#pkpic — Public Fediverse posts

Speaking of EU funds, CUPT, the Polish institution responsible for managing EU money for transport-related projects in Poland, has awarded funds for electric rolling stock: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/srodki-unijne-na-nowe-pociagi-rozdane-slaskie-wygrywa-polregio-przegrywa-154246.html

The top scorer was the Silesian Voivodeship, which had two projects qualified, but behind that there's something special happening: GZM (the Upper Silesia-Zagłębie Metropolis, Poland's first, and for a decade only, metropolitan union enshrined in law, covering the heavily urbanized area around Katowice) is buying trains to organize Poland's second municipal train service (after Warsaw's SKM), in a joint procurement process with the voivodeship. The service will be known as Metrokolej ("Metrorail") and the trains are to feature urban transport ticket validators inside: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/metrokolej-coraz-blizej-gzm-z-unijnym-dofinansowaniem-na-zakup-16-pociagow-154234.html

Other winners include PKPIC (10 Newag EU200 locomotives and 70 carriages, at least the latter meant to renew the fleet and expand service on the Przemyśl-Kraków-Katowice-Wrocław-Zielona Góra-Szczecin route along Poland's south and west borderlands: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-dostanie-ponad-500-mln-zlotych-na-griffiny-200-i-wagony-154256.html), Koleje Dolnośląskie and the Lesser Poland Voivodeship

#kolej #rail #PKPIC #GZM #Śląskie #pkp

Additionally, from 1 September until the next timetable change at the end of October, Polregio monthly tickets will be accepted on overlapping PKPIC routes in the Lubusz Voivodeship except, for some reason, Rzepin-Kostrzyn. It's… something to work around DMU shortages, I suppose: https://www.intercity.pl/pl/site/dla-pasazera/kup-bilet/honorowanie-biletow-pkp-ic-w-pociagach-innych-przewoznikow/honorowania-biletow-krajowych/honorowania-z-polregio/lubuskie.html

#PKPIC #Polregio #Lubuskie #kolej #rail

An interesting explanation of why the two IC pairs on the Sudety trunk Katowice-Kędzierzyn-Koźle-Nysa-Kamieniec Ząbkowicki-(Świdnica-Jaworzyna)-Wałbrzych have been reverted to operation with SKPL's older SN84 units and not the newer ex-Dutch DM90/SD85s - a case of approvals not being quite approvals.
Namely, ongoing construction work at Gliwice Łabędy station has apparently resulted in the curve towards Kędzierzyn-Koźle temporarily requiring a *separate* approval (perhaps in part because the SD85s did not have the smoothest, uh, loading gauge testing, shall we say). PKP PLK apparently went so far as to offer PKPIC a route with a direction change in the freight station of Toszek Północny that would bypass this particular curve, but I'm not particularly surprised that offer was rejected: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/plk-proponowalismy-zmiane-trasy-tlk-sudety-i-szczeliniec--153965.html

Unfortunately, SN84s are also among the least reliable stock at PKPIC's disposal. And particularly terrible in record-breaking hot summer: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-su4210-i-sn84-najbardziej-awaryjne-154086.html

#kolej #rail #PKPIC

So, UTK's railway stats for 2025 were released last week. Unsurprisingly passengers are up, freight is down, but intermodal is also up.

Probably most interesting thing so far is that Wrocław Główny has been dethroned in the busiest station ranking - it's now third behind Kraków Główny and Poznań Główny, each of which rose by millions while Wrocław fell a bit, the former becoming the fist station to hit over 30 mln passengers getting on and off since UTK data collection began.

Passenger traffic is up almost everywhere, although one notable exception is the Silesian Voivodeship (the effect of the ongoing Katowice rebuild, I'm pretty sure). PKP Intercity gained another almost 11 million passengers and has now beaten Polregio's 2022 numbers and passed 20% market share. If things continue like this, PKPIC will take the highest ridership crown for 2026 or 2027. Other operators gaining market share are KD, SKM Warsaw (recovering from a dip), WKD (likewise but not fully recovered yet) and KMŁ.

#kolej #rail #UTKStats2025 #PKP #PKPIC

Newsdrop, "Jon Worth just crossed half of Poland by regional rail" edition:

PKP Intercity has moved up the extension of IC Gryf (currently Szczecin-Olsztyn) to Białystok via Pisz from December to September this year. This will mark the return of IC trains to the southern Masuria-crossing line after a brief absence due to the primary northern route through Korsze and Giżycko reopening: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-z-calorocznym-pociagiem-do-pisza-od-wrzesnia-153884.html

#PKPIC #kolej #PKP #rail

Now, today's big news for travelers to and around the Upper Silesia-Zagłębie metropolitan area (that's the huge blob of mining and industrial cities around Katowice) - starting today, PKP Intercity tickets between a station in the GZM area and one outside of it include 120 minutes before departure or after arrival (in case of delay, have the conductor endorse your ticket) of tram/bus/trolleybus rides on all ZTM lines at no extra charge!

Additionally, holders of ZTM season tickets are now entitled to travel on all PKPIC trains, including the commercial EIC and EIP categories, within their ticket's validity area, without having to get a seat reservation, even on trains that otherwise require one.
A free reservation still has to be obtained before the journey to take a bike, otherwise a 20 PLN fee is charged on board. As conductors are not equipped with local smart card readers, people using one are required to carry a paper confirmation of ticket purchase. (This part is unlikely to be relevant to most people reading this, but do use this as proof such integration can be done after all!)

Sources: https://www.metropoliaztm.pl/pl/s/wiecej-pociagow-latwiejsze-podroze-pkp-intercity-integruje-sie-z-gornoslasko-zaglebiowska-metropolia
https://www.intercity.pl/pl/site/dla-pasazera/kup-bilet/honorowanie-biletow-pkp-ic-w-pociagach-innych-przewoznikow/honorowania-biletow-krajowych/honorowanie-z-transportem-gzm/honorowanie-biletow-transportu-gzm.html
https://www.intercity.pl/pl/site/dla-pasazera/kup-bilet/honorowanie-biletow-pkp-ic-w-pociagach-innych-przewoznikow/honorowania-biletow-krajowych/honorowanie-z-transportem-gzm/

#PKPIC #kolej #rail #bahnbubble #IntegratedTransport #TariffIntegration

@DoomHammerNG Przy czym z uwagi na to, że konduktorzy nie mają czytników kart, posiadacze biletów na karcie muszą wozić ze sobą papierowe potwierdzenie zakupu.

Przewóz rowerów też jest możliwy, ale już wymaga rezerwacji miejsca, bezpłatnie przed wejściem do pociągu, lub 20 zł po wejściu.

W drugą zaś stronę każdy bilet jednorazowy PKP IC między stacją na terenie GZM-u a stacją poza nim zawiera możliwość jazdy wszystkimi liniami ZTM przez 2 godziny przed odjazdem lub po przyjeździe - podobnie do integracji wcześniej wprowadzonych w Warszawie, Trójmieście (na kolej miejską) i… Suwałkach

#kolej #PKPIC #IntegracjaTaryfowa

Loooool, w GZM-ie mają teraz Pendolino bez rezerwacji w cenie miesięcznego ZTM, w tym samym roku, w którym wprowadzili przystanki tylko dla wsiadających/wysiadających w Trójmieście

#kolej #PKPIC #GZM #Śląsk #zagłębie #IntegracjaTaryfowa

Z ciekawszych rzeczy w lipcowym wydaniu Z Biegiem Szyn:
- Kolej plus Łomża - kronika przywrócenia kolei do Łomży, która pokazuje, że nie jest takie znowu jasne, która strona sporu politycznego doprowadziła do tego
- Porozumienie na styku - niezły opis tego, co osiągnięto na granicy mazowieckiego i łódzkiego w czerwcowej korekcie
- Uciekające autobusy - o chorej sytuacji z nowo tworzonymi przez województwo mazowieckie regionalnymi liniami autobusowymi (na przykład jak nie rozpisali przetargu na czas i wygasła umowa, to tryb awaryjny zastosowali… tylko w dwóch z trzech regionów - region Przysuchy i Szydłowca zostawili z niczym)
- Lokomotywy, wagony i mąż swojej żony - wykorzystanie wagonów wyremontowanych z KPO na trasach komercyjnych i zagranicznych niezgodnie z założeniami projektu? No problem, dyrektorką od projektów kolejowych w CUPT jest żona dyrektora PKPIC ds. strategii, który odpowiada za wykonywanie projektów unijnych!
- Objazdowy problem z taborem spalinowym - zerwanie sieci za Opalenicą pokazało jak w soczewce nasze problemy z taborem spalinowym, gdzie pociągi do Berlina jeździły z objazdem przez Szczecin Dąbie (i tak, potem z powrotem na południe do Rzepina)
- Jeden z ostatnich takich dworców - PKP SA na razie nie będzie mogło wyburzyć dworca w Mikołowie, ponoć jednego z ostatnich jeszcze niezamienionych na nowe budynków z lat 90., bo wszczęto postępowanie o wpisanie na listę zabytków - miesiąc po tym, jak zaczęli się zabierać za zastąpienie i tego

Czytajcie pod https://www.zbs.net.pl/zbs143.pdf, mało kto inny patrzy branży na ręce

#kolej #ZBiegiemSzyn #PKP #PKPIC

In international connections, aside of the government's… optimistic vision regarding future improvements on the Czech side (https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/116862093542138478), the Baltic Express is doing well and Poland would like the Czechs to add a fifth early/late pair between Prague and Wrocław: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/baltic-express-sukcesem-frekwencyjnym-bedzie-kolejna-para-kursow--153461.html

#CrossBorderRail #PKPIC #ČD #PKP #kolej #rail

A slightly outdated news drop before I continue my thread…

Although the first new Pesa Gama 3 bi-mode locomotive is to be delivered to PKP Intercity this autumn, the type won't see revenue service in 2027 - PKPIC is intending to stick to its guns and take it through a series of test drives first, arguing that they cannot afford teething problems of an all-new construction causing disruption for passengers even if it means things fall behind schedule further: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-nie-planuje-nowych-gam-do-rozkladu-jazdy-na-2027-r-153430.html

#Pesa #kolej #PKP #PKPIC #rail

And finally, we now know the field of competitors that will be allowed to bid for PKPIC's HSR EMU contract - Alstom, Pesa/Hitachi, Siemens and Talgo. They will have until July 2027 to submit offers: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-siemens-hitachi-i-pesa-alstom-talgo-chca-dostarczyc-najszybsze-pociagi-153421.html

#PKPIC #KDP #HSR #kolej #rail #PKP

The vice-minister for railways Malepszak is promising no base price hikes on IC tickets for the foreseeable future - says ridership is increasing sufficiently to keep them at the same level. The current pricing technically dates back to 2015, but several promotional offers have been abandoned or tightened in the intervening years before a failed attempt at increasing prices in 2023.

There's no word on what may happen with any commercialized connections, as PKPIC has been obtaining open access permits on many IC routes lately, however: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/malepszak-pasazerowie-akceptuja-ceny-biletow-153415.html

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail

So, putting extreme heat and Chat Control necromancy aside, here's an update on Rynek Kolejowy stuff, 'cause there's still more developments in Poland's railways.

Up first, PKP Intercity has made a final decision regarding carriages with tired wheelsets after a crack on 26 April (mentioned by me in https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/116583561860056000) resulted in emergency speed restrictions and constant delays in many parts of the country - the good news is that only one type of bogie, used on carriages originally rated for 140 km/h and only later raised to 160 during overhauls, is affected. The bad news is that coaches using it account for about 41% of PKPIC's currently operational standalone carriage fleet, and they will be permanently limited to 150 km/h. There was no time to get the summer timetable corrected, so delays related to this will continue until the next timetable change at the beginning of September.

The current leadership of the company wasted no time pointing out that it was them who made the decision to include full bogie replacements in carriage overhaul programs from 2024, but I'm not sure how much credit they should get for that in particular: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-ponad-600-wagonow-z-kolami-obreczowymi-na-stale-zwolni-153385.html

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail

At the same time, deliveries of the delayed Pesa Gama 3 bi-mode diesel and electric locos for PKP Intercity are now slated to start this autumn - will 2027 mark a turning point in services on unelectrified lines?: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/wiemy-kiedy-pesa-dostarczy-pierwsza-nowa-game-do-pkp-intercity-153279.html

#kolej #rail #Pesa #PKPIC #PKP

And last but not least for now, the Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a traffic concept for long-distance trains on the Podłęże-Piekiełko line that will bring fast tunnel connections to the southern parts of Lesser Poland.
There are to be four lines, each running with a frequency of 4 hours - with two lines to Nowy Sącz and two lines to Zakopane, they can probably be expected to alternate for 2 hour Takts if possible:
- Krynica/Budapest-Muszyna-Nowy Sącz-Kraków-Warszawa (unclear how the service to Budapest will be organized yet)
- Nowy Sącz-Kraków-Poznań-Szczecin/Gorzów (not splitting, some trains will go to Szczecin, others to Gorzów)
- Zakopane-Rabka-Kraków-Kielce-Warszawa-Gdańsk-Gdynia-Słupsk
- Zakopane-Rabka-Kraków-Łódź-Bydgoszcz-Gdynia

For Krynica, this means a similar level of service as today, while Zakopane will probably have more services by EIC commercial train like it does today - hence the final shape of service in that direction remains to be seen (as does that of regional routes).
InterCity trains will be withdrawn from Skawina-Chabówka Stadion and Stróże-Nowy Sącz - those will be left entirely to the voivodeship to serve (a slightly expanded 4h service will run Kraków-Tarnów-Biecz-Jasło-Krosno-Zagórz):
https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/mi-linia-podleze--piekielko-pojada-pociagi-na-wegry--153173.html

#PKPIC #PKP #PodłężePiekiełko #Małopolskie #kolej #rail

Adriatic Express ticket sales for this year's season have beaten last year's before the train even started running - yet another piece of evidence showing that if you run it, they will come: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/adriatic-express-pkp-intercity-sprzedaz-juz-wieksza-niz-przed-rokiem-153299.html

#AdriaticExpress #PKPIC #PKP #CrossBorderRail #kolej #rail #NightTrain

We also now know that the SD85/DM90-run IC connections between Poznań and Gorzów Wielkopolski have proven so popular, 3 more pairs will be added to the existing 5, with the aim to run in 2 hour Takt. This is attributed to them being ~25% faster than the car and providing reasonable connection to onward trains in the direction of Warsaw: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/sukces-pociagow-pkp-intercity-gorzow--poznan-bedzie-ich-wiecej-153232.html

#PKPIC #Gorzow #Lubuskie #PKP #kolej #rail

In the #PKPIC department, the national train operator has declared they will bid for more DB carriages - but decided not to try to get their hands on a batch of Austrian double-decker sleeper cars, saying it's in significantly worse condition than the ones purchased by Slovak works to be refurbished and sold on to ZSSK: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-zlozy-oferty-na-uzywane-wagonu-z-niemiec-austriackie-nie-153300.html

#kolej #pkp #rail

RE: https://101010.pl/@grzeeesiek/116767104371479458

We name special convention trains, too :P

#pkpic

I wrote the other day about Warmia-Masuria's tender woes, and one of the things they're trying to do is start running bi-hourly trains between Ełk and Olecko. Well, it turns out that's not the full extent of reactivation plans there… Two weeks ago, vice-minister for railways Malepszak apparently promised a Suwałki-Olecko-Ełk-Pisz-Olsztyn-Tricity-Szczecin IC pair for #RailwayNewYear.
One pair is not going to reshape Poland's railway map or anything, of course, but this is, to an extent, a breakthrough for what's supposed to become Lithuania's main connection to the rest of Europe: https://dwutygodniksuwalski.pl/nowe-polaczenie-kolejowe-suwalki-szczecin-juz-od-grudnia-pojedzie-przez-gdansk/

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail #CrossRegionRail

In other 'open access' news, PKP Intercity has obtained permission to possibly convert another two subsidized IC routes to commercial: Łódź-Warsaw-Gdynia(Tricity) and Kraków-Kielce-Warsaw-Olsztyn

Note that nothing has happened there yet, and the exact intentions behind these moves remain unclear to me: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/kolejne-dwie-trasy-komercyjne-dla-pkp-intercity-153183.html

#kolej #rail #PKPIC #PKP #OpenAccess

Not sure if this one merits posting about, honestly, seeing as it's been talked about for a while, but nationally, there's something about PKPIC claiming they'll get to work on getting door release by driver implemented (incessant announcements about not getting off whenever the train stops someplace not at a platform make some sense here as on carriage trains the norm is that the door locks release automatically when the train slows down to a crawl): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-blokada-drzwi--beda-dodatkowe-zabezpieczenia-153039.html

#rail #pkpic #kolej

Podobno PKPIC planuje wprowadzenie jeszcze nowszej kategorii pociągów jak zaczną wprowadzać te najnowsze wagony od FPS-u. Proponuję Perfect InterCity (PIC). Ktoś da lepiej?

#kolej #pkp #pkpic

For the last few days, online booking systems of PKP Intercity have been experiencing repeating issues every afternoon. This affects all online booking platforms, but station ticket counters and machines are supposed to be functional. Alternatively, you can try booking in the morning or, in a reservation optional train, buy from the conductor: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-ma-problemy-ze-sprzedaza-biletow-przez-internet-152921.html

This comes on the heels of an announcement that roughly an eighth of PKPIC tickets are now sold at ticket desks, but the national carrier is not planning on closing any (more) of them… only shortening opening hours, closing individual windows and, well, if a franchisee pulls out and no one else steps up, there's not much they can do, can they?: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-ma-problemy-ze-sprzedaza-biletow-przez-internet-152921.html

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail #Poland

intercity nie sprzeda mi biletu do Czech, chyba że wejdę na stronę w specjalny sposób 🤦

#pkpic

A member of the #PKPIC board of directors revealed that as many as 8 companies have submitted requests to participate in the HSR train tender proceedings launched in December. Additionally, the deadline for request submissions has been moved forward by a month, so it will take a while longer until we learn who they are and what the offers will be: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-osmiu-chetnych-na-dostawe-taboru-kdp-152

#kolej #rail #PKP #HighSpeedRail #HSR #KDP

In a response to a Diet/Sejm member's formal question, the Ministry of Infrastructure has revealed they are planning to extend the Stańczyk IC train from Gdynia-Olsztyn to Szczecin-Pisz in the 2026/7 timetable. This will bring back a long-distance connection to Pisz in the lake-filled Mazuria region after a one year absence (due to formerly diverted trains returning to running via Giżycko): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/warminskomazurskie-kolej-dalekobiezna-powroci-do-pisza--144390.html

#kolej #rail #PKPIC #PKP

Ticket sales for this year's summer Adriatic Express, now almost daily with through cars to Koper and bus connections to Trieste, will open on 5 May (post from original announcement here: https://mastodon.com.pl/@HaTetsu/115978116995697076): https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/klimczak-bilety-na-pociag-do-chorwacji-w-sprzedazy-od-5-maja-148407.html

#PKPIC #PKP #kolej #rail #CrossBorderRail #AdriaticExpress #NightTrain

Poland's ED250 Pendolino units are making 250 km/h trial runs on the Central Trunk Line during nighttime possessions ahead of the deployment of GSM-R (the symbolic last lousy mast is coming up: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/final-budowy-systemu-gsmr-na-centralnej-magistrali-kolejowej-142276.html) and ETCS L2 that will finally allow them to attain that speed in regular service: https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pendolino-znow-jezdzi-250-kmh-na-razie-tylko-na-nocnych-testach-147795.html

#pkpic #pkp #kolej #pendolino #CMK