PKP Intercity

In general

PKP Intercity is a part of PKP Group which operates long distance railway trains. The carrier runs about 350 trains every days in four categories: EIP (Ekspress InterCity Premium), EIC (Ekspress InterCity), IC (InterCity), TLK (Twoje Linie Kolejowe).

Historical overview

The company was founded 1st January 2001, after splitting PKP (Polish State Railways) on several smaller companies to meet European Union standards.

Ekspress InterCity Premium

New category was established in 2014 and it is operated by ED250 Pendolino trains, with they maximum speed of 200 km/h. These trains connect the biggest Polish cities like Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and Gdańsk.

ED250 belonging to PKP Intercity.

Future plans

Future plans include developing high speed railway system in Poland together with building Solidarity Transport Hub between Warsaw and Łódź.

Photos:

- Logo

- ED 250

Sources:

- https://www.intercity.pl/pl/site/o-nas/o-firmie/historia-firmy.html

- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKP_Intercity

Trams in Poznań

In general

Tram system in Poznań consist of 157,7 km of single tracks. The network is operated by MPK Poznań and controlled by ZTM. The system includes 18 daily lines, 1 night and 1 tourist line. The owner of the network is City of Poznań.

Historical overview

The network was first opened on 30 July 1880 and was electrified in 1898. There was rapid development of this network after the World War II and in years 1955 - 1980 a lot of new routes were built. The route of Poznan Fast Tram was opened in 1997 and in that route there aren't any crossings with streets.

Rolling stocks

In Poznań there are about 240 trams  and as many as 178 of them are low-floor. The city also has some historical trams.

The newest type of tram in Poznań called Moderus Gamma

Solaris Tramino S105p

Siemens Cobino, first completely low-floor tram in Poznań

High-floor tram Moderus Alfa

Summary

Poznań has one of the most modern tram system in Poland. There are a lot of low-floor trams which are comfortable to elderly people. Moderntrans company owns by MPK Poznan, produces trams such as Moderus Gamma and sells its products to other Polish cities.

Photos:

- Logo

- Moderus Gamma

- Solaris Tramino

- Siemens Combino

- Moderus Alfa

Sources:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Pozna%C5%84

- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramwaje_w_Poznaniu

LOT Polish Airlines

In general

Logo of LOT Polish Airlines.

LOT is a Polish national flag carrier based in Warsaw - Chopin Airport. The enterprise was established on December 28, 1928. LOT is the second biggest airline in Poland which carried 10.5 millions passengers in 2019. The airline operates flights to 98 regular destinations in 51 different countries. The carrier is a member of Star Alliance.

Fleet

LOT has a fleet which includes 97 aircrafts, mainly Boeings and Embraers. Transatlantic routes are run by Boeing 787 Deamliner which includes 252 - 294 seats. Other routes are oparated by Boeing 737 in versions 400, 700, 800, MAX 8 and Embraer in versions 170, 175, 190, 195 and other aircrafts.

Embraer 195

Boeing 737

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Summary

In my opinion LOT has new and modern fleet, where its average age is 8 years. Additionaly there are next 16 aircrafts in a process of buying. LOT was the first airline in Europe which has bought Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Photos:

- Logo

- Embraer 195

- Boeing 737

- Boeing 787

Sounrces:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOT_Polish_Airlines

- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polskie_Linie_Lotnicze_LOT

Solidarity Transport Hub Poland

In general

Solidarity transport hub is planned megaproject of the Government of Poland located in central Poland between Warsaw and Łódź. The plans contain airport, the city near airport, road and railway infrastructure. On the beginning the airport will be able to service 45 milion passengers per year and in the longer run even 100 million passengers per year.

Airport component

On the beginning the airport will have two runways with the possibility of expanding up to four runways. In August 2019 took place the architectional workshops during which initial visualizations were presented.

I am enclosing some visualization for you:

Concept by Foster + Partners.

Concept by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Concept by Chapman Taylor.

Railway component

Railway component assumes building of 1600 km of new railway and modernization of railways already existing. Details of this project was introduced in April 29, 2019 by Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki. The project assumes that the transfer time between STH and Warsaw will reach 15 minutes and between Łódź and STH  35 minutes. It is established also building high speed railway system.

Map of planning railways connections.

Conclusion

I think that building STH is a big chance for Poland to have new and modern transportation system. It is assumed that transfer time between major polish cities and STH will be a total of no more than 2,5 hours. The airport is expected to be ready in 2027. The new airport will be a hub for LOT Polish Airlines and will replace Waraw Chopin Airport. In the end I'm attaching some films (unfortunatelly in polish).

Photos:

- Logo

- Concept by Foster + Partners

- Concept by Zaha Hadid Architects

- Concept by Chapman Taylor

- Map

Sources:

- https://cpk.pl/pl/inwestycja

- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralny_Port_Komunikacyjny

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Central_Polish_Airport

Warsaw Metro

Logo of Warsaw Metro.

Historical overview

The capital of Poland - Warsaw, has metro system which combines two crisscross lines. The first section of the first line was opened in April 7, 1995. On the beggining, this route had 11,1 km track. The entire first line was inaugurated in October 25, 2008. In 2011 construction of the second line began and for the time being the M2 line consisted of 9,4 km. Both lines have a total of 32,1 km length.

In general

Warsaw metro network on a daily basis is used by 673 thousands of passengers. The system of underground railway is a property of City of Warsaw and is operated by municipal company called Metro Warszawskie.

Current metro plan:

Future plans

The third metro line is in planning. Construction of M3 line is expected to start in 2023. The entire metro network is going to contain about a 100 km of tracks.

In conclusion

In my opinion Warsaw metro is really nice, the system is new, safe and clean. The M2 line is very modern and looks very good. I'm attaching a photo gallery as a proof. :)

 Nowy świat - uniwersytet station at M2 line.

Plac Wilsona station at M1 line. In 2008 it was choosen the prettiest in the world and in 2014 was also choosen as one of the prettiest in Europe.

Targówek mieszkaniowy station at M2 line, opened in 2019.

Escalators at Świętokrzyska station where those two lines cross.

Photos:

- Logo
- Current map
- Nowy świat uniwersytet station
- Plac Wilsona station
- Targówek mieszkaniowy station
- Świętokrzyska station

Sources:

- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_w_Warszawie
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Metro