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| Rail transport in Poland | |
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| Operation | |
| National railway | PKP Group |
| Infrastructure company | PKP PLK |
| Major operators | passenger: cargo: |
| 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 |
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| No. stations | 2,652 |
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The Polish railways network consists of around 18,807 kilometres (11,686 mi) of track as of 2023,[2]: 7 of which 12,149 km (7,549 mi) is electrified.[2]: 13 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.
- ^ a b 2023 Annual report (PDF), PKP PLK