After several decades, trains will once again run from Wieliszew to Zegrze, from Ostrołęka to Chorzele and from Świdnica to Jedlina-Zdrój. Travel times will be shortened, including from Warsaw to Radom and from Kraków to Bielsko-Biała. Passengers will board trains more conveniently at new stops and on platforms with improved accessibility for all travelers.
The timetable change makes it possible to introduce summer trains and enables PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. to carry out work, including at Warszawa Zachodnia and Olsztyn Główny stations, improving the comfort, accessibility and safety of rail travel. The summer timetable adjustment will be in effect from June 11 to September 2.
Trains return to railway lines after more than 20 years
In Mazovia, after 29 years, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. will restore the rail connection to Zegrze Południowe from June 11. The investment will give residents of towns near Warsaw direct access to work and schools in the capital. Residents of the northern part of the Masovian Voivodeship will also gain better access to rail. From Sunday, trains will run from Ostrołęka to Chorzele. The journey on the Ostrołęka–Chorzele route will take about 45 minutes.
In Lower Silesia, from June 24, trains will run along the mountain route from Świdnica to Jedlina-Zdrój. Residents of Bystrzyca, Lubachów, Zagórze Śląskie and Jugowice, among others, will board trains at new stops. The opening of the route from Świdnica to Jedlina-Zdrój will provide convenient and safe rail access to the tourist attractions of the Sowie and Wałbrzyskie Mountains. The transport system in the Wałbrzych agglomeration will also improve.
Shorter journeys
Thanks to the introduction of speeds of up to 160 km/h, travel time from Warsaw to Radom will be shortened. The journey on this route will be several minutes shorter, and the shortest journey between Radom and Warszawa Zachodnia will take 54 minutes.
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. has completed construction of a new connecting track in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, which will be opened for use on June 11. The investment will improve rail traffic on the route connecting Małopolska with the Silesian Voivodeship. Travel time between Kraków and Bielsko-Biała will be shortened by more than 10 minutes.
More travel options in Kraków, Podkarpacie and the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
On June 11, the third and last railway bridge over the Vistula in Kraków will open. This means that all four railway tracks on the Kraków Główny–Kraków Płaszów section will come into operation. This is a very important stage of the largest EU transport investment in the region and will positively affect the possibilities for running trains throughout the Kraków Railway Junction.
In the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, regional passenger trains will run from Sunday via the new Czarnca–Włoszczowa Północ connecting track, including on the Skarżysko-Kamienna–Częstochowa and Kielce–Częstochowa routes. Passengers will conveniently board and leave trains at the modernized stop in Czarnca. The facility has been adapted for people with reduced mobility. It has ramps, tactile guidance paths and Braille signage. The new track between the Central Railway Main Line and the Kielce–Fosowskie line gives carriers opportunities to provide better connections, including toward Warsaw and Łódź.
In June, two passing loops will also be added on the line from Rzeszów to Kolbuszowa, ensuring smooth rail traffic on the single-track route. They will allow trains to pass one another, increasing the line’s capacity. Carriers will gain the conditions needed to launch additional connections.
Travel from new and more accessible stations and stops
In the Masovian Voivodeship, between Ostrołęka and Chorzele, passengers will use four rebuilt stations: in Ostrołęka, Grabowo, Jastrząbka and Chorzele, as well as five reconstructed stops: Nowa Wieś Kościelna, Zabiele Wielkie, Parciaki, Olszewka and Raszujka. Passengers will also use the new Wieliszew Centrum stop and the reconstructed Zegrze Południowe station.
In Podkarpacie, additional stops in the Rzeszów agglomeration will improve access to rail. From Sunday, residents of Rzeszów will board trains at new facilities: Rzeszów Centrum, Rzeszów Politechnika, Rzeszów Staromieście and Rzeszów Pobitno. As part of the Podkarpackie Metropolitan Railway construction, new stops will also provide better access to rail from June 11: Boguchwała Dolna, Głogów Małopolski Niwa and Kolbuszowa Górna.
In the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, as part of the reconstruction of the Świdnica–Jedlina-Zdrój line, after more than 20 years passengers will once again board trains at five stops: Bystrzyca Górna, Lubachów, Zagórze Śląskie, Jugowice and Jedlina-Zdrój. Access to rail will also be provided by two new stops: Burkatów and Jedlina-Zdrój Centrum. In addition, under the government Programme for the construction or modernization of railway stops for 2021–2025, Lower Silesia residents will board trains from the new Boguszów-Gorce Dzikowiec stop from June 8, and from Świdnica Zawiszów from Sunday.
In Greater Poland, passengers will use the new Adamowo stop on the Wolsztyn–Drzymałowo route. In the Silesian Voivodeship, the new Koniecpol Centrum stop, together with a car park and built under the government “Stop Programme,” will be opened for use from June 11. Passengers will also board more conveniently from the new platform in Goczałkowice-Zdrój. In the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a new platform at Ełk station will be made available to passengers.
Trains return to renovated lines
In Małopolska, direct rail connections to Zakopane will return from June 22, including from Kraków, Warsaw, Szczecin, Poznań and Gdynia. Better-prepared platforms in Szaflary and Nowy Targ will make journeys more comfortable. From June 15, trains will return to the Tarnów–Muszyna route. Maintenance work on this line will ensure smooth and safe travel.
In the Pomeranian Voivodeship, trains will once again run from Sunday on the Chojnice–Kościerzyna route. Passengers will use reconstructed platforms at the Męcikał, Żabno koło Chojnic, Lubnia, Dziemiany Kaszubskie, Kalisz Kaszubski and Brusy stops, modernized with funding from the “Government Programme for the Construction or Modernization of Railway Stops for 2021–2025.”
The completion of the work will allow trains to return from Sunday to the Łódź–Drzewica route. Trains will travel over the new bridge across the Pilica in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. Efficient long-distance connections will include Poznań–Kraków and Gdynia–Łódź–Kraków, as well as the regional Łódź–Drzewica service.
Summer travel and investments
The train timetable takes into account the modernization of lines, stations and stops throughout the country. Cooperation between the infrastructure manager, carriers and contractors allows the railway network and the results of the work to be used optimally while investments continue. To enable convenient and attractive regional and long-distance travel, work is being carried out, among other places, on the Poznań–Szczecin and Czyżew–Białystok lines and at Warszawa Zachodnia and Olsztyn Główny stations.
The reconstruction of Warszawa Zachodnia—the largest railway station in Poland—is continuing in the capital. To ensure smooth train operations, some trains will be routed through Warszawa Gdańska station. Another important stage of work will begin on the Warszawa Wawer–Warszawa Wschodnia section. Planned changes to transport services have been included in the timetable.
Information for passengers
The current and future train timetable can be checked before travel online at portalpasazera.pl, rozklad-pkp.pl, www.intercity.pl and in the Portal Pasażera and Rozkład-PKP mobile applications. Carriers also publish timetables on their websites, for example www.intercity.pl. New timetables are also available at stations and stops in poster form.