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24/10/2025 Good changes on the railway map of Katowice. There are now new tracks, viaducts and a platform. Trains run on new viaducts, and travelers have at their disposal a rebuilt platform at the Katowice station. Every day, hundreds of people work on the reconstruction of the Katowice railway junction. As a result of PLK SAs great investment, travelers will gain more efficient, safer and more accessible railway communication. The work is co-financed by the EUs CEF Connecting Europe instrument. The effects of the large investment carried out by PLK SA at the Katowice railway junction are already visible. At the Katowice station, we have rebuilt platform No. 1, which is used by passengers. We have equipped the facility with a new surface with a convex texture, there are benches, wind shields and handrails for standing rest. By the end of 2025, passengers will have two elevators at their disposal, including one larger one that allows the transport of bicycles. Ultimately, the entire station will be equipped with a modern dynamic passenger information system with displays, info kiosks and a new sound system. Currently, platform No. 2 is being worked on, which will be extended towards ul. Saint Jana so that two trains could stop at one edge. We will renovate the water tower on the platform. In consultation with the conservator of monuments, we will strengthen the structure, clean the facade, replace the roof, as well as windows and doors. A new passage for passengers will be constructed on the ground floor of the tower, making it easier to use the longer platform. After the investment is completed, the tower will regain its former glory, and the renovated interior will house technical rooms for the Katowice station. In the next stages, we will rebuild the remaining platforms. Additionally, we will build a tunnel under the track at platform No. 1, which will connect the Katowice station with ul. Mikolowska and further to the International Bus Station. Trains run on a new track and pass over newly built viaducts over ul. Graniczna and Mikolowska. We are now carrying out works on neighboring parts of the facilities. From today, residents will again use the passage under the viaduct on ul. Graniczna, which has been closed since October 9 due to demolition works. In January 2026, the street will be made available to drivers. Work on the facility will continue, but will no longer affect pedestrian and car traffic. In January 2026, we will restore road traffic towards the city center to ul. Mikolowska. We are carrying out finishing works on the new part of the road viaduct at ul. Bagienne. At the turn of October and November, drivers will drive on the new road, and the contractor will start construction of the adjacent part of the facility. A new track system with eight railway viaducts is being built between the Katowice station and the Zaleze stop. The facilities under construction are from 30 to almost 90 m long and will be adapted to all trains - passenger and freight. The construction of five objects is already visible. Trains traveling to and from Gliwice pass under one of them. We will install four tracks on the facilities, and the remaining tracks will be routed bottom. The construction of track interconnections will enable collision-free railway traffic, which will increase the capacity of the Katowice station, i.e. more trains will be able to run on the tracks. We have completed the construction of new railway viaducts over ul. Przodnikow and ul. Zaleska in Katowice, where freight trains already run. The facilities were rebuilt in less than 10 months. Drivers use the passage under the facility on ul. Zaleska. The road under the facility on ul. Przodnikow is still intended for construction purposes, and the pedestrian crossing and access to the allotment gardens are possible under the current conditions. Work on the Katowice Szopienice Poludniowe - Katowice Piotrowice railway line is being carried out in the heart of the Upper Silesian-Zaglebie Metropolis, while maintaining pedestrian, car and rail traffic. The pace of work is maintained. Every day, hundreds of people are involved in the reconstruction of the Katowice railway junction. Over 540 construction machines have already gone to work. The railway in Katowice will change beyond recognition. On the entire section from Szopienice to Piotrowice, we will build a total of 100 km of new tracks - if arranged in one line, they would connect Katowice with Ostrava or Opole As a result of the works at the Katowice railway junction, travelers will gain better access to trains and more efficient and safer railway communication. The main assumption of the task is to add new tracks and separate agglomeration traffic from long-distance traffic at the Katowice junction, which will improve capacity, streamline railway traffic and increase the frequency of trains. We will build new railway stops in Katowice: Katowice Morawa (as part of a neighboring investment), KatowiceUniversity, Katowice Akademia and Katowice Kokociniec. The comfort of rail travel in the region will be improved by the modernization of the following stations: Katowice Zawodzie, Katowice, Katowice Ligota and the Katowice Szopienice Poludniowe and Katowice Brynow stops. The infrastructure will be rebuilt in all of them, including Katowice Ligota and Katowice SzopieniceWe will add one additional platform to the southern ones. The scope of the task includes 140 engineering structures, including bridges, viaducts, culverts and underpasses. The works include the construction of a modern traffic control center in Katowice, from which dispatchers will ensure the safe operation of trains on the line from Sosnowiec to Tychy. The modernization of the Katowice railway junction is part of a large investment carried out on sections of the E 65 railway line: Bedzin - Katowice Piotrowice, Tychy - Goczalkowice and Zabrzeg - Zebrzydowice, the total value of which is approximately PLN 7 billion. Fun
