On Sunday, September 4, an adjustment to the annual timetable will be introduced. It will ensure the efficient operation of 4,000 trains during the modernization of the railway network. Passengers have been able to familiarize themselves with the timetable since mid-August. Posters are placed at stations and platforms, and information is also available online. During the weekend when the adjustment comes into effect, mobile information assistants will provide additional support to passengers.
The infrastructure manager, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A., together with carriers, has prepared an offer that utilizes the results of work already completed and ensures increasingly shorter travel times on long-distance and regional routes. The timetable includes further works that will improve travel comfort even more. Carriers have prepared routes to make the best use of the available railway network. Due to works carried out by the infrastructure manager, some trains will run on changed routes. On several sections, carriers will launch replacement bus services.
Lower Silesia and Silesia
From September 4, residents of Lower Silesia will no longer have to transfer to buses on the Strzelin – Kamieniec Ząbkowicki section. The popular route from Wrocław to Kłodzko and Międzylesie will be fully serviced by trains. This will ensure efficient travel to schools and work in Wrocław, as well as for trips to health resorts in the Kłodzko Valley.
We will again be able to travel by train on the Dąbrowa Górnicza Strzemieszyce – Sosnowiec Dańdówka route. Completed works ensure efficient travel on the regional route. Changes in train operations on the Katowice – Zwardoń lines and on line 138, Katowice – Oświęcim, have been planned to be as least burdensome as possible for passengers. Their effect will be a reduction in travel time on the Katowice – Bielsko Biała and Katowice – Zwardoń routes, as well as to Wisła and Zebrzydowice.
The necessary renovation of the Goleszów – Ustroń line section, between September 4 and October 15, requires the introduction of replacement bus services for passengers of trains traveling to Wisła. Buses will be launched from Bielsko Biała. In the case of PKP Intercity, this will apply to the IC Wisła train. Due to single-track traffic on the Katowice Ligota – Tychy section, the IC Korfanty train will run on a shortened route to Katowice.
Maintaining good travel times on the “Wiedenka” line, on the Częstochowa – Koluszki section, requires additional work. Changes to the timetable between September 4 and October 15 have been limited to a few trains. PKP Intercity will suspend the operation of two trains: IC Górnik and IC Fredro (towards Wrocław). EIP and EIC trains on the Warsaw – Wrocław/Jelenia Góra – Warsaw route will continue to serve Częstochowa, only the stop location will change – the trains will stop at the Częstochowa Stradom station, not at the Częstochowa Główna station.
Greater Poland
It is worth noting the changes included in the timetable regarding the operation of regional and InterCity trains on the Poznań Wschód – Trzemeszno route. In order to improve line parameters, from September 10 to October 15, PLK is conducting work that requires track maintenance. Thanks to the company’s project, the journey will ultimately be shortened, and passenger service comfort will increase at 10 stations and stops. The timetable also includes changes to train schedules on the Wrocław – Poznań route. The line ensures increasingly shorter journeys thanks to adapting the route to a speed of 160 km/h.
Due to work carried out on the tracks in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, several PKP Intercity trains on the Gniezno – Poznań Gł., Poznań Gł. – Swarzędz, and Wrocław – Poznań sections will run on a changed route. Travel time will increase by an average of about 10 – 20 minutes.
Warmian-Masurian and Pomerania
From September, the railway bridge in Olsztyn will be renovated. Trains from Warsaw will travel to Olsztyn via Iława with additional stops at the Iława Główna and Ostróda stations. The trains will not stop at the following stations: Nidzica, Olsztynek, and Olsztyn Zachód. For passengers who want to reach/depart from these stations from Działdowo, a replacement bus service will be launched. On the Działdowo – Olsztyn section, the timetable for regional trains will also change.
Due to maintenance work on the Wejherowo – Lębork section on September 5-9 and 13-15, a replacement bus service will be launched instead of three PKP Intercity trains (TLK Słowiniec, TLK Gryf, and TLK Żuławy).
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
From the beginning of the adjustment, PKP Intercity trains: IC Doker, IC Chemik, and IC Stoczniowiec will run on the Kutno – Bydgoszcz section via a detour through Zamków and Inowrocław. They will not stop at stations in Włocławek, Aleksandrów Kujawski, Toruń Gł., Solec Kujawski, Bydgoszcz Wschód, and Bydgoszcz Leśna. These trains will, however, be connected in Kutno with other PKP Intercity trains, which will allow for a transfer and travel to the bypassed towns. Changes in train operations result from the modernization of the line in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The effect of the work will be the maintenance of good travel times.
Lesser Poland
On the Kraków – Krzeszowice route, replacement bus services will be introduced for Przewozy Regionalne trains that will not stop at the Rudawa station. The bus will serve the connection on the Zabierzów – Rudawa or Rudawa – Krzeszowice section.
PKP Intercity changes from September
With the September adjustment, the TLK Hańcza train will have its route extended to Grodno. Previously, the train started its journey in Kraków and ended in Białystok or Suwałki. Furthermore, the Express InterCity Premium train no. 4504/5 on the Gliwice – Gdynia route will have a stop in Tczew. Thanks to this, residents of this city will gain an additional connection. Meanwhile, between September 4 and October 15, on the Kraków – Warsaw – Kraków route, the EIC SAWA train will be launched, which will run instead of the afternoon EIP train from Kraków (no. 3103) and the evening one from Warsaw (no. 1302).
From September 3, the operation of the weekend TLK Polaris train (Warsaw – Kołobrzeg – Warsaw) will be suspended. Instead, passengers will be able to use the night train TLK Mars on the Kołobrzeg – Kraków route and two daily PKP Intercity connections: the economy TLK Słowiniec and a train serviced by a Pendolino unit. Furthermore, from September 5, the operating dates of the EIC Sedina train (Warsaw – Szczecin Gł. – Warsaw route) will be limited. The train on the Warsaw – Szczecin and Szczecin – Warsaw route will run on Fridays and Sundays. On Saturdays, it will only depart from Warsaw, and on Sundays only from Szczecin. On other days, the train will have a shortened route to Poznań. Passengers on the Warsaw – Szczecin – Warsaw route will be able to use eight pairs of connections, including three express ones.
Comprehensive information
The infrastructure manager cooperates on an ongoing basis with carriers to ensure the highest possible travel comfort and full passenger information for passengers.
Information about the timetable adjustment has been available since August 15 at stations and stops in the form of posters and on the websites www.portalpasazera.pl and www.rozklad-pkp.pl. Changes in train operations are also communicated by carriers.
Information about the PKP Intercity timetable can be found on the website www.intercity.pl and by calling 19 757. Additionally, on the weekend of the adjustment, mobile information assistants will provide help to passengers at the largest stations in Poland.