PLK SA and CPK signed an agreement for the development of Wrocław railway hub which will answer passengers’ needs using urban and regional connections and will transform travel across Lower Silesia in the coming years. In addition, the project will create better conditions for improved freight services.
Under the agreement signed today between PLK SA and CPK, high-speed rail is expected to reach Wrocław Central Station by 2035 which will allow trains to enter the city from the direction of Jelcz-Laskowice and Brochów.
By the end of 2034, with secured funding and support, PLK plans to address the challenges associated with the dynamic development of the railway. At the turn of this year, a tender will be launched for the reconstruction of the Psie Pole – Sołtysowice section of railway line no. 143. The project, implemented as part of the FENiKS programme, will increase capacity for the Oleśnica and Trzebnica directions, enabling the introduction of more metropolitan connections.
To ensure the highest standards of station service and functionality, efficient passenger handling and convenient transfers to intercity and regional trains, CPK services will stop at the longest platforms of the city’s central station. Designing the high-speed railway by CPK in coordination with the existing infrastructure managed by Polskie Linie Kolejowe is crucial not only for fast long-distance connections, but also for the further development of suburban and regional transport, as well as freight operations.
“The construction of modern railway hubs like Wrocław is fundamental to the success of the high-speed rail programme. We want passengers to be able to conveniently transfer to high-speed trains, while simultaneously enabling the development of metropolitan and regional rail,” said Piotr Malepszak, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure.
Under the project, PLK will sign agreement with the City of Wrocław which will also announce the elevation of the Wrocław-Sobótka-Świdnica line onto the viaduct over Buforowa Street. This will improve safety, streamline Wrocław’s public transport, and improve the quality of regional connections to Świdnica.
The “agreement between PLK and CPK is a real step towards better urban connections and the construction of high-speed rail that will connect our region with the rest of the country in a time that residents have been waiting for,” said Michał Jaros, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Development and Technology.
As part of the modernisation of the Wrocław railway hub, the city’s rail freight bypass will be reconstructed which will also improve regional train travel and connecting the southern part of Wrocław.
In addition to its dedicated freight transport function, the new infrastructure is aplnned as an metropolitan bypass with new stops, while Wrocław Świebodzki station will be revived.
According to the Kolej+ programme, in 2029, trains will depart from the rebuilt station towards Środa Śląska, Wołów, and Kąty Wrocławskie. Ultimately, through the reconstruction of the track layout at the Grabiszyn junction, the station will also be able to serve trains towards Trzebnica, Rawicz, and Oleśnica. As a result, Wrocław Świebodzki will no longer be a metropolitan station but also a station for interregional connections. Wrocław Świebodzki station will play a key role in the reconstruction of the Wrocław railway junction which will improve conditions for freight transport.
By constructing line no. 86 towards Bierutów through the CPK, which will also be dedicated to freight traffic, a dedicated route will be created through Oleśnica, Bierutów, and Czernica to Wrocław Brochów station, from where trains will enter the freight bypass. This will allow for the separation of the existing railway lines.
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