PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe has launched two air-rail access projects which will deliver better access to airports in Warsaw area.
The first one covers the tender – announced on May 4 – for the development of design documentation for a new line Modlin station and Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI) which will allow direct rail connection between the airport and the city centre. The project is to be completed by 2025 and will be financed from the funds of the Masovian Voivodeship.
The selected contractor will be responsible for developing the necessary documentation for a 5.5 km double-track section between Modlin and the airport, 40 km north of central Warsaw, and for the construction of a new stop next to the airport.As part of the documentation, a project will be developed to reconstruct the road system in Nowy Dwór town, including the construction of collision-free two-level intersections at the junction of the railway line with national road No. 62.The contractor will also be responsible for obtaining administrative decisions, including building permits.
Thanks to this project, the inhabitants of the Mazowieckie will gain fast and convenient rail connections from the Modlin station to the Mazowiecki Airport (MPL) Warszawa/Modlin and the center of the capital. The investment will also enable the creation of direct connections between Warsaw airports – Chopin Airport – Mazowiecki Airport (MPL) Warsaw/Modlin with an estimated travel time of about 45 minutes.
The development of the documentation will be financed from the Masovian Voivodeship’s own funds provided on the basis of an agreement concluded between PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and the Marshal’s Office of the Masovian Voivodeship signed in February 2023.
The completion of the design documentation and obtaining a building permit for the new connection are scheduled for 2025, which will enable construction to commence in the following years.
The construction of a new train stop to provide convenient connection to the airport in Radom is also part of PLK’s air-rail access improvements. On April 28, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and City of Radom signed a contract with Trakcja for the construction of a new Radom Wschodni stop. This will allow for better use of railways in the city and increased communication to the Warsaw Radom Airport situated 3 km east of Radom city centre and 100 km from Warsaw. The investment will be implemented as part of a large task together with the City of Radom. The value of the contract for the stop is approx. PLN 39 million (EUR 8.6 million) and it is financed from the state budget.
Under the contract, construction works also include a platform and a road viaduct over the tracks along theŻeromski and Lubelska road.The Radom Wschodni stop will facilitate commuting to work, school and the airport.
At the Radom Wschodni stop, there is an island platform adapted to the needs of people with reduced mobility and passengers with heavy luggage using the airport.Access from the platform to the road viaduct will be possible via fixed stairs, escalators and lifts.
For the convenience of passengers, the new facility will be equipped with shelters, benches and handrails. The station will be equipped with legible markings, passenger information system, LED lighting, sound system and monitoring as well as bicycle racks placed at the entrances to the platforms. There will be guided paths on the surface of the platform for the blind and visually impaired.
As part of preparations for the construction of the Radom Wschodni stop, in 2020-2022 PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe installed 9 additional turnouts within the viaduct at ul. Żeromskiego, which are to enable the exit from the Łuków – Radom Główny railway line (Line No. 26) to the Warszawa Zachodnia – Radom Główny railway (Line No. 8) and carried out additional construction works related to the reconstruction of underground installations needed for the future construction of the platform.
The construction of the platform at the viaduct over Żeromskiego street in Radom is expected to start this month and the completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025.
“Better commuting to work and school, greater access to trains are the effects of investments that have been implemented on the Radom – Warsaw line. The new Radom Wschodni stop will also be an additional convenience for those who decide to fly from the new airport in Radom,” Piotr Majerczak, the Director of Infrastructure Maintenance at PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe said.
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