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18.03.2024
Women in the railway world
The number of women working as train drivers on Polish railways is rising every year. Today 61 women are driving trains, with four fewer than in 2022. On the occasion of International Women's Day we wish all women in railway professions all the best. We send female fans of train journeys our warm wishes too.
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15.03.2024
Simplified procedure when changing ECM’s name or address
A change of name or address of the Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) will not require a procedure similar to the issuance of a new certificate of conformity for the ECM or a certificate of conformity for the maintenance function. The provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure will apply in such a case. This does not apply to a change in the legal form of the ECM.
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14.03.2024
Rail transport in January 2024
The passenger rail services continue to grow, but in rail freight we see a downward trend as in previous months. In January 2024 almost 31.4 m people travelled by train. It is an increase by 6.1% compared to the previous year and the best monthly result achieved in passenger transport since January 2012. The total weight of goods carried by rail companies was 17.7 m tonnes, which is 13.4% less than in January 2023.
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13.03.2024
Spring train timetable adjustment
The spring adjustment of the annual train timetable comes into force on Sunday 10 March 2024. Trains according to this timetable will run until 8 June.
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26.02.2024
Great interest of entrepreneurs in obtaining a railway carrier license
In 2023, the President of the Office of Rail Transport (UTK) received 31 applications for granting a railway carrier license. At the end of last year, 139 carriers were licensed.
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19.02.2024
A year full of challenges. What will we remember after 2023? Here's the summary
At the beginning of the new year, let us look back for a moment. What was the past 12 months like for the Office of Rail Transport (UTK)? It was certainly a breakthrough year. It brought changes not only to the UTK itself, but also for the entire railway industry.
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15.02.2024
Record highs in passenger transport, less optimism in freight transport. Summary of 2023 on the railway transport market
In 2023, over 374.4 million people used the railway services. This means an increase of 9.4% compared to 2022. It is also the highest number of passengers in Poland after 1999. The weight of cargo handled by trains amounted to 231.7 million tons and was lower by almost 6.8% compared to the previous year. Smaller declines concerned the transport performance, which amounted to 61.6 billion tonne-kilometres – the second highest result over the last decade.
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05.01.2024
Rail operators’ third party liability insurance contracts concluded in 2024
Rail operators are required to have valid third party liability insurance. The minimum guaranteed sum of insurance for rail carriers operating on the territory of the Republic of Poland is determined on the basis of the average EUR exchange rate announced by the National Bank of Poland for the first time in the year in which the insurance contract is concluded.
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03.01.2024
Rail passenger transport in Polish regions in 3Q 2023
In 3Q 2023 the highest number of passengers used rail services in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, with a share of 24.5% of passengers checked in. However, this result is lower than a year ago. On the second place was the Pomorskie Voivodeship. In 3Q 2023 the number of passengers was the highest so far this year – it reached 94.5 m.
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29.12.2023
Rail transport in November 2023
In November 2023 32.4 m passengers travelled by rail. This is a year-on-year increase by 1 m passengers (+3.2%). In January-November 2023 over 343 m passengers chose trains - 0.8 m more than in the whole of 2022. In November 2023 20 m tonnes of goods were carried - 0.95 m tonnes (-4.9%) less than a year ago. The transport and operational performance dropped compared to 2022.
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