki PKP withdrawn [subsequently resumed]
  • 335 Rzepin - Międzyrzecz withdrawn
  • 537 Suwałki - Šeštokai [LT] was bustituted to allow quicker construction of the Rail Balticka freight corridor. Services resumed and extended to Kaunas in Lithuania using the new LG Standard Gauge track in June 2016

Changes during 2012/13 Timetable Period

  • The Szczecin Goleniow Airport branch opened on 9 June 2013. It comprises 4.34 km of new track with a triangular junction with line 375:- line 464: P odg. Mosty - Port Lotniczy (3.867 km) and line 465: P.odg. Mosty R1 - P odg. Mosty R2 (0.473 km).
  • A new 2.625 km long curve connecting line 355 from Zielona Góra with line 333 to Zbaszynek opened on 9 June 2013. Direct services between Zielona Gora and Poznan no longer need to reverse at Czerwiensk. Some local services still run via Czerwiensk
  • Part 112 [Kielce] Sitkówka Nowiny - Staszów - Ocice, weekly pair withdrawn 1 September 2013.
  • 166 Gliwice - Bytom local services resumed once more on 1 February 2013 but ceased again on 1 June 2013, leaving only the very limited IR and overnight TLK pair running via this route
  • Part 230 Kłodsko Miasto to Polanica Zdroj opened on 9 June 2013 [see above for the remainder of the branch to Kudowa Zdrój]
  • Part 315 Herby Nowe - Kłobuck passenger use resumed but ended on 31 May 2013
  • Part 321 Gniezno - Wrzesnia - Jarocin: temporary restoration of a two pair weekdays train service between 13 May and 28 June 2013 caused by emergency closure of the road bridge at Nowe Miasto nad Warta on National road 11.
  • 382 Koszalin - Mielno Koszalinskie and 451 Lebork - Leba have summer only services again from 29 June to 1 September 2013
  • 403 Arriva show Summer only trains to Nowy Dwor Gdanski in their Journey planner
  • 440 Summer only trains from Somonino to Kartuzy again between 29 June to 1 September 2013
  • Part 520 Szczytno - Wielbark closed on 9 June 2013 after only a 5 month re-opening.
  • Part 551a Lublin - Lubartów reopened on 10 February 2013
  • 551a and extended a further 30 km to Parczew from 30 September 2013

Older Changes

For details of older changes dating back to the year 2001 see Poland - Older General Information.

Special Notes

Overview

The funding of local services has transferred to Regional Authorities. Some are pro-Rail to the extent of paying for new stock and re-opening lines, but others have reduced funding and service cuts occur when contracts are renegotiated.

Previous printed Timetables showed services marked with note “G”, "trains run until further notice only", which in many cases turned out to be prior warning of a service withdrawal. This annotation fell into disuse but then a Consultants Report Commissioned by PKP was published in September 2012. This recommended drastic service cuts, looking at overheads by passenger route which meant that lines with heavy freight use but sparse passenger traffic such as 173 & 315 were not listed even though passenger services using part of this line were seriously threatened, as evidenced when they were withdrawn in December 2012!

After examaning the Consultants report in conjunction with traffic data from the last seven years, on 15th February 2013 PKP with Ministry of Transport approval presented a list of 2,000 Km’s which would be closed in December 2013 with the intention of saving between 60 to 80 million zł per year. The announcement spin was that none would be totally abolished, all would be kept to minimal maintenance standards to deter scrap metal thieves etc so they can be restored if a demand reappears, quoting line 403 to Nowy Dwor Gdanski which reopened after 12 years with no trains. None actually closed by that date but to assist travelers that list of 2,000km includes current passenger services of:-

  • 114 Tomaszów Mazowiecki - Opoczno
  • 123 Hrebenne - Munina
  • 137 Sucha Beskidszka – Źywiec [since closed and reopened!]
  • 139 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Lanckorona – Wadowice – Bielsko Biała
  • 148 Bielsko Biała - Skoczów
  • 250 Jelenia Góra – Lwówek Śląski - Zebryzdowa [since closed]
  • 515 Szczytno – Pisz - Elk
  • 554 Zwierzynec - Bełźec

Plus the recent summer only services on

  • 552 Line 81 Chelm – Włodawa
  • 446 Line 214 Somonino – Kartuzy
  • 503a Line 254 Elbąg – Braniewo
  • 403 Line 256 Szymankowo - Nowy Dwor Gdański [no service since 2014 due to missing rails]

The remaining list is a combination of those mentioned in the original Consultants Report but not now imminently threatened, or those where the complete service was marked “G” in a previous Printed Timetable which are thought to be the other passenger services under most threat of closure:-

  • 105 Tunel - Sosnowiec
  • 109 Kozłów - Koniecpol
  • 111 Dęblin - Radom
  • 113 Tomaszów Mazowieki - Radom [closed from the junction towards the CMK to Drzewica on 12 December 2015]
  • 114 Koluszki - Tomaszów Mazowieki
  • 115 Skarżysko Kamienna - Stalowa Wola Rozwadów [since partially closed]
  • 122 Przemyśl – Mostiska II (UZ)
  • 126 Ocice - Rzeszów Głowny
  • 131 Jasło - Zagórz
  • 132 Rzeszów – Jasło
  • 141 Skawina – Oświęcim
  • 151 Tychy - Tychy Miasto
  • 154 Żory - Chybie [Unusual use only]
  • 175 Fosowskie - Opole
  • 201 Opole – Kluczbork
  • 202 Opole – Nysa
  • 204 Wrocław Psie Pole – Trzebnica
  • 225 Nysa – Brzeg – Kedzierzyn Kozle
  • 235 Legnica – Jaworzyna Śląska – Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
  • 245 Kłodsko Gł. - Wałbrzych Gł
  • 255 Lubań Śląski – Wegliniec
  • 320 Herby Nowe – Weiluń Dąbrowa - Kępno [partially closed]
  • 321 Jarocin – Krotoszyn – Grabowno Wielkie
  • 328 Leszno - Wolsztyn - Zbąszyń
  • 332 Luboń K. Poznania - Wolsztyn
  • 340 Piła - Szczecinek
  • 343 Zbąszynek – Międzyrzecz - Gorzów Wielkolpolski
  • 350 Ostrów – Krotoszyn
  • 356 Zielona Góra – Żary
  • 365 Piła - Ulikowo
  • 370 Wysoka Kamieńska - Kamień Pomorski
  • 375 Kołobrzeg – Goleniów
  • 381 Słupsk - Ustka [reduced to summer only service]
  • 382 Kosalin - Kołobrzeg
  • 382 Mśice - Mielno Kosaliński [summer only service]
  • 383 Szczecinek - Słupsk
  • 385 Chojnice – Szczecinek – Runowo Pomorskie
  • 390 Poznań Wschod - Gołańcz
  • 410 Toruń Wschodni - Sierpc – Nasielsk
  • 416 Bydgoszcz Wschód - Chełmża
  • 418 Kutno – Płock - Sierpc
  • 424 Chojnice – Kościerzyna
  • 429 Laskowice Pomorskie – Szlachta – Czersk – Bąk
  • 429 Szlachta – Lipowa Tucholska
  • 431 Chojnice - Wierzchuchin - Laskowice Pomorskie – Grudziądz – Jablonowo Pomorskie – Brodnica
  • 451 Lębork – Łeba [summer only service]
  • 500 Działdowo - Olsztyn
  • 503 Gutkowo – Braniewo
  • 505 Braniewo – Bogaczewo [closed 31 December 2012]
  • 510 Ełk - Korsze
  • 530 Sokółka - Suwalki
  • 530 Kuźnica Białostocka – Grodno [Belarus]
  • 535 Bialystok - Ełk
  • 540 Terespol - Brest (Belarus)
  • 543 Czeremcha – Białystock
  • 550 Dorohusk - Chelm [all internal PKP services since withdrawn, only Kiev sleeper]
  • 553 Luków – Dęblin
  • 554 Rejowiec - Zawada
  • 554 Zamosc – Zawada
  • 555 Lublin – Stalowa Wola Rozwadów
  • 556 Zwierzynec – Stalowa Wola Rozwadów

See also