National infrastructure manager of Poland
PLK
- PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
- 18270km standard gauge, 11909km electrified at 3000V=
- 394km broad gauge (1520mm), not electrified
PLK runs the Polish national railway network. The company is part of
the PKP
group, that also runs Intercity and freight trains. PLK does not have
its own
locomotives or work trains, these are all operated by PKP.
Website: https://www.plk-sa.pl/
Railway Operators in Poland
Passenger (and freight) operating companies
Freight-only operating companies
Stock leasing companies
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PKP -
Polskie
Koleje Państwowe
Network length, gauge and electrification (2021):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V= (PLK)
- broad gauge (1520mm), not electrified (LHS)
At the end of 2001 the old PKP was split up in different subsidiaries.
The most important for railway operation are:
- PKP Intercity (PKPIC, long distance passenger traffic)
- PKP Przewozy Regionalne (regional passenger trains, now operated
by the regions as PREG PolREGIO)
- PKP Szybka Kolej Miejska Trojmiasto (SKMT, commuter traffic
around
Gdańsk/Gdynia/Sopot)
- PKP Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (commuter traffic around Warsaw,
now sold and operated as WKD)
- PKP Cargo (PKPC, freight traffic)
- PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (PKPLS, broad gauge trains to
Ukraine)
Since December 2008 all regional trains across regional borders are
also operated by PKP Intercity. At the same time PKP PR was taken over
by the provinces, now called PolREGIO. The Polish network is operated
by PLK (Polskie Linie
Kolejowe).
In 2023 PKP Cargo transported 72.6 million tonnes of freight (88.4 million tonnes in 2022), 31.4% of all Polish freight.
PKP Intercity saw almost 68 million passengers in 2023 (18.2% of all Polish train travellers).
Websites:
http://www.pkp.pl/,
http://www.intercity.pl/,
http://www.skm.pkp.pl/,
https://www.pkpcargo.com/
and
http://www.lhs.com.pl/
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ARP -
Arriva
RP Sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2010):
- standard gauge, not electrified
PCC was another new open access freight operator. In cooperation with
Arriva, PCC started operating passenger
services
in the region Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Northwestern Poland) for 3 years in
December 2007. 13 motor cars are owned by the region, and also
second-hand Danish class MR diesel trainsets are used.
In early 2009 former PCC Logistics was sold to DB. At the end of
2009
the freight operating arm was renamed DB Schenker Rail Polska. The
passenger service was fully taken over by Arriva and renamed into
Arriva RP.
In 2017 2.3 million passengers travelled with Arriva, producing 95.5
million passenger-km.
Website: http://www.arriva.pl/
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KD - Koleje
Dolnoslaskie
Network length, gauge and electrification (2005):
- 215km standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
In December 2008 KD took over the operations of local services in the
Dolnoslaskie province. These are operated on the lines
Legnica-Jaworzyna Slaska-Swidnica-Kamieniec
Zabkowicki-Klodzko-Miedzylesie and Klodzko-Nowa Ruda-Walbrzich. The
PESA-built DMUs ordered by the province but so far operated by PKP, are
now operated by KD.
In 2019 14.1 million passengers travelled with KD. In 2020 this number
was only 9.1 million due to Covid-19.
Website: http://kolejedolnoslaskie.eu/
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KMAL -
Koleje
Malopolskie
Network length, gauge and electrification (2014):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
Koleje Malopolskie was founded in 2013 to operate regional express
services (SKA)
around Krakow in the Malopolskie province. It will operate the lines
Trzebinia-Krakow-Tarnow,
Sedziszow-Krakow-Podbory Skawinskie and
Balice(Airport)-Krakow-Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia.
In December 2015 the latter was taken over from PR.
In 2017 5.7 million passengers travelled with KMP, producing 169
million passenger-km.
Website: http://www.malopolskiekoleje.pl/
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KMKOL -
Koleje
Mazowieckie
Network length, gauge and electrification (2005):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
KM is a private passenger operating company, operating local trains
around Warsaw. It has taken
over trainsets and employees from PKP but now mainly operates new electric trainsets.
In 2023 61.5 million passengers travelled with KM, 16.4% of all Polish train travellers.
Website: http://www.mazowieckie.com.pl/
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KSL - Koleje Slaskie
Network length, gauge and electrification (2011):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
In October 2011 Koleje Slaskie started operating trains by itself,
before
(former PKP) PR operated all trains in the province. The first lines
operated
by KS are Czestochowa-Katowice-Gliwice(S1) and Czestochowa
-Katowice-Wisła Głęce
(S6 during the weekend). Modern electric trainsets are used, plus
hauled
trains run with locomotives hired from LOTOS.
In 2017 15.7 million passengers travelled with KS, producing 687
million passenger-km.
Website: http://www.kolejeslaskie.com/
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ŁKA - Łodzka Kolej
Aglomeracyjna Sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2014):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
This new company operates regional trains in the district around
Łodz. New trainsets were ordered from Stadler.
In 2017 3.9 million passengers travelled with ŁKA, producing 142
million passenger-km.
Website: http://lka.lodzkie.pl/
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PLKW - Koleje
Wielkopolskie Sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2011):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
Since June 2011 this new company operates regional passenger trains in
Wielkopolskie province,
with motor cars and trainsets owned by the province. The first lines
are Leszno-Jarocin, Leszno-Zbaszynek
and Lesznow-Ostrów Wlkp. New electric trainsets have been ordered for
trains around province
capital Poznan.
In 2017 8.1 million passengers travelled with KW, producing 358 million
passenger-km.
Website: http://www.koleje-wielkopolskie.com.pl/
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PREG -
PolREGIO (former
Przewozy Regionalne sp. z o.o. )
Network length, gauge and electrification (2017):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
Since December 2008 regional trains are operated by the regions
themselves. PKP Przewozy Regionalne became a separate company and since
the beginning
of 2017 the name PolREGIO is used and a new livery was introduced. The
company still often hires locomotives
from PKP divisions like Cargo and Intercity.
In 2023 97.3 million passengers travelled with PolREGIO (26% of all Polish train travellers).
Website: http://www.polregio.pl/
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SKMWA - SKM
Warszawa
Sp. z o.o. o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2005):
- standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
SKMWA (Warszawa, different from SKMT operating around Gdansk) operates
commuter services around Warsaw using hired PKP electric trainsets.
In 2017 23.1 million passengers travelled with SKMWA, producing 345
million passenger-km.
Website: http://www.skm.warszawa.pl/
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SKPL -
Stowarzyszenie
Kolejowych Przewozów
Lokalnych sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2007):
- standard gauge, not electrified
- 349km narrow gauge(750mm), not electrified
SKPL started operating freight and passenger trains on 7 narrow gauge
lines/networks throughout Poland: Kaliska Kolej Dojazdowa, Krosniewicka
Kolej Dojazdowa, Mlawska Kolej Dojazdowa, Naleczowska Kolej Dojazdowa,
Przeworska Kolej Dojazdowa, Smigielska Kolej Dojazdowa and Pleszewska
Kolej Lokalna. For this they owned 27 locomotives and 6 motor cars.
Most of these lines have now been closed or are now operated by the
regions.
In 2015 regular passenger service (7 return trips a day) returned to
Pleszew Wask.-Pleszew Miasto (3.5km). In the mean time - up to 2020 -
SKPL has become a standard private railway that mainly operates local
passenger and freight trains over standard gauge lines.
Website: http://shortlines.pl/
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WKD -
Warszawska
Kolej Dojazdowa
Network length, gauge and electrification (2016):
- 38km standard gauge, 35km electrified at 3000V=
This company operates light rail trains on Warszawa Srodmiescie to
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Radonska. It
used to be a subsidiary of PKP, but was sold to the Mazowsze regional
authority at the end of 2004. On 27 May 2016 (originally
planned for summer 2013)
the overhead wire voltage changed from 600V= to 3000V=. New trainsets
ordered from NEWAG are
suited for 3000V= only.
In 2017 7.7 million passengers travelled with WKD, producing 118
million passenger-km.
Website: http://www.wkd.com.pl/
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CEMET -
Cemet S.A.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
Cemet mainly transports aggregates, using its almost 3000 specialized
freight
waggons. They also own some diesel shunters and have recently acquired
their
first main line electric locomotive. The company is based in Warsaw.
Website: https://www.cemet.pl/
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CTPL -
Captrain Polska Sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2017):
In 2010 this company started operating open access freight trains as
ITL Polska.
In 2014 the name was changed into Captrain Polska. Captrain is owned by
French
national railway operator SNCF.
In 2017 CTPL transported 1.85 million tonnes of freight, producing 609
million tonne-km.
Website: http://www.captrain.pl/
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CTLL - CTL
Logistics S.A.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2010):
- 98km standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
In 2002 CTL took over the Maczki-Bór "sand railway" in Katowice. They
now (also) operate open-access freight trains in entire Poland and are
expanding to Germany and even The Netherlands.
In 2017 CTL transported 9.2 million tonnes of
freight, producing 2.45 billion tonne-km.
Website: http://www.ctl.pl/
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DBSRP -
Cargo
Polska (former PCC Rail S.A./KPS and PCC-Arriva)
Network length, gauge and electrification (2005):
- 210km standard gauge, electrified at 3000V=
PCC was another new open access freight operator. They have
operated trains on their own network (connecting sand mines) for some
50 years. In August 2007 it was announced that PCC had taken over
PTKiGK Rybnik,
another open-access freight operator.
In cooperation with Arriva, PCC started operating passenger
services
in the region Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Northwestern Poland) for 3 years in
December 2007. 13 motor cars are owned by the region, and also
second-hand Danish class MR diesel trainsets are used. In 2009 2.5
million passengers travelled with Arriva PCC.
In early 2009 former PCC Logistics was sold to DB. At the end of
2009
the freight operating arm was renamed DB Schenker Rail Polska. The
passenger service was fully taken over by Arriva and renamed into
Arriva RP. Former
freight
operations of PTKiGK Rybnik were renamed into DB Schenker Rail Rybnik.
On 1 January 2011 also PTKiGK Holding was incorporated in DB Schenker
Rail Polska, becoming DB Schenker Rail Zabrze. Also NZTK (Nadwislanski
Zaklad
Transportu Kolejowego Sp. z o.o.) was incorporated into DB Schenker
Rail Polska. In 2016 DB Schenker Rail was renamed into DB Cargo.
In 2023 DB transported 34.8 million tonnes of freight (15% of all Polish freight).
Website: https://pl.dbcargo.com/
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ECCOR - Ecco
Rail
Sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2015):
Ecco Rail operates open-access freight trains, also in neighbouring
countries
like Hungary. There is a large sister company in Austria.
In 2017 Ecco transported 1.6 million tonnes of freight, producing 548
million tonne-km.
Website: http://www.ecco-rail.eu/
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FPL -
Freightliner
PL
Network length, gauge and electrification (2007):
Freightliner PL is a subsidiary of Freightliner from the UK. They
operate open-access freight trains, mainly coal between mines and power
plants. They started operation in 2007 with 7 locomotives Class 66.
In 2017 FPL transported 5.45 million tonnes of freight, producing 1.6
billion tonne-km.
Website: https://pl.freightliner.eu/
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KBSA - Kolej
Baltycka
S.A. (Baltic Rail)
Network length, gauge and electrification (2007):
Kolej Baltycka is the Polish subsidiary of Heavy Haul Power
International. It used to operate international trains between Germany
and
Poland in cooperation with HHPI from Germany, but is now mainly active
inside Poland, around Szczecin.
Website: http://www.kolejbaltycka.pl/
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KLP - PUK
Kolprem
Network length, gauge and electrification (2018):
PUK Kolprem provides mainline traction and shunting duties for
many companies in the railway sector.
In 2017 Kolprem transported 68.8 million tonnes of freight,
producing 7.13 billion tonne-km.
Website: http://www.kolprem.pl/
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LAU -
Laude Smart Intermodal SA
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
Laude is a new open-access rail freight operator, with the main focus
on intermodal trains. The company is based in Torśn. Their locomotives
have a distinctive pink livery.
Website: http://www.laude.pl/
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LOTOS -
LOTOS
Kolej Spółka z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2004):
- standard gauge, not electrified
This is another new open access freight operator, based in Gdańsk.
LOTOS is the 3rd largest freight operator in Poland, after PKP Cargo
and DB Cargo.
n 2021 LOTOS transported 12.9 million tonnes of freight, producing 6.6
billion tonne-km. In 2023 ORKOL (ORLEN KolTrans) was integrated into
LOTOS after the merger of both companies, creating the second-largest
freight operator in Poland. The locomotive fleets have now been
integrated the name ORLEN disappearing from the locomotives.
ORKOL was intended to be taken
over
by
PKP Cargo in 2016 but in the end the deal was not closed. In June 2017
ORKOL took over the railway operations of Euronaft
Trzebinia. In 2021 ORKOL transported 7 million tonnes of freight,
producing 4.3
billion tonne-km.
In 2023 LOTOS transported 16.0 million tonnes of freight (6.9% of all Polish freight).
Website: http://www.lotoskolej.pl/
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OWLP
-
Ost-West Logistic Poland sp. z.o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2024):
Ost-West Logistic Poland – a licensed rail freight operator, your
trusted partner in transportation solutions. We specialize in the
seamless freight carriage of any type of cargo, using our extensive
private wagon fleet and our carefully managed rolling stock. OWLP is
part of Ost-West Logistik Netzwerk Group (OWLN) – an international
group of companies offering rail transportation of cargo.
Website: https://owlp.pl/
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PCCC - PCC
Intermodal SA
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
PCC Intermodal operates (international) intermodal trains between its
own terminals.
The company is part of PCC Group from Germany and active in rail
transport since 2005.
In 2017 PCC Intermodal became a licensed rail operator.
Website: https://www.pccintermodal.pl/
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PMTLU -
Pol-Miedź
Trans (KGHM Polska Miedź SA)
Network length, gauge and electrification (2003):
- standard gauge, not electrified
Apart from shunting duties on its own network, this company operates
open access trains with copper ore from Lubin Górniczy to the copper
smelter in Głogów.
In 2017 PM transported 5.3 million tonnes of freight, producing 1.04
billion tonne-km.
Website: http://www.pmtrans.pl/
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RAILP -
Rail
Polska
Network length, gauge and electrification (2004):
- standard gauge, not electrified
In 1999 Ed Burkhardt (well-known from EWS in the UK and Eesti Raudtee
in Estonia) founded this freight railway company. In 2003 the company
bought up the Polish companies Kolex and ZEC-TRANS that mainly operated
coal trains from mines to power stations.
In 2017 RAILP transported 4.0
million tonnes of freight, producing 954 million tonne-km.
Website: http://www.railpolska.pl/
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RPOL -
Railpolonia sp Z oo (Budokrusz SA)
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
Railpolonia is the railway operating arm of Budokrusz, which is a major
concrete construction company. They just own a few modern electric and
diesel locomotives.
Website: https://www.railpolonia.pl/
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QC (TRSOD)
- Qemetica Cargo (former Ciech Cargo/Transoda)
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
- standard gauge, not electrified
Ciech Cargo is part of the Ciech Capital Group. It used to be knows as
Transoda. In 2024 it was renamed into Qemetica Cargo.
The company, based in Inowrocław, operates freight trains between
Inowrocław/Janikowo and Gdańsk Kanał Kaszubski.
Website: https://www.qemetica.com/
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TRAPL - Trakcja PRKiI
S.A. (former PRKiI)
Network length, gauge and electrification (2006):
- standard gauge, not electrified
This company used to be known as Przedsiebiorstwo Robót Kolejowych i
Inzynieryjnych S.A. (PRKiI) and is now a subsidiary of COMSA from Spain
through Polish
infrastructure company Trakcja Polska-PKRE. They received a license to
operate open-access trains over the Polish network in May 2006.
Website: https://www.grupatrakcja.com/
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CU -
CargoUnit Sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
Until July 2021 CargoUnit was known as Industrial Division, which used
the brand names CargoUnit (for locomotives) and PowerUnit (for
trainsets).
CargoUnit is the largest locomotive leasing company in Poland. It owns
many types of locomotives, both modern and older second-hand, electric
and diesel.
CargoUnit also owns a few eletric trainsets and leases these to
passenger operators.
Website: http://www.cargounit.pl/
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RCP - Rail
Capital Partners sp. z o.o.
Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):
RCP is the locomotive leasing subsidiary (51% owned) of train builder
PESA.
Apart from its own GAMA type locomotives, RCP now also owns some Dragon
2 locomotives of PESA competitor NEWAG.
Website: https://www.rcplokomotywy.pl/
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Last update: 22-08-2024