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06.10.2025 The first section of the new railway line will be created as part of the Podleze-Piekielko investment, we signed another agreement for the implementation of construction works as part of the largest investment of Polish railway lines in the south of the country. Until mid -2029, tracks, tunnels, viaducts and bridges will be built on the section Szczyrzyce - Tymbark. This is the first fragment of a completely new railway line, built as part of the Podleze-Piekielko project. The investment for almost PLN 1.7 billion net will be financed from budget funds. And a consortium of Budimex S.A., Budimex Railway S.A. and Gulermak S.A. provides for construction works within 46 months. By mid -2029, a modern railway line will be built on the Szczyrzyc - Tymbark section, with parameters allowing passenger trains to accelerate to 160 km/h, and trains to 120 km/h. The cost of the Podleze-Piekielko project is almost PLN 1.7 billion net (approx. PLN 2 billion gross). The first fragment of the railway line No. 622 with a length of 8 kilometers will be created, which will connect the new station Szczyrzyc with the existing Tymbark station, located at the modernized 104 railway line (Chabowka-Nowy Sacz). This route will be moved by trains coming from Krakow towards Limanowa and Nowy Sacz. The new railway line will run through the foothill areas. Designers have foreseen the tracks through two tunnels (3.8 and 1 km long), bridges and railway viaducts. All intersections of tracks with local roads will be collision -free. As part of the investment, a traction network and a digital train traffic control system will also be built, adapted to the latest European standards.- This is an important moment of the implementation of the Podleze-Piekielko project. Until now, we have worked primarily on the modernization of the railway line No. 104 existing since the 19th century. However, today we have signed a contract for the construction of railway line No. 622, a completely new trail, which will ultimately create a convenient railway connection of Krakow with Limanowa and Nowy Sacz - says Mateusz Wanat, director of the Southern Investment Center, PKP Polish Railway Lines. Guardian near Dobra. Thanks to the ramps and paths leading the platform, it will be adapted to the needs of people with a limited possibility of moving. The stop will be equipped with sheds, benches, information showcases and bicycle racks. It will be possible to quickly get from it, among others to Limanowa, Mszana Dolna or Gdowa. The realization of the Szczyrzyc - Tymbark section is the next stage of the implementation of the largest rail investment in southern Poland. Currently, advanced construction works are taking place with five fragments of the modernized railway line No. 104 (Chabowka - Nowy Sacz). Contractors work at the Limanowa station, on the sections of Limanowa - Kleczany siding, kneeling siding - Nowy Sacz, Chabka - Rabka Zaryte and Rabka Zaryte - Mszana Dolna - Forpna. In August, trains returned to the first modernized fragment of the tracks from Chabowka to Rabka-Zdroj. The next episodes of PLK SA will reflect for operation in the coming months. And by 2030 a new railway line will be built, which will connect Krakow with Podhale and Sadecczyzna. The fastest trains will go through the Krakow route - Nowy Sacz in about 60 minutes. However, a journey from the capital of Lesser Poland to Zakopane will take about 90 minutes. The investment will create new opportunities for the economic and social development of the region. It will facilitate the development of communication, tourism and transport in Lesser Poland. More about the project:
