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Rail transport in Poland
New Pendolino train in Kraków
Operation
National railway
PKP Group
Infrastructure company
PKP PLK
Major operators
passenger:
PKP Intercity
Polregio
Koleje Wielkopolskie
Koleje Mazowieckie
SKM
Koleje Śląskie & others
cargo:
PKP Cargo
DB Cargo Polska
Lotos Kolej
CTL Logistics
PKP LHS & others
Statistics
Ridership
310 million (2018)[1]
Passenger km
2.0833×1010
Freight
121,258 million tkm
System length
Total
18,680 km (11,610 mi)
Electrified
11,998 km (7,455 mi)
High-speed
0 km (0 mi)
Track gauge
Main
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
High-speed
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main
3 kV DC
Features
No. stations
2,652
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The Polish railways network consists of around 18,510 kilometres (11,500 mi) of track as of 2019,[2]: 18 of which 11,998 km (7,455 mi) is electrified.[2]: 26 The national electrification system runs at 3 kV DC.
Poland is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC), its UIC Country Code is 51.
Rail services are operated by a range of public and private rail operators. The state-owned PKP Group operates the majority of rail services. In addition to PKP owned companies, there are a number of private cargo operators, as well as a number of independent passenger operators, with the latter owned predominantly by Voivodeship provincial governments.
^Rocznik statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej = Statistical yearbook of the Republic of Poland. OCLC 907771825. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ abAnnual report for 2019(PDF), PKP PLK
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