PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PKP PLK) signed a PLN 10.6 million (EUR 2.5 million) contract for the supervision of the modernisation works for Poznań rail freight bypass project to adapt lines currently used mainly for freight traffic to passenger trains.
The contract has been signed with Ekocentrum – Wrocławski Ośrodek Usług Ekologicznych which will supervise the entire process, assess the compliance of the work performed with the project, ensure the appropriate quality of workmanship and settle the contract.
This will ensure proper management and timely implementation of the investment.
For the entire Poznań freight bypass project, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe allocated PLN 1.4 billion (EUR 328 million) from its budget funds under an agreement signed in May 2024. The construction works are carried out by a consortium of Zakład Robót Komunikacyjne DOM (leader), Alusta (partner) and Intop Warszawa.
The construction works for Poznań rail freight bypass will start in the second half of July and initiallyincludes the tracks on the Poznań Piątkowo – Kiekrz and Zieliniec – Koziegłowy rail routes will be modernised. The works were included in the timetable so that the investment did not affect the efficient operation of passenger and freight trains at the Poznań Railway Junction.
The project consists of the rehabilitation of 70 km of tracks together with the modernisation of the traction network and modern control devices, that will enable safe rail travel around Poznań along routes previously used primarily for cargo transport. The trains will run along the ring route at a speed of 120 km/h, and the travel time in the full ring with stops at all stops is estimated at approximately 50 minutes.
To ensure travel, PLK will build a new slip road between Poznań Strzeszyn and Poznań Piątkowo and renovate an approximately 1 km long railway overpass over the Warta River (in the Naramowice district).
Safety on the route will be increased by the construction of a new local control centre from where traffic dispatchers will supervise train movements. PLK will rebuild 18 rail-road crossings along the route as they will have a new surface, and 14 of them will also have new protection, signals and barriers that will support drivers when crossing the tracks and will enable limiting the time the barriers are activated to the minimum specified by regulations and safety requirements.
Residents will board trains from new stops in seven locations and from rebuilt platforms in Nowa Wieś near Poznań while high platforms at stops will make it easier to get on and off trains. PLK will place shelters and benches on the non-slip surface and install eco lighting systems.
The Polish rail infrastructure manager will prepare clear signage and display cases for travellers with information useful while traveling. All platforms will be adapted to the needs of all people, including those with mobility difficulties. Thanks to the work of the local government, transfer hubs will be built as part of separate investments at railway stops which will allow the integration of railway transport with the communication system in Poznań, which will make traveling much easier.
The modernisation of the tracks of Poznań freight bypass is expected to be completed by the end 2027 and will provide efficient train travel in the Poznań agglomeration.
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