The contract for the project of ‘Improving the railway access to the seaports of Szczecin and Świnoujście’ was signed, with railway infrastructure manager PKP PLK being the main beneficiary of the project and it is implemented together with the two seaports authorities.
The estimated cost of the project exceeds PLN 655 million (EUR 154.5 million) and is going to be implemented in 2018-2020 with an EU contribution of 85%.
The objective of the project is primarily the elimination of bottlenecks, increasing capacity of railway lines, shortening the inbound and outbound traveling times, as well as ensuring timely arrivals and departures. The project is expected to enhance the quality of services offered by the ports and ensure better competitiveness of the Szczecin-Świnoujście ports complex on the sea shipping market.
In Szczecin, the project includes the building of an overpass above Gdańska Street, rebuilding of a railway bridge on the Parnica River, electrification of the access to the Wrocław Park (shortening travelling time by as much as 2 hours), modernizing the railway system in the vicinity of the Wrocław Park (track, traffic control equipment) and a container terminal to provide a direct access using the electrical railway line, as well as modernizing a railway track between the Szczecin Port Centralny Station and quays in the area of bulk cargo handling (SpA, SpB and SpC).
In Świnoujście, the project will build the second track of 1.5km between Świnoujście SiA and Świnoujście SiB stations to improve traffic capacity between passenger and cargo stations and modernize railway infrastructure in the area of the cargo station of Świnoujście SIB (e.g. modernization of track and traffic control facilities) to reduce the railway cars handling time, as well as build track for reloading at the ferry terminal.
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