The Polish rail transport regulator Urząd Transportu Kolejowego (UTK) has decided to grant rail transport permits to the rail operators RegioJet, FlixTrain, Koleje Dolnośląskie, Koleje Wielkopolskie, Koleje Mazowieckie, and SKPL Cargo, the CFTS portal reports.
Czech operator RegioJet was granted the right to operate passenger transport services on the route Kraków-Płaszów - Warsaw - Gdańsk Główny from 15 December 2030 to 8 December 2035.
The operator plans to operate up to seven pairs of trains daily, using Traxx MS or Vectron locomotives and 6-10 railcars.
German operator FlixTrain was granted the right to operate two pairs of trains daily on the Warsaw - Berlin cross-border route from 14 December 2025 to 14 December 2030.
SKPL Cargo's passenger division was granted the right to operate cross-border rail services between Warsaw and the Ukrainian city of Kovel via Dorohusk near the Polish-Ukrainian border from 8 May 2025 to 14 December 2029.
At least one pair of trains will run on this route, making seven stops.
The operator plans to use SN84 and SN85 diesel trains.
From 1 January 2031 to 31 December 2035, SKPL Cargo expects to introduce up to 16 pairs of FLIRT and/or Mireo electric trains between Wroclaw and Poznan, supplementing the services operated under Public Service Obligation (PSO) contracts in the Lower Silesian and Greater Poland voivodeships.
Polish regional operator Koleje Mazowieckie was granted the right to operate rail services from Warsaw to Ustka in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, via Gdańsk and Słupsk. The company plans to operate four pairs of daily trains hauled by EU47 electric locomotives on this route.
Another Polish operator, Koleje Wielkopolskie, was granted the right to operate rail services on three routes: Poznan - Kołobrzeg, Poznan - Świnoujście, and Wroclaw -Warsaw.
Another Polish operator, Koleje Dolnośląskie, was granted the right to operate rail services on the Wroclaw - Warsaw route.
Since 2016, the UTK has issued more than 180 decisions on applications for rail transport permits, over 90% of which were approved. Permits were denied to applicants in only about 6% of cases.
