EURAILSPEED MILANO 2005

Polish Railway Lines – modernization of existing international railway corridors and construction of high speed lines Tadeusz Augustowski President of Executive Board of PKP Polish Railway Lines

Map of railway net in Poland – impression of the size and density of the net.

Map of the international transit lines as the long term strategic program of Polish railway lines investments.

The highest priority for High Speed Lines in Poland To build the net between centers of the biggest metropolitan areas to connect them with highest quality standard passengers’ railway transport To provide the connection of the Polish HSL to neighboring countries HS Lines

Polish railway net with centers of biggest metropolitan areas and main railway connecting directions

Development of High Speed Lines in Poland Sections planned to be ready in year 2015 1/ Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Psary (Central Main Line = Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa) V= 200 km/h for conventional engine with coaches V= 250 km/h for HS rolling stock (multiple units) The length of the section: 170 km,catenary – DC 3 kV 2/ Wrocław – Kalisz V=200-250 or V≥300 km/h (depends on results of the pre-feasibility study) The length of the section: 110 km Catenary – accordingly to results of pre-feasibility study: - for rolling stock for V= 200-250 km/h - DC 3kV - for rolling stock for V≥300 km/h - AC 25kV, 50Hz

Development of High Speed Lines in Poland Sections planned to be built after year 2015 1/ Kalisz – Łódź, Length 110 km 2/ Łódź – Warszawa, Length 130 km 3/ Kalisz – Poznań, Length 140 km 4/ Łódź – Piotrków Trybunalski - CMK Length 80 km 5/ Poznań – German Border Length 170 km Accordingly to results of pre-feasibility study: - if assumed maxV=200-250 – catenary DC 3kV - if assumed maxV≥300 km/h – catenary AC 25kV, 50Hz

Map of the planned system of HS lines in Poland

Some comments Line Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Psary (called CMK) was built in 1970-75 with alignment for 250 km/h, but equipped for HS is in years 1998-2013 Line Warsaw – Gdynia – will be modernized in 2007-2013 for V=160 km/h for conventional trains and for 200 km/h for tilting trains Line Poznań – German Border – which is going to be built as completely new, will need 100% of new land Other lines –for speed of 200-250 or 300 and more km/h will be built as new lines, but using in 30-50% the land of old rail lines

The planned system of HS lines in Poland with the surrounding conventional lines modernized to V=160 km/h (forecast for year 2030)

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