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30.05.2025 PLK successfully on the account A clear improvement in the state of railway infrastructure of restrictions on the Polish railway network has drastically decreased. In 2024, PLK S.A. noted the largest percentage in the companys history - by as much as 27%. By May 2025, the number of restrictions was reduced by another 13%. Reducing the number of restrictions - i.e. places where trains must release due to the deterioration of the state of infrastructure - makes punctual railways like never before. Each, a single restriction affects the organization of train traffic and the possibility of making a given connection. It forces drivers to ride at a lower speed on a specific section, which translates into extending the travel time and creates the possibility of a mistake, i.e. missing such a place, which results in a reduction in rail traffic safety. It is also a loss for the carrier - a longer travel time means higher operating costs of rolling stock, crew operation and energy consumption. Departure forces the constructors of timetables to increase the intervals between trains, which negatively affects the capacity of the line. The more restrictions, the harder it is to create a realistic and punctual timetable. The risk of delays increases, and passengers may more often experience changes in departure and arrival hours. From 2024, the new board of Polish Linie Kolejowe S.A. He works intensively and with visible effects on reducing the number of restrictions, which translates into improving the conditions for the implementation of passenger and freight transport. At the end of 2023, the company identified a total of 3179 speed limits on the railway network. This number consists of restrictions in all tracks: ad hoc, permanent and periodic. By December 2024, this number dropped to 2307, i.e. by 27% - which is a record percentage. Until May this year. The number of restrictions has decreased by another 13% and is currently around 2000. - The liquidation of network restrictions is an important task. It is pleased when we are able to quickly remove the causes of traffic exemptions, including critical places and sections with a small amount of strength and resources. We return to good experiences from 2014-2016, when the declines were 11-18% per year. Until May this year. We have noted a 13 % decrease in the number of restrictions. I hope that by the end of the year this result may exceed up to 20% and at a lower base than then - comments Krzysztof Waszkiewicz, a member of the management board - the director of infrastructure maintenance at PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.. Limitations is a complex process that requires activities in the technical and organizational area. The key is to properly identify the reasons for their occurrence and to assess to what extent they affect trains. Some of the restrictions can be removed without incurring additional costs, which is possible thanks to the analysis and verification of all restrictions on the network. Transfer technical inspections of the infrastructure, removal of faults and defects, as well as the exchange of used elements in the current maintenance and operation, allow them to limit their number. Modernizations implemented in a comprehensive manner eliminate places that limit the operational capabilities of the railway line. All works must be carried out in such a way that they have the least possible impact on the current traffic movement, which is why consultations and arrangements with carriers are necessary. Any activities cannot be implemented without providing adequate financing. To this end, the company obtains funds from both the state budget and EU funds.
