High Speed planning in Poland. Preparation and implementation of

Sebastian Mech, PKP PLK S.A.
PRAGUE 14 November 2007
High Speed planning in Poland.
Preparation and implementation of high speed lines building.
1. Introduction
A country the size of Poland needs efficient transport system. Fast development of roads
causes that rising of railway services standards is a necessity. Speed of 160 km/h is not
sufficient at distances of more than 300 kilometres. For rising competitiveness of railway
transport against roads in Poland, building of high speed lines on the main directions is
necessary. Obviously it is a costly and impossible without support from state/European
budget. PKP Polish Railway Lines, the railway infrastructure manager in Poland has prepares
plan of implementation of high speed lines building.
2. Planned scope of modernisations until 2013 and later
Operational Programme for years 2007-2013 assumed total amount about 6 billions EUR for
preparation and implementation railway projects. The scope of works is presented on the map
1.
GDYNIA
SŁUPSK
GDAŃSK
Modernisation foreseen in Operational
Programme 2007 – 2013
ELBLĄG
KOSZALIN
OLSZTYN
SZCZECIN
Modernisation after year 2013
BYDGOSZCZ
BIAŁYSTOK
TORUŃ
GORZÓW WLKP.
High speed lines:
PŁOC K
POZNAŃ
WARSZAWA
ZIELONA GÓRA
KALISZ
LEGNICA
RADOM
WROCŁAW
WA ŁBRZYCH
Building new line
speed 300/350 km/h
(after 2013)
ŁÓDŹ
LUBLIN
CZĘSTOCHOWA
KIELCE
OPOLE
GLIWICE
Modernisation of existing line to
max speed 250km/h
(before 2013)
KATOWICE
KRAKÓW
RYB NIK
TARNÓW
R ZESZ ÓW
BIELSKO
BIAŁA
map 1: Railway system in Poland. Modernisation plans.
Projects generally concerning modernisation to maximum speed 160 or 200 km/h following
lines:
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E20/CE20 line between Poznan, Warsaw and east state border;
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E30/CE30 line west state border, Wroclaw, Katowice. Krakow and between Rzeszow
and east state border;
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E65 line between Warsaw and Gdansk/Gdynia;
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E65line between Katowice – Zebrzydowice (Czech Republic border)/Zwardon
(Slovak border);
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E59 line between Wroclaw, Poznan and Szczecin;
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E75 line between Warsaw and Bialystok (section Warsaw – Tluszcz)
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linking Warsaw with Lodz;
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linking Warsaw with Radom and Kielce;
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linking Lodz with Kalisz (120 km/h);
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linking Psary (central main line) with Krakow (section Psary – Kozlow 250km/h)
There are also foreseen projects for preparation and implementation of building high speed
lines. One of them is a modernisation of central main line (between Warsaw and Katowice) to
250 km/h maximum speed. In the project, it is planned a preparation of building new line for
speed 250 km/h linking central main line with Krakow.
The Programme also foresees preparation of project of new line connected Warsaw with
Wroclaw and Poznan by Lodz (so-called “Y” line). The feasibility study and preliminary
designs should be prepared before 2013. Designing and building works are planned for years
2013 – 2020.
3. High speed lines and conventional lines network
The implementation of high speed line cannot be planned without connection with
conventional railway system and at the cost of its. Planning of modernisation and building
projects have to take into consideration future cooperation two railway systems (high speed
and conventional) and complementary each other. It means we have to prepare and build new
HS lines and modernise existing lines simultaneously.
3.1. Target speeds at lines
This year a programme called “Main assumptions for modernisation and development of
railway system in Poland” was accepted in PKP PLK S.A. At this programme target speeds
on individual lines of railway system have been specified, as well high speed lines were taken
into consideration (see map 2). For lines, which are an extension of high speed lines and
GDY NIA
SŁ UPS K
KOSZALIN
GD AŃS K
ELBLĄG
OLSZTYN
SZCZE CIN
GRUDZIĄDZ
BI AŁYSTOK
BYDGOSZCZ
TOR UŃ
GORZÓW WLKP.
WŁOCŁAWEK
POZNAŃ
PŁO CK
WARSZAWA
ZI ELONA
GÓR A
KALI SZ
ŁÓDŹ
RA DO M
LEGN ICA
WROCŁAW
WAŁB RZ YCH
LUBLIN
CZĘSTOC HOWA
KIELC E
OPOLE
GLIWICE
RYBNI K
KATOWICE
KRAKÓW
RZESZÓW
TARNÓW
BIE LSKO
BIA ŁA
map 2. Target speeds on railway lines.
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200 < v ≤ 350
160 < v ≤ 200
120 < v ≤ 160
v = 120
v < 120
connections between the biggest cities it was assumed speeds up to 200 km/h. At lines where
the passenger traffic is dominates it was assumed speeds up to 160 km/h. At rest lines there
are assumed speeds 120 km/h or lower.
3.2. HS – “backbone” of railway network in Poland
A localisation of high speed lines is not accidental. Looking on the map with marked high
speed lines on the railway system, we may see that these lines are forming up a kind of
“backbone” of railway system. On map 3 there are shown connections of high speed lines
with main directions by conventional lines both in domestic and international importance. The
central main line is basic connections from North/East (Vilnius/Gdansk/Warsaw/Lodz) to
South (Krakow/Silesia/Vienna/Bratislava/Budapest).
GDYNI A
SŁ UPSK
GDAŃ SK
KOSZALIN
ELBLĄG
Vilnius
Riga
OLSZTYN
SZCZECIN
G RUD ZIĄ DZ
E 59
CE 5 9
BI AŁYSTOK
BY DGO SZCZ
TOR UŃ
GORZÓW WLKP.
E 65
C-E 65
Berlin
P OZ NAŃ
PŁOCK
E 20
E20
ZIELONA
GÓRA
E59
C-E 20
Connections
with HS lines
C 65/1
RA DOM
LUBLIN
C 65/2
Kiev
E65
WROCŁAW
CZĘS TOCHO WA
WAŁB RZYCH E 59 /1
Praha
WARS ZAWA
ŁÓDŹ
LE GN ICA
D res den
Minsk
Moskov
E 20
KALI SZ
E 30
High speed lines
E 75
W ŁO CŁAWEK
E 20
E 59
G LIW ICE
RYB NI K
Praha
Wien
Bratislava
Budapest
AGC/AGTS lines
KIE LCE
OPOLE
E 65
KATOWIC E
KRAKÓW
BI ELS KO
BI AŁA
E 30
RZES ZÓW
TARN ÓW
C 30/1
Lwow
Odessa
CE 65
Kosice
B ucuresti
map 3. High speed line as a „backbone” of railway system.
The “Y” line mainly provides lacking connection of Warsaw with Lower Silesia (Wroclaw),
as well make good linking from North/East (Vilnius/Warsaw) to West/South
(Wroclaw/Poznan/Berlin/Dresden/Prague). On the map there are also shown AGC/AGTC
lines, with their relation to high speed lines.
4. Planned stages of preparation and implementation of high speed lines
At the moment PKP PLK is preparing two projects concerning high speed lines
simultaneously. The first concerns modernisation and extension of the central main line, and
the second concerns building new line linking Warsaw with Wroclaw and Poznan.
4.1. The central main line – modernisation and extension
A contract for carrying out feasibility study, design and tender documentation for this project
should be signed in half of the next year. Preparing of whole necessary documentation is
expected until 2010/2011.
In the feasibility study should be analysed following general options:
- modernisation up to 200/220 km/h
- modernisation and building line up to 250/270 km/h
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- modernisation and building line up to 300/350 km/h
- reference option (do nothing).
The options may be different depending on task described below. This project consists of four
main tasks requires technical and economical analysis (see map 4):
- Task 1 – Modernisation of section Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Zawiercie (CML – central main
line). Implementation of modernisation works is foreseen for 2011 – 2013.
- Task 2 – Modernisation/building new line on section Zawiercie – Katowice. Implementation
of works is foreseen for 2011 – 2013.
- Task 3 – Modernisation/builing new line linking CML (Psary) – Krakow. Implementation of
works is foreseen for 2012 - 2014.
- Task 4 – Modernisation/building new lines connected Katowice with south border
(Zebrzydowice/Zwardoń). Implementation of works is foreseen after year 2013.
WARSZAWA
Grodzisk Maz.
ŁÓDŹ
Task 1
Grodzi sk - Zawier cie
Task 2
Zawiercie - Katowice
Ps ary
ZAWIER CIE
Task 3
Psary - Krakow
KATOWICE
KRAKÓW
CZECH REPUBLIC
Zebrzydow ice
Task 4
Katowice
Zebrzydowice/Zwardon
Zwar don
SLOVAKIA
map 4. Central main line – modernisation and extension. Main task and stages
4.2. The “Y” line. Connection of Warsaw with Wroclaw and Poznan
A contract for carrying out feasibility study for this project should be signed in the next year.
A chosen Consultant should make proper financial and technical analysis. The Consultant has
to consider possible sources of financing like European funds, state budget and private
capital. A getting of financing for this project may be a crucial element enables its
implementation on assumed schedule.
Additionally it is assumed directly connection of this project with two other projects
concerning modernisation of existing lines. The first of them is modernisation up to 160km/h
of line Warsaw – Lodz, which is being under implementation. The second one is
modernisation of line Lodz – Kalisz (120/140), which is foreseen to implementation in years
2012 – 2014. These two modernisations are treated as a stage “0” in point of view
implementation of high speed line.
Implementation of the project is divided for the following stages, to be implemented after
2013 (see map 5):
- Stage “1A” Building new line, section Wroclaw – Kalisz, length: 130 km; v = 300 km/h;
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- Stage “1B” Building new line section Kalisz – Lodz, length: 95 km; v = 300 km/h;
- Stage “2A” Building new line section Poznan – Kalisz, length: 120 km; v = 300 km/h;
- Stage “2B” Building new line passing through Łódź node;
- Stage “3” Building new line section Lodz – Warsaw; length: 130 km; v = 300 km/h;
- Stage “4” - Connection the “Y” line with CML, Modernisation of line Lodz – Opoczno;
length: 65 km; v = 160 km/h;
A sequence of implementation individual sections is adjusted in order to achieve well
connection Warsaw with Wroclaw as soon as possible, using the modernised sections until
finishing high speed line entirely. Consequently, just after finishing of Stage 1 (section from
Wroclaw to Kalisz) achieving quite well connection Warsaw – Wroclaw is possible, taking
into consideration prior modernised section Kalisz – Lodz – Warsaw.
INOWROCŁAW
G NIEZNO
WARSZAWA
POZNAŃ
KONIN
WRZE ŚNIA
Stage “2A ”
ŁOWICZ
Stage “2B”
Stage “1B”
LESZNO
Stage “ 0”
S KIERNIEWICE
KA LISZ
K oluszki
OSTRÓ W WL KP.
SIERA DZ
Stage “0”
OLEŚNI CA
ZDU ŃSKA
WOL A
ŁÓDŹ
Stage “4”
RADOM
Ma
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Opoczno
CZ Ę STOC HOWA
Ce
ntr
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WROCŁAW
KLU CZBOR K
Li n
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PIOTRKÓW TRYB.
Stag e “1A”
Psary
O POL E
m ap 5. Stages o f im ple me ntation of “ Y” HS line
Significant problem to be resolved is passing through Lodz Node (Stage “2B”). There are two
main stations operated for passenger trains. The stations are localised close to centre of the
city. There is a solution assumed building new station destined for high speed line and
connected with centre by urban transport or local trains.
5. Conclusion
These projects are necessary not only for development of railways, but also to change
negative image of railways, which has arisen in recent years, caused insufficient funds for
maintenance.
At the moment PKP PLK S.A. is preparing of two ambitious projects, which should enable to
make competitive of railways with relation to roads, to rise standards of services and
consequently should contribute to attracting more passengers to railways in the future.
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