Report on rail transport market operations in 2018 Warsaw 2019 Mission: To provide safe and competitive conditions for rail transport services Vision: A modern and open office safeguarding high standard of services provided on the rail transport market. Office of Rail Transport Al. Jerozolimskie 134 02-305 Warsaw www.utk.gov.pl NIP: 526-26-95-081 ISBN 978-83-65709-42-4 Ignacy Góra President of the Office of Rail Transport Dear Madams and Sirs, dear Readers, in recent years rail transport has gained in significance in Poland. Modern, fast and comfortable trains, and the increasing number of revitalised train stations are a magnet for passengers. The ever- improving condition of the railway infrastructure is also of essence. Projects of an unprecedented scale are being carried out. This is a huge challenge for construction companies, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings. We look forward to see the results of remaining projects as part of the National Railway Programme. The reports prepared by the Office of Rail Transport attest to the positive impact of the projects on the development rate of railways. A total of 310 m passengers used the services of all railway operators, which means a growth of 6.7 m people as compared to 2017. 154 m passengers passed through 10 biggest Polish railway stations. The proportion of air-conditioned or WiFi-equipped rolling stock is continuously increasing. More and more wagons are adapted for the disabled. In 2018 the positive trend in the freight transport segment continued. 250 m tonnes of goods were transported by rail, i.e. by 10 m tonnes more than a year earlier. These mainly included the transport of building materials for the major infrastructural projects. Intermodal transport developed; in comparison to 2017, all parameters increased. 17 m tonnes of freight were transported, compared to 14.7 m tonnes in the previous year. This translates into a 15.6% increase. The share of intermodal transport in the railway freight transport market as a whole, measured with the weight of transported freight, increased by over 11% in the previous year. This allows us to expect a further growth of this most effective means of transport. We take this opportunity to present to you the “Report on Rail Transport Market Operations in 2018”. I am confident that the data collected by the Office of Rail Transport and the analyses provided will serve as a valuable source of information on the state and condition of the rail sector in Poland. Best regards, 3 Table of contents Table of contents .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1. Abbreviations and terms ................................................................................................................................ 6 2. Passenger transport ...................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1. Operation of the passenger transport market in Poland ...........................................................................13 2.2. The basic parameters of the passenger transport market ........................................................................17 2.3. The role of railway stations in the passenger traffic in Poland ................................................................20 2.4. Licensing passenger railway transport .............................................................................................................23 2.5. The passenger railway undertaking market ...................................................................................................24 2.6. Employment at passenger railway undertakings ..........................................................................................30 2.7. Financial performance of passenger railway undertakings ......................................................................32 2.8. The range of commercial services provided by railway undertakings ..................................................34 2.9. Railway ticket sales and distribution .................................................................................................................40 2.10. The evaluation of the quality of rail transport services – punctuality ..................................................42 2.11. The evolution of passenger transport services in Poland compared to other European countries ........................................................................................................................................................................................44 3. Freight transport ............................................................................................................................................ 51 3.1. The basic parameters of the freight transport market ...............................................................................51 3.2. The main commodity groups ................................................................................................................................53 3.3. Average speed of freight trains ...........................................................................................................................62 3.4. Freight transport licensing ....................................................................................................................................69 3.5. The freight railway undertaking market ..........................................................................................................70 3.6. Employment at freight railway undertakings .................................................................................................73 3.7. Financial performance of freight railway undertakings .............................................................................75 3.8. Freight transport in international transport ..................................................................................................77 3.9. Intermodal transport ...............................................................................................................................................81 3.10. Intermodal transport in the world and in Europe .........................................................................................89 3.11. Intermodal terminals in Poland ...........................................................................................................................91 3.12. Transshipments in sea ports and main intermodal connections from ports in Poland ...................94 3.13. The transport of dangerous goods .....................................................................................................................96 3.14. Freight railway transport in Poland as compared to Europe ....................................................................99 4. The railway infrastructure ........................................................................................................................104 4.1. The operations of infrastructure managers ................................................................................................. 104 4.2. Employment by infrastructure managers ..................................................................................................... 105 4.3. Financial results of infrastructure managers .............................................................................................. 106 4.4. Railway line parameters ...................................................................................................................................... 108 4.5. Service facilities ..................................................................................................................................................... 112 4.6. Infrastructural investments and the interoperability of the rail system ........................................... 113 4.7. The capacity of the line railway infrastructure ......................................................................................... 116 4.8. The capacity ofservice facilities ....................................................................................................................... 118 4.9. PKP PLK’s investments in 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 120 4.10. The implementation of the National Railway Programme ..................................................................... 120 4.11. Fees for access to infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 122 4.12. Border crossings .................................................................................................................................................... 123 4.13. RFC5 and RFC8 corridors in Poland ............................................................................................................... 128 4.14. The railway infrastructure in Europe ........................................................................................................... 130 5. Rolling stock ...................................................................................................................................................136 5.1. The structure of the rolling stock owned by standard-gauge passenger railway undertakings ....................................................................................................................................................................................