Port Polska has commenced the competitive dialogue for the design and construction of the railway tunnel and underground station beneath Poland’s future national airport. Four consortia comprising 11 companies are taking part in the procedure to select the contractor for one of the most important components of the future multimodal hub being developed by Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK).
The tunnel and railway station will integrate air transport with the high-speed rail network, as well as with regional and long-distance services, enabling rapid transfers between trains and aeroplanes.
The project involves the construction of an underground station with six platforms, directly connected to the airport’s multimodal transport hub. The tunnel will be approximately 6 km long, and the underground railway complex will cover more than 1.6 million cubic metres, making it nearly three times larger than Warsaw Central Station.
Four consortia are competing for the contract. The following have been shortlisted in the current stage of the competitive dialogue: The works have been divided into two lots. The first includes the eastern and central sections of the tunnel, the railway station and the multimodal transport hub, whilst the second covers the western section and the railway connections.
- Mirbud (lead), Kobylarnia, Torpol;
- Mostostal Warszawa (lead), NDI, NDI Sopot, Intercor;
- PORR (lead), Gülermak;
- Strabag (lead), TYM-BUD Zakład Remontowo-Budowlany Waldemar Tymoszewski.
The contract is scheduled to be awarded in the first quarter of 2027, with work due to commence at the end of 2027.
The tunnel will connect the high-speed rail network
The new underground station will enable trains to operate on the east–west axis and, following the completion of the CMK North line, on the north–south axis.
According to the current timetable, the tunnel and the railway station beneath the airport are due to open at the end of 2032, coinciding with the inauguration of the high-speed link between Warsaw and Łódź. The subsequent extension of the ‘Y’-shaped rail network towards Wrocław and Poznań is planned for the end of 2035.
“Dialogue with contractors is essential to achieving the best technical solution and taking into account the complexity of the project. All the shortlisted consortia have the necessary experience to deliver infrastructure on this scale,” said Dariusz Kuś, a member of the Board of Directors of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny for airports.
The Port Polska programme includes the development of a new national airport, a high-speed rail network, access road infrastructure, a logistics centre and the Airport City area. The project is designed to be one of the largest multimodal hubs in Central Europe.
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