The best regional railway in Poland operates across Lower Silesia, and every year millions more passengers switch to trains. Three factors contribute to this:

  • The Marshal’s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship is rebuilding railway lines that have been closed for decades, restoring service to more towns and cities;
  • Koleje Dolnośląskie are continuously purchasing modern rolling stock;
  • year by year, the Marshal’s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship orders more millions of kilometres for its company’s trains to cover.

This makes it possible to reach new destinations, while on other lines in the voivodeship more train pairs operate, increasing accessibility and improving travel flexibility.

270,000 Lower Silesians living along non-electrified lines

While trains travelling from Legnica, Wałbrzych or Wołów to Wrocław depart every 20–30 minutes during peak hours, Lower Silesia also has railway lines that are not electrified. The most important is the Podsudecka Main Line, which runs through towns inhabited by more than 140,000 Lower Silesians, but is served by diesel trains.

“In Lower Silesia, more than 270,000 people live in towns located along non-electrified railway lines, and once further railway investments in our voivodeship are completed, this number will rise to more than 320,000 residents. That is why today Koleje Dolnośląskie ordered another 10 eco-diesel vehicles, which will serve connections on these lines,” says Paweł Gancarz, Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Exercising the option for another 10 eco-diesels manufactured by PESA’s Bydgoszcz factory means that, from June 2027, modern diesel vehicles will arrive in Lower Silesia to serve new railway routes in the voivodeship.

“The Podsudecka Main Line, Legnica–Świdnica–Kamieniec Ząbkowicki: 145,000 Lower Silesians live along this line. Instead of being served by five-car Elf trains, they often travel on diesel trains that are half the size. Now, thanks to the purchase of new rolling stock, in a few years we will be able to couple two vehicles, providing an offer very similar to that on electrified lines,” says Michał Rado, Deputy Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, responsible, among other things, for railways.

Promise of funding handed over

To show how effective this revolution is, it is worth citing an example. Within a month on the line from Dzierżoniów to Bielawa—after it was extended by just 4 kilometres—the number of passengers increased by as much as 65 per cent, and in July 2026 alone, nearly 18,000 passengers used connections to the foot of the Owl Mountains.

“And in a few years, a train like the one we presented today will travel to Srebrna Góra, on the line via Bielawa. This agreement opens up opportunities for us to improve the offer for hundreds of thousands of Lower Silesians, because we have non-electrified lines serving up to a million passengers a year,” says Damian Stawikowski, President of Koleje Dolnośląskie.

The promise of funding for the vehicles was personally received by Krzysztof Zdziarski, President of PESA Bydgoszcz.

“At this pace, we will soon build not only the 100th train for Koleje Dolnośląskie, but also the 100th PESA vehicle to join the Lower Silesian operator’s fleet. Lower Silesia can be proud of what is happening on its railways, and we thank you for your trust and for exercising the option for additional vehicles manufactured in Bydgoszcz. As a manufacturer, we are accelerating not only the pace at which we fulfil orders, but also the speed of our vehicles,” says Krzysztof Zdziarski, President of PESA Bydgoszcz.

Deliveries of Elf electric vehicles are continuing in Lower Silesia. From June 2027, eco-diesel trains will begin arriving—not ten, but 20, as announced today. Soon, Koleje Dolnośląskie will conclude the tender for electric vehicles with a second power source—battery or hydrogen. One of the manufacturers that offered such a vehicle is… PESA from Bydgoszcz.