National infrastructure manager of Poland

 PLK - PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.

Network length, gauge and electrification (2020):

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

 PKP - Polskie Koleje Państwowe

Network length, gauge and electrification (2021):

At the end of 2001 the old PKP was split up in different subsidiaries. The most important for railway operation are: 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.

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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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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):

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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 ORKOL - ORLEN Kolej

Network length, gauge and electrification (2004):

In 2024 LOTOS and ORLEN Koltrans merged. The new name of the railway operator is ORLEN Kolej. LOTOS was a relatively new open access freight operator, based in Gdańsk. LOTOS was 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: https://kolej.orlen.pl/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):

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):

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):

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):

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: 01-11-2024