FROM PKP TO...PKP
PKP PLK officially takes over Cargotor
Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK has officially acquired 100% of the shares of Cargotor, the company in charge of the line and terminal in Małaszewicze.…
RESTRUCTURING PLAN
PKP Cargo finalises sale of Cargotor to PLK for 6,8 million euros
Cargotor, the member of Polish state-owned PKP Group which manages the infrastructure and terminal at the Małaszewicze border crossing, will move from PKP Cargo to…
Agreement with PKP PLK
Poland to expand rail access to Port of Gdańsk
Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK and the Port of Gdańsk have signed an agreement to expand and improve accessways to deepwater terminals on Stogi island.
Money for rail
Poland weighs twentyfold rail fund surge: from 230 million to 4,6 billion euros
Poland is preparing to overhaul how it funds rail construction. In the coming weeks, the government will decide whether to transform the modest Railway Fund…
both for bulk and intermodal
Transit times in Poland are significantly improving this year
Freight trains in Poland are travelling much faster in the first months of 2025 than they did last year. Transit times on various important arteries…
problems for ERTMS rollout
GSM-R: PKP PLK is trying to catch up for ERTMS deployment
An important GSM-R investment in Poland was halted several years ago due to a dispute between the investor and contractors. And with most of Poland’s…
Rail upgrade
Poland completes ERTMS implementation at Gdańsk port line
PKP PLK, the Polish rail infrastructure manager, has finished upgrading a total of 20 kilometres of rail that link up to the Gdańsk port. The…
Fourth port in Poland
Polish Police port upholds rail freight
One would not normally expect the police to boost rail freight, and that is not the case here either. It is its namesake, the Polish…
extreme weather
First lines gradually reopen in flood-struck Central and Eastern Europe
After a week of disruptions caused by heavy rainfalls and floods in Central and Eastern Europe, some important rail freight lines are slowly starting to…
Extreme weather
Southern Poland rail freight also hit by floods
Rail freight in Southern Poland is also affected by floods, similarly to the extreme weather conditions in Czechia and Austria. Traffic on mainlines is reportedly…
Infrastructure expansion
Poland upgrades capacity on one of its busiest rail lines in 1,4 billion euro investment
Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK has put out tenders totalling 1,4 billion euros. Its plans include a capacity upgrade along one of the country’s busiest…
More relocations
PKP Cargo transfers 250 employees to PKP PLK
Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo is cutting its workforce to reduce spending and close its budgetary gap. In order to save jobs, the company…