Wpływ projektów realizowanych przez PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. ujętych w krajowym programie kolejowym do roku 2023 na infrastrukturę transportu w Polsce

The influence of the projects led by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. that are included in the national railway program until the year 2023 on the transport infrastructure in Poland

Abstract

The National Railway Programme (NRP) until the year 2023 assumes the execution of investments worth PLN 66 billion in total, and it is assumed that 220 projects will be completed within the scope of these investments. The projects include work on 9,000 km of tracks. The rehabilitation work will enable PLK to create better connections between various voivodships and regions, along with faster and more comfortable travelling within agglomerations. The improvement of the railway infrastructure condition will ensure higher comfort of customer service at railway stations and train stops. Thanks to the modernization of the tracks, it will also be possible to limit the harmful impact of the infrastructure on the environment and to ensure a higher level of safety. The authors discuss the current stage of NRP and present the most important projects to be done as part of this enterprise. Additionally, the way in which similar investments were accomplished by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. as part of earlier initiatives was analysed. The authors discuss the influence of the execution of these projects on the global transport infrastructure in Poland.