Over 23,000 minutes of delays
Polskie Linie Kolejowe has summarised the effects so far of Friday’s protest action by some train drivers. On 11 September, the protest affected the punctuality of 1,105 trains.
The total duration of the recorded delays exceeded 23,000 minutes. This means more than 383 hours of delays in total, counting all the trains affected.
The average delay of a single train caused by the protest action was 21 minutes.
3 out of 4 trains are now running according to the timetable
PKP PLK also reported that the situation on the railway network is gradually returning to normal. Currently, three out of four trains are reaching their destination stations according to the timetable.
According to preliminary data, fewer than 20 percent of the train drivers operating trains that day actively participated in Friday’s protest action.
Polskie Linie Kolejowe emphasises that it is continuously monitoring the situation across the entire railway network. Together with carriers, it is providing passengers with information about the current situation at stations and stops.
Up-to-date information about train services can also be checked on the Passenger Portal.
Train drivers’ protest
The protest action began on Friday, 11 September. Train drivers travelled through railway-road crossings at speeds of up to 20 km/h.
Initially, the protest was supposed to last all day, but the Związek Zawodowy Maszynistów Kolejowych w Polsce decided to shorten it until noon. This was a response to the infrastructure minister’s declaration that work would begin on solutions intended to improve railway safety.
Despite the action being shortened, its effects were felt in the timetable. The latest PKP PLK data show that the protest affected the punctuality of more than a thousand trains.