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Intercity rail carrier handles record number of passengers

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PKP Intercity, Poland's leading passenger railway service, carried a record number of passengers by mid-November this year, the company has reported.

Polish railway announces biggest carriage tender in history

Polish rail operator PKP Intercity has announced its biggest-ever tender for train carriages, seeking to purchase up to 450 new units.

Poland’s oldest funicular railway reopens with glamorous art deco makeover 85 years after original debut

Located in the popular mountain spa resort of Krynica-Zdrόj, in southern Poland, the Gόra Parkowa funicular was built in 1937 by Swiss firm Von Roll Bern. Reopened on 21st of May 2022, the line boasts now newly restored upper and lower stations and wagons in its original art deco style.

Having a rail of a time! Train enthusiast sets record for travelling over 700km in 24 hours on a one day ticket

Setting off on his odyssey at 9.37am on Tuesday morning at the train station in Będzin, Piotr Goszczyński finished 24hours later with five minutes to spare in Katowice having travelled a staggering 740.8 kilometres.

Poland to double budget for local railways

The budget for the government's Railway Plus programme, aimed to develop local rail connections, will be doubled to PLN 11 billion (EUR 2.37 billion), Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has said.

Rzeszów train station eyes up palatial makeover

The subject of recent controversy between local art historians, conservators, architects and residents concerned over the station’s final appearance, the latest idea presents a palatial design set on two levels.

Remains of WWI soldier from ‘Kingdom of Württemberg’ found in Polish village

The discovery which included bits of the soldier’s uniform, a bayonet and ammunition holders was made during digging works beside railway tracks in the town of Nowa Sucha near Sochaczew.

Rail passenger traffic on the rise in Poland

Passenger traffic on Poland’s railways has reached its highest level since the start of pandemic, according to the rail passenger transport authority.

EC approves EUR 92 mln rolling stock investment in Poland

The European Commission on Thursday approved a EUR 92 million investment into Polish rail carrier PKP Intercity's rolling stock, to be financed from the EU's structural funds.

Breathtaking facelift to see barren railway wasteland transformed into stunning urban oasis

The project connecting two parts of Kraków that have been separated by a railway embankment since the Crimean War, will also see the debut of a ‘sensory garden’, a railway-themed children’s playground, an isolated green zone for rest and relaxation and wall art to break the concrete monotony of the flyover overhead.

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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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