Coal transport Poland-Ukraine up and running via Sławków
The 100,000 tons of Ukrainian coal destined for the Polish market are already transiting by rail between the two countries. PKP LHS is solely responsible for their transportation, using the Izov border crossing to enter...Read more
European railways carry over 10,000 tonnes in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Until last week, more than 10,000 tonnes in humanitarian aid was brought into Ukraine by over 1,600 cargo wagons. Several thousand tonnes were transported on passenger trains. Railway undertakings from all across Europe, together with...Read more
More restrictions in Ukraine-Poland transit, what’s behind them?
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) blocked cargo export on UZ-owned wagons to Poland on Thursday, 20 January. Polish Railways (PKP) ring the alarm bell saying that this is a targeted move to Poland that does not make...Read more
Driving forces for rail freight hubs in Central Eastern Europe
When several freight flows meet in one place, it causes a boom of the freight operations and leads to the development of the related infrastructure. This can be said about today’s Central Eastern Europe. More...Read more
Sławków becomes transit hub between China and Italy
After arranging the direct regular connections between China and Euroterminal Sławków, Polish operator PKP LHS has focused on developing transit opportunities of this intermodal facility and the entire Broad Gauge Line in Poland. The new...Read more
PKP LHS: infra manager, railway carrier and broad gauge expert
The Polish company PKP LHS is an infrastructure and railway undertaking that operates on its own line. “There are many advantages of working in this way. We do not face the problems that other companies...Read more
Poland to revive another broad gauge railway
PKP LHS, the rail freight operator and infrastructure manager of the Hrubieszów – Sławków broad gauge railway, is planning to revive another extraordinary line in Poland. It is the Dorohusk – Zawadówka line, which is...Read moreMore improvements on Polish broad gauge railway
Polish rail freight company PKP LHS continues to invest in the modernisation of the Broad Gauge Line in the southeastern part of the country. Today’s key project is the expansion of the Hrubieszów station at...Read moreSławków ready for new trains from China
With the help of the Broad Gauge Line, Poland has launched a new transit route from China to other parts of Europe. Sławków, the railway’s western terminal, has a convenient location and other attractive options,...Read more
New intermodal record on Polish tracks
Despite the reduction of bulk volume, intermodal transportation on the Polish railway network is growing. In 2019 the overall rail freight traffic in the country decreased by 5.5 per cent while the intermodal sector set...Read more
From Xi’an to Sławków in 11 days a reality
The Polish Euroterminal Sławków is celebrating the arrival of the first 1,000-metre-long freight train that travelled the 9,477-kilometre distance from China in eleven days. A new world record. Last saturday it delivered 50 containers from...Read more
Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road
The rail freight traffic between China and Europe is growing year by year. The logistics companies compete for every customer and every container. Therefore, they are constantly improving their service. What measures are they doing...Read more
First Chinese container train arrives in Sławków
Poland has got a new rail freight link with China. The first container train from Xi’an to Sławków arrived at the final destination on Tuesday, 7 January, using the broad-gauge Metallurgy Line. At Euroterminal Sławków,...Read more
New container train from China to Poland
A new direct freight train has been launched between China and Poland. It connects Xi’an inland port to the Polish intermodal hub Euroterminal Sławków. The container rail service also provides a connection to the Port...Read more
Laude Smart Intermodal boosts wagon fleet
Polish logistics provider Laude Smart Intermodal swiftly increases its wagon fleet. No sooner had it received 400 new flat wagons from United Wagon Company (UWC), the company booked another batch of 200 units. With the...Read more
Sławków instead of Vienna: new hub on New Silk Road?
For over ten years a plan has been on the shelves to extend the broad gauge railway further into Europe via the Košice – Vienna railway line. This would provide a faster connection with the...Read more
Middle Corridor: more options for transit from China to EU
Six years after the official launch, the Marmaray Tunnel that connects the European and Asian part of Turkey has been opened for rail freight operations. As a result, containers from China to Europe could be...Read more
Polish rail freight operators move forward to Black Sea
After strengthening its position on the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo intends to increase its activities in Romania. This will support its ambition of becoming a leading firm in the so-called Three...Read more
Polish intermodal market sets new milestone
Intermodal transport in Poland continues to grow year by year. In 2017 the volumes increased by 14.8 per cent. Last year, intermodal traffic on the Polish railway network set a growth of 15.6 per cent...Read more