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January 7, 2019 | Main line

19 rail projects to watch in 2019

IRJ Pro market analyst Oscar Sinclair picks out the projects set to make the headlines in the year ahead

December 4, 2018 | Light Rail

EIB grants MPK loan to purchase energy efficient trams

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) announced at the COP 24 conference in Katowice, Poland, on December 3 that it will grant a loan of Zlotys 376m ($US 99.7m) to Krakow’s bus and tram operator MPK to purchase up to 90 new low-floor trams, and to modernise its existing fleet.

December 3, 2018 | Europe

DB completes modernisation of Germany - Poland link

GERMANY’s state secretary for transport Mr Enak Ferlemann, Saxony’s minister-president, Michael Kretschmer, and German Rail (DB) management board member for infrastructure, Mr Ronald Pofalla, joined celebrations to mark the completion of a project to modernise the 55km Knappenrode - Niesky - Horka line on December 3.

November 7, 2018 | Main line

PKP Intercity to increase services in 2019

PKP Intercity plans to operate up to 383 trains daily with domestic and international connections when its new timetable comes into effect on December 9, including an increase in the frequency of Pendolino services from Warsaw to Krakow and the Tricity area.

October 11, 2018 | Fleet

Modertrans Poznań unveils new MPK Poznań trams

POLISH manufacturer Modertrans Poznań officially unveiled its new Moderus Gamma tram for MPK Poznań on October 4.

September 21, 2018 | Fleet

Pesa confirms restructuring on schedule and DB contracts secure

IRJ at InnoTrans 2018: Pesa CEO Mr Krzysztof Sędzikowski, who has been in post since early 2018, confirmed at InnoTrans this week that the planned transaction with Polish state investment fund Polski Fundusz Rozwoju (PFR) will be completed “within days, or at worst weeks”.

September 14, 2018 | Light Rail

Warsaw restarts tender for up to 213 trams

Warsaw Tramways announced on September 14 that it has launched a new tender for up to 213 low-floor LRVs, a year after it abandoned a similar competition.

August 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail

EU to fund Lodz cross-city tunnel

THE European Union (EU) announced on August 28 that it is investing €411m via the Cohesion Fund in the construction of a 7.24km-long underground line to link Lodz Fabryczna, Kalisk, and Żabieniec stations.

July 23, 2018 | Main line

Leo Express launches first Prague to Krakow passenger service

THE first Leo Express service to Krakow departed on July 20 from platform 1B at Prague's main railway station, becoming the first long-distance open-access passenger operator and the only Czech passenger train operator in Poland.

July 18, 2018 | Light Rail

Olsztyn orders Durmazlar LRVs

THE Polish city of Olsztyn signed a Zlotys 108m ($US 29m) contract with Durmazlar, Turkey, on July 18 for 12 low-floor trams, with a Zlotys 98m option for a further 12 vehicles.