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2020-03-12 00:00:00
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Poland's eastern regions are set to see an improvement in their railway infrastructure according to a recent announcement by the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development.
The Ministry confirmed that the money has been made available from national and EU sources and that the aim of the investment is to make sure that passengers and goods can be transported safety, and quickly on a high quality network.
Adam Hamryszczak, the vice-minister of investment and economic development, said that the project - which is due to complete by 2023 – will make local areas better connected leading paving the way to more opportunities on the labour market and better access to the local and global delivery networks.
The bulk of the new investment will be made on the Eastern Rail Line which is set to receive €1.5billion and establish a direct connection between the largest regional cities and the integration of the local transport network.
The UTK (the Polish Office of Rail Transportation) said that currently eastern Poland has the lowest number of people travelling by rail. In fact, according to the statistics, a resident living in the the Lublin or Rzeszów regions will only use the train a couple of times every year. If you compare this to north-central Poland, the GdaĹsk region, where a resident will use the service for an average of 24 journeys each year the need for the investment is clear.
The Polish government is slowing increasing the amount of money it is investing in the railway system after funds dropped by 53% between 2011-12, in real terms this saw a drop of €494.4million.
The country invested €326.6million in 2016 compared to €13.6billion spent by the United Kingdom. |
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